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Dec 26, 2021 · The New York Times identified more than 100 instances of in-custody deaths or life-threatening injuries from the past 15 years in which experts in the network were hired to defend the...
Sep 30, 2021 · Researchers estimated that over the time period they studied, which roughly tracks the era of the war on drugs and the rise of mass incarceration, nearly 31,000 Americans were killed by the...
In FY 2021, about 96% of those who died in custody were male, 62% were white, 32% were black, and 53% were age 55 or older. The most commonly reported ofenses for persons who died in custody in FY 2021 were drug violations (33%), followed by sex ofenses (17%) and weapons violations (16%).
May 24, 2021 · Data on deaths in custody are crucial for holding law enforcement and correctional facilities across the country accountable.
A death in custody is a death of a person in the custody of the police, other authorities or in prison. In the 21st century, death in custody remains a controversial subject, with the authorities often being accused of abuse, neglect and cover-ups of the causes of these deaths.
Oct 14, 2022 · Terrence Robinson died from gunshot wounds the morning of Oct. 4 after an encounter with police outside a home in the 2000 block of West Malcolm X Street, an Interstate-496 service drive.
Jul 12, 2021 · LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– As of July 12th, 17 people had been killed in Lansing this year, quickly approaching the 20 killed in the city in 2020 and already surpassing the 13 killed in 2019....
