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Jul 3, 2020
Chicago sees its fair share of violence and crime, but over a weekend at the end of May, violence saw a new high.
According to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, May 31, 2020, was the most violent day Chicago has seen since it started collecting data in 1961. Eighteen people were killed in one day, and 25 were killed in total before the weekend was over.
Murder is a crime that carries with it severe penalties, but being charged [...]
Dec 21, 2017
With several national incidents of mass murders in the headlines this year, a number of reports have appeared alleging that domestic violence is a precursor to mass shootings. The histories of many of the shooters would seem to support this.
Devin Patrick Kelley, the man who killed 26 people in Sutherland Springs, Texas in November 2017, had a history of domestic violence. In 2012, he was convicted on charges of domestic violence and was dishonorably discharged from the Air [...]
July 3, 2020 Murder | Violent Crimes
Chicago sees its fair share of violence and crime, but over a weekend at the end of May, violence saw a new high.
According to the University of Chicago Crime Lab, May 31, 2020, was the most violent day Chicago has seen since it started collecting data in 1961. Eighteen people were killed in one day, and 25 were killed in total before the weekend was over.
Murder is a crime that carries with it severe penalties, but being charged [...]
June 29, 2020 Protesting
Protests that are moving across America are meant to highlight racism in the United States and how it plays out in numerous ways in our society each day. In doing this, these protests are also highlighting the myriad ways that the criminal justice system in this country must be reformed… and starting to make those reforms a reality.
Here are just a few of the criminal justice reforms that activists are working on to help ensure all Americans are free [...]
