Ten years after BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle killed Oscar Grant, the incident is recalled by many observers as the most seismic moment for police accountability since the 1991 beati... Read more
Former Black Panther and award-winning journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was convicted of the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner but has always maintained his innocence. Read more
The police watchdog has admitted its investigations take too long - with officers facing misconduct probes suspended on full pay for years. Data shows almost half of the UK's suspended offic... Read more
The family of the young Guatemalan girl who died in the custody of US border officials after crossing the border is disputing the American government’s claim that she had not had food or wat... Read more
With 25 executions and 42 death sentences expected this year, the use of the death penalty remained near historic lows in 2018, according to a report released today by the Death Penalty Info... Read more
Ethnic minority people have a greatly increased risk of being detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, even when accounting for their increased risk of receiving a diagnosis of a severe me... Read more
Next year, legal aid reaches its 70th birthday. It is a landmark principle that justice should be free to everyone, that publicly-funded legal advice should be available to those accused of... Read more
A British grandmother on death row in Texas has moved closer to a possible execution date after the US Supreme Court rejected her latest appeal. Linda Carty, 60, was sentenced to death in Fe... Read more
