Thaddeus Johnson, a former Memphis police commander and a senior fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice, said Nichols' beating and Wednesday's acquittal compound wounds from generations of policing problems in the majority-Black city.
Civil rights leaders say acquittals in Tyre Nichols' death highlight the need for police reform
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The Council on Criminal Justice, an independent think tank, published a study that said prisoners who were released after going through First Step Act’s programming saw 55% lower recidivism rates.
Alcatraz reopening, pay cuts become hot topic for Democrats during hearing on federal prisons
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