One defendant killed an innocent seven-year-old child. Another shot a 24-year old mother in the back. Others kidnapped a woman, held her in the back of stolen van, and repeatedly gang-raped her. These and about 583 other violent offenders including murderers, rapists, and child molesters could soon be let out of prison if Charles Allen, a D.C. Council member, has his way.
Lawmakers ponder sign and release warrants
Inspired by Daunte Wright s death, a bill would create a new style of bench warrant. Drivers would sign a form acknowledging court date, rather than being arrested. Author: John Croman Updated: 8:10 PM CDT April 28, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn It s pretty much automatic. It s part of the job.
When officers pull people over, they check for outstanding arrest warrants issued by the courts. If they find there s an active warrant, they re required to arrest the person.
For Daunte Wright, it was a traffic stop over expired tabs and air fresheners on April 11 in Brooklyn Center. That escalated to an attempted arrest and ultimately his death, inflicted by an officer who said she thought she was firing a Taser at Wright.
Minnesota House passes public safety bill focused on police reforms
The DFL-controlled House passed a package of officer accountability measures, with George Floyd and Daunte Wright in mind. GOP-led Senate offers to study the issue. Author: John Croman Updated: 3:55 AM CDT April 22, 2021
ST PAUL, Minn. Early Thursday morning the Minnesota House passed a package of police reforms inspired by the killing of George Floyd and reinforced by the more recent traffic stop death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center.
Republicans characterized the bill as a means of intimidating officers, but the lead author, Public Safety Committee Chair Carlos Mariani said most Minnesotans support the idea of stopping deadly police encounters with unarmed citizens.
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Judiciary Committee Chairman Allen’s Landmark Bills are Critical Steps Toward Equity and Justice
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today applauds the Council’s passage of several important pieces of criminal justice reform and civil rights legislation, including the Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act of 2020 and the Bella Evangelista and Tony Hunter Panic Defense Prohibition and Hate Crimes Response Amendment Act of 2020. The Omnibus Public Safety and Justice Amendment Act is a package of justice reforms. It contains the Comprehensive Youth Justice Amendment, which allows judges to review the sentences of people who committed crimes before the age of 25 and have already served at least 15 years in prison. Judges can reduce a long sentence if they find that an individual is no longer a danger to the community. The Bella Evangelista and Tony Hunter Panic Defense Prohibition and Hate Crimes Response Amendment Act reforms the District’s hate crime