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REFORM Alliance gets win in Michigan with new laws passed aimed to renovate the states probation & parole system!

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This past weekend. . .Cleveland joined the many other cities across the country in PEACEFULLY protesting in the downtown CLE area. That was until some “protesters” started to become unruly and destructive! There was broken glass and Police|Fire and EMS vehicles were damaged and or destroyed thru-out the course of the day. According to Fox […]

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In the wake of George Floyd’s death. . .a LOT of people have taken to social media and to the streets in solidarity for justice and for the #BlackLivesMatter movement! I gotta be honest. . .I saw some pages that I follow step up in support that I never would have expected and I appreciate […]

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If you’re tired and frustrated from seeing headlines such as the one we all read with the passing of George Floyd. . .at the hands of police officers in Minnesota. . .you are not alone! The whole world is in uproar as cases like Floyd’s sadly seem to be the new norm. From Lebron James […]

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So on top of charges for criminal sexual conduct on an incident allegedly involving a female high school student [a trial Kodak has yet to face in South Carolina]. . .ya boy was given 46 months in prison earlier this month for lying on applications to purchase guns in the state of Florida! And he […]

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The story that touched so many people all over the world — “Junior” Guzman was the innocent 15 year old who was savagely stabbed to death by a group of males in Bronx NY last summer. Caught on camera for everyone to see and be reminded of the horror story his family still lives with […]

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Ok…with the verdict in and Amber Guyger being sentenced 10 years for the shooting and killing of Botham Jean. . .seems forgiveness went out the window for everyone EXCEPT his family. No one seems to understand why the brother of slain Botham — Brandt — hugged the woman who killed his beloved family member. A […]

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So your boy appeared in court today before a judge. . .shackled at the ankles and sporting that orange jumpsuit. And it looks like he will rocking that suit a little longer as he pled not guilty and was DENIED bond! The prosecutors argued and the judge pretty much ruled that Kelly is a “danger […]

This is BIG news for anyone who followed this story! Via Tennessean: Cyntoia Brown, 30, who was convicted of first-degree murder when she was 16 and sentenced to life in prison, has been granted clemency by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. The case garnered national attention, and drew in high-profile celebrities among those advocating for her release. Haslam granted Brown a […]

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Via USA Today: A former Florida police chief will serve three years in prison for a department conspiracy to frame black people for crimes they did not commit. A federal judge in Miami handed out the sentence Tuesday against ex-Biscayne Park chief Raimundo Atesiano, 53, who pleaded guilty to ordering officersto falsely arrest black people for unsolved burglaries. Three […]

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Via Cnn: A retired firefighter who fired a gun at a black teenager asking for directions in suburban Detroit was sentenced Tuesday to four to 10 years in prison, according to court records. Jeffrey Craig Zeigler, 53, apologized in court and had “full remorse and regret” over shooting at 14-year-old Brennan Walker, according to CNN affiliate WDIV. […]

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This is the picture of Botham Jean’s mother — Allison Jean — at the funeral for her son who was fatally shot by the Dallas Officer Amber Guyger. A lot of people wondered what the outcome would be considering the details. Turns out Amber has been fired. Remember the story was that she fatally shot the […]