This hard-hitting, interactive cross between a theatrical performance and a consciousness-raising session asks critical questions about civil rights and the criminal justice system.
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The 43-Day Shutdown That Nearly Broke the Federal Criminal Justice System
The 43-day government shutdown exposed a constitutional crisis: Prosecutors kept working while defense attorneys went unpaid, halting a death penalty case.
Read More »Federal Prison Healthcare in Crisis: DOJ Inspector General Uncovers Alarming Conditions at Seattle Detention Facility
A damning inspection report reveals systemic failures at FDC SeaTac while the Bureau of Prisons grapples with nationwide staffing shortages and budget constraints.
Read More »Shocked? Political Violence Ain’t Nothing New
This is a violent country, in a violent world, and leaders, hopefuls and rabble-rousers alike have to know they might be the next target.
Read More »Tribeca Festival TV Review: ‘Smoke’
'Smoke' by creator Dennis Lehane is a thrilling TV series about conflicted, troubled arson investigators hunting down serial arsonists.
Read More »NAB Show 2024: Award Time for Donnie Simpson, Jennifer Hudson, and ‘America’s Most Wanted’
At NAB 2024 the association honored many broadcasters including Donnie Simpson, Jennifer Hudson, and John Walsh.
Read More »5th Circuit Slaps Down Contempt Order Against Federal Bureau of Prisons
The recent decision, In re: U.S. Bureau of Prisons, reversed a contempt order and injunction from the San Antonio-based western district court
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Entangled’ by Gabriel Jason Dean and Charly Evon Simpson
The Amoralists' latest play tackling mass murder is an artsy study of two isolated characters in search of an elusive peace of mind.
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: ‘The Highwaymen’ – An Un-Remake of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’
In an era when every third film out of Hollywood is a remake, seeing a new take on an old story is refreshing. The Highwaymen, by Netflix, approaches a tale we have probably seen before, the story of Bonnie and Clyde, from a new angle — the perspective of the …
Read More »Supreme Court Eases Armed Career Criminal Act Test for ‘Violent Felony’
The high court ruled that a state-law robbery counts towards triggering the mandatory 15-year sentence enhancement under the “three strikes” provision in the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).
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