Posts tagged criminal justice system
‘Model Inmate’: Father Finally Has Crack Sentence Reduced As U.S. Senate Shelves Reform Bill
‘Model Inmate’: Father Finally Has Crack Sentence Reduced As U.S. Senate Shelves Reform Bill

JACKSON, Miss.—Maurice Clifton Jr. complained of chest pain in November 2019. His symptoms progressed until he later died at an Indiana hospital.

His father, Mound Bayou, Miss., native Maurice Clifton Sr., then 54 years old, heard the news about his son’s death while serving his 22nd year of a 33-year sentence in federal prison..

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News, Mississippi News, Prison, Prison Reform, Mississippi SpotlightKatherine MitchellMaurice Clifton, criminal justice system, criminal justice reform, Crack, cocaine, sale of drugs, prison sentence, prison release, Drug war, Anti-drug abuse act, 100-1 disparity, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, FAMM, Len Bias, Black people, fair sentencing act
Presumed Innocent, And Dead
Presumed Innocent, And Dead

Best-selling author John Grisham reflects on the racial inequities in America's criminal justice system.

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News, Civil RIghtsKatherine MitchellMississippi Center for Investigative ReportingJohn Grisham, George Floyd, George Floyd murder, Rayshard Brooks, mass incarceration, black prisoners, bail reform, black American, resist arrest, militarization of police, surplus sold to police, protests, BLM protests, race, criminal justice, criminal justice system, innocence project