UFFC Legal Action Initiative
The initiative has come from a sense of frustration at the lack of successful prosecution of police officers for these deaths. Families, their legal representatives and support groups have been campaigning for justice for decades and we very much feel that with this development a new front in…
Death penalty repeal effort sparks 9 hour testimony
The battle over Colorado’s death penalty began in earnest Tuesday, when a measure to repeal capital punishment in the state drew nine hours of emotional testimony during the bill’s first hearing before lawmakers.…
INQUEST response to Justice Committee youth report
The parliamentary Justice Committee has published its report of a year long inquiry into youth justice. The Committee found that there were ‘three very serious issues in the custodial estate that require action’: ‘First, it is imperative to draw together and act upon lessons arising from the deaths…
