The SITREPThe Walker County Jail in Alabama is being sued by the family of recently deceased inmate Anthony Don Mitchell. Mitchell was brought to the hospital on January 26th with a body temperature of 72 degrees Fahrenheit. The family claims Mitchell was left naked in a jail cell, and even put in the jail’s walk-in freezer.
To learn more about the lawsuit and Mitchell’s condition before death, visit here:
Lawsuit: Mentally ill man froze to death in Alabama jail (newsbreak.com)
On Monday February 13, a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University, killing 3 and wounding 5 others. After an hours-long manhunt, the gunman fatally shot himself miles away from campus.
To learn more about the terrible events that took place, visit here:
Michigan State University shooting; 3 people killed, gunman dead | AP News
Black police chiefs are receiving major backlash and dealing with racism from both their forces and communities alike as they push for police reform. Diversity within the police departments is not enough to make things better, which is why these police chiefs are trying to form and repair good relationships between black communities and their officers.
To read more about these specific police chiefs and the pushback they receive, visit here:
How Black chiefs pushing police reform face pressure from both sides (usatoday.com)
On Friday February 17, North Carolina’s Blanche Taylor Moore, the oldest woman on death row in the United States, turned 90. Moore is awaiting execution for killing her boyfriend by arsenic poisoning, she also tried to kill her second husband the same way. She was convicted in 1990, so it looks like natural causes may meet her before execution does.
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NC’s Blanche Taylor Moore: Oldest woman on death row in U.S. turns 90 (msn.com)
After nearly a two-year review, on February 8th the Justice Department released a report with reform recommendations for the Columbus, Ohio police department. The report recommended factors that would affect training and improve accountability.
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In the recent killing of activist Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, Georgia police were trying to clear the area (public safety training center) of protestors. Police body-cam footage has been released of the shooting but does not show the shots themselves.
To watch the video and learn more about the incident and its spark of concern, visit here:
Atlanta police release body-cam footage after killing of activist – The Washington Post
On Tuesday, January 17th, the Department of Justice released a new policy to combat and uncover white-collar crimes. The policy allows for the potential of lighter sentencing or a complete declination to prosecute if companies self-report any corporate misconducts that may arise. This gives companies a great incentive to self-report any corporate wrongdoings they know about.
To read more about the specifics to this new policy, visit here:
U.S. Justice Department rolls out policy to coax companies to report wrongdoing (msn.com)
On December 8th, a bipartisan Senate subcommittee confirmed that OBGYN doctor Mahendra Amin was performing unnecessary and nonconsensual medical procedures on women while they were detained in the Georgia ICE facility. Apparently, this has been going on for some time and there have been countless complaints filed.
To learn more about these complaints and other specifics, visit here:
Senate investigation of ICE facility confirms women’s stories (prismreports.org)
On Wednesday November 30th, a Texas couple was convicted of 1 million dollars’ worth of Medicare fraud. The couple owned group homes in which Medicare beneficiaries lived, and they would receive illegal kickbacks from a community mental health center in exchange for sending them patients.
To learn more specifics, visit here:
Group Home Owners Sentenced in $1 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme | OPA | Department of Justice
Effective on January 1st, 2023, Assistant Chief Celisa Lehew is set to replace Chapel Hill police chief Chris Blue, who is retiring come the new year. This will be Chapel Hill’s ninth police chief, but the first woman to hold the title.
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