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ABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Minneapolis approves $150K settlement for witness to George Floyd's murder

Minneapolis City Council settles for $150,000 with Donald Williams, an eyewitness in George Floyd's murder case, suffering from PTSD. [ more ]
time.com
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Minneapolis Approves $150K Settlement for Witness to George Floyd's Murder

Minneapolis City Council agreed to a $150,000 settlement with an eyewitness who tried to prevent George Floyd's murder and now suffers from PTSD. [ more ]
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New York Post
5 months ago
US politics

Derek Chauvin back in same prison where he was stabbed 22 times by a fellow inmate

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been returned to prison after being stabbed by an inmate.
Chauvin's family is concerned about his safety and the facility's ability to protect him. [ more ]
time.com
5 months ago
US politics

Inmate Who Stabbed Derek Chauvin Multiple Times Is Charged With Attempted Murder

A prison inmate has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
The accused inmate, John Turscak, has ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang and allegedly carried out the attack due to Chauvin's high-profile status as a convicted murderer. [ more ]
time.com
5 months ago
US politics

Inmate Who Stabbed Derek Chauvin Multiple Times Is Charged With Attempted Murder

A prison inmate has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
The accused inmate, John Turscak, has ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang and allegedly carried out the attack due to Chauvin's high-profile status as a convicted murderer. [ more ]
www.aljazeera.com
6 months ago
US politics

Inmate charged with stabbing George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin 22 times

Former gang member charged with attempted murder for stabbing Derek Chauvin in prison
Attacker claims he wanted to invoke the Black Lives Matter movement [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
6 months ago
US politics

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin charged with attempted murder

Former gang leader and one-time FBI informant John Turscak stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times in prison because of Chauvin's notoriety for killing George Floyd.
Turscak stated that he attacked Chauvin on Black Friday as a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement and the Mexican Mafia. [ more ]
www.npr.org
6 months ago
US politics

Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder

Former gang member and FBI informant charged with attempted murder for stabbing ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in prison.
Turscak attacked Chauvin because he is a high-profile inmate and claimed it was a symbolic connection to the Black Lives Matter movement. [ more ]
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time.com
5 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Inmate Who Stabbed Derek Chauvin Multiple Times Is Charged With Attempted Murder

A prison inmate has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly stabbing Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
The accused inmate, John Turscak, has ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang and allegedly carried out the attack due to Chauvin's high-profile status as a convicted murderer. [ more ]
New York Post
6 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Derek Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by federal inmate as new details of prison attack emerge

A federal inmate has been charged with attempted murder for stabbing Derek Chauvin in prison.
The attacker claimed he would've killed Chauvin if correctional officers hadn't responded quickly. [ more ]
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Streetsblog San Francisco
1 year ago
San Francisco

Commentary: Bay Area DAs Complicit in Anti-Cyclist Attacks

Prosecutors declared it open season on cyclists; nobody should be surprised at the horrifying results



A passerby leaves flowers in 2021 at the location where Wilma Chan was walking her dog in a crosswalk when a driver slammed into her.No charges were pressed against the driver.Photo: Streetsblog/Rudick
Note: GJEL Accident Attorneys regularly sponsors coverage on Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetsblog California.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

A new series examines life in U.S. prisons and aims to reach people living it

AILSA CHANG, HOST: When Lawrence Bartley was released from prison five years ago, he linked up with The Marshall Project and started reporting on the criminal justice system.Now he's hosting a new show that is airing weekly inside prisons and jails in 48 states.(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "INSIDE STORY") LAWRENCE BARTLEY: This is "Inside Story," the only show about the system by people who lived it.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

L.A. County deputy who kneeled on inmate's head will not be charged, D.A.'s memo says

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who kneeled on the head of a handcuffed inmate last year will not face criminal charges, records show.L.A. County prosecutors laid out their decision in a 16-page memo, which The Times reviewed.In it, they concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove Deputy Doug Johnson committed the crime of assault under color of authority.
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Boston.com
2 years ago
Boston

Complaint alleges racial profiling in treatment of Medford teens by police

Two teens were stopped on a tip that they had a gun in the vehicle, which turned out to be false.
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