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Reimagining Criminal Justice: A New System Is Required For Police Accountability, Thomas Johnson
Reimagining Criminal Justice: A New System Is Required For Police Accountability, Thomas Johnson
Reimagining Criminal Justice
In 1997 Daniel Mendoza was shot by an off-duty Las Vegas Metro police offcer. The offcer who pulled the trigger had been drinking heavily and wanted to “harass dopers and bangers.” The offcer in question fired into a group of people from the passenger side of a vehicle. This offcer was tried and convicted, which sounds like a success.
However, when an offcer is not stopped before killing a citizen without regard to whether there was a suspected crime, it highlights a problem of accountability.
California Is On Fire – Firefighters And Prisoners To The Rescue, Cathryn Howell
California Is On Fire – Firefighters And Prisoners To The Rescue, Cathryn Howell
GGU Law Review Blog
California is burning at a record high rate and has seen unprecedented damage due to the increase of the severity of fires as well as the increase in the duration of fire season. However, many are unaware that inmates have been playing a very important role in mitigating these fires while serving their prison sentences by helping alongside employed firefighters in battling these dangers.
Despite all of the training and first-hand experience, many inmates are unable to become employed firefighters because the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) will not issue them an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate, which is …