attended a county Criminal Court proceeding to hear how a defendant would plead in the charges against him. The defendant was a white male in his early-thirties, arrested on manslaughter and DUI. The defendant entered the courtroom wearing an orange Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice Courts System
I visited Monroe County Family Court that is located in 106 South Court Street in Lewisburg West Virginia on December 1, 2016. During this visit, the judge, Judge David M. Sanders, was presiding over a domestic violenc Continue Reading...
Troy Davis and the Lessons of DNA Exonerations
Wrongful Convictions
The Case of Troy Davis: What DNA Exonerations Can Teach Us about Wrongful Convictions
When someone is wrongfully convicted of a crime they lose years of their lives to unjust sanc Continue Reading...
Beyond High School
I started at Essex Community College immediately after completing my high school. I joined the college seeking a degree in nursing and was also advised by my advisor to start college before going into any university. Before joinin Continue Reading...
Mexico faces an array of drug-related problems ranging from production and transshipment of illicit drugs to corruption, violence, and increased internal drug abuse. Powerful and well-organized Mexican organizations control drug production and traff Continue Reading...