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Crime, Law and Justice

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison

Ex-officer Derek Chauvin, convicted in George Floyd's killing, stabbed in prison

Chauvin was serving his federal and state sentences in a federal facility in Tucson when the apparent attack happened Friday. The Associated Press was told through a source another inmate allegedly injured the former Minneapolis police officer.
by The Associated Press

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Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era

Missouri governor granting pardons at pace not seen since WWII era

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is granting pardons at a pace not seen since the World War II era. Parson has granted more than 600 pardons in the past three years, which is more than any Missouri governor since the early 1940s.
by The Associated Press

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Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack

Violent clashes break out in Dublin after knife attack

Violent clashes broke out in Dublin on Thursday evening after a 5-year-old girl was seriously injured in a knife attack earlier in the day that also saw a woman and two other children hospitalized.
by The Associated Press

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Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in school stabbing

Teen pleads guilty to manslaughter in school stabbing

A teenager has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for fatally stabbing a fellow student at St. Paul’s Harding High School on Feb. 10. Devin Scott, 15, died of wounds to his heart, lung and abdomen after an older student stabbed him with a four-inch knife during a fight.
by Matt Sepic

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State allows Ramsey County jail to increase capacity

The Ramsey County Jail is being allowed to operate at a higher capacity, according to an order sent out by the Minnesota Department of Corrections.
by Peter Cox

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Black man's request for jump start in Minneapolis escalates to arrest, civil rights lawsuit

Black man's request for jump start in Minneapolis escalates to arrest, civil rights lawsuit

A Minneapolis man alleges in a civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday that two police officers assaulted him after he asked another driver for a jump start. Said Abdullahi, who’s of Ethiopian descent, said that his car broke down early last year on a side street near Franklin and Cedar Avenues and he asked a white man in another vehicle for help.
by Matt Sepic

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A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies

A novel prison program for pregnant women and their babies

Minnesota is believed to be the first state that allows some mothers live outside of prison with their new babies.
by Alisa Roth

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