This makes me want to cry. This little girl’s body had never been found. He wanted to put her in a blender after taking her body in a duffel bag to work (in a restaurant 🤢) daily for a while.

And this poor little girl’s neglectful mom gets a million dollars from the state/taxpayers for having her daughter taken and given to the other neglectful abusive parent.

WHAT THE FUCK IS EVEN HAPPENING

Adam Montgomery’s murder conviction for death of daughter Harmony overturned https://archive.is/EdHhR

#harmonymontgomery #femicide #nh #CriminalLegalSystem

5 Fails About Court System In Us vs Upgrade

Explore the major failures of the U.S. court system before its tech upgrade, from cyber breaches to outdated procedures, and see how reforms aim to fix them.

https://legalrulings.online/5-fails-about-court-system-us-vs-upgrade/

#tracking #trumpadministration #criminallegalsystem #resultsofcourtcases #effectofcriminalrecord

5 Fails About Court System In Us vs Upgrade

Explore the major failures of the U.S. court system before its tech upgrade, from cyber breaches to outdated procedures, and see how reforms aim to fix them.

Legal Rulings

Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails

Illinois is a sanctuary state — but 17 of the state’s counties still have contracts to detain immigrants for ICE.

https://murica.website/2026/02/loophole-in-illinois-sanctuary-laws-lets-ice-hold-immigrants-in-county-jails/

Loophole in Illinois Sanctuary Laws Lets ICE Hold Immigrants in County Jails – The USA Potato

A New Domestic Violence Hotline Aims to Stop People from Doing Harm

“Being able to talk someone off the ledge, I think it would prevent a lot of cases like mine,” one man said.

https://murica.website/2025/12/a-new-domestic-violence-hotline-aims-to-stop-people-from-doing-harm/

A New Domestic Violence Hotline Aims to Stop People from Doing Harm – The USA Potato

Intro to Criminal Justice Reform

Want to learn about criminal justice reform? Start here.

Vera Institute of Justice

Nothing Can Truly Prepare You for Your First Time Behind Bars

A new book offers an inside look at incarceration at Rikers Island, from intake to release.

https://voices.murica.website/david-campbell/nothing-can-truly-prepare-you-for-your-first-time-behind-bars/

Nothing Can Truly Prepare You for Your First Time Behind Bars – The USA Potato

The #California ballot measure rolls back reforms made by an earlier ballot measure. My colleague wrote about #proposition36 and broader efforts to roll back #CriminalLegalSystem reforms: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/08/01/california-illinois-crime-public-safety-reform
Fighting Rollbacks of Criminal Justice Bills With Public Safety Message

California's Proposition 36 is one effort to return the U.S. to "tough-on-crime" tactics despite declining crime rates. Can reformers stop rollbacks?

The Marshall Project
I've been really interested in ballot measures in the 2024 U.S. general #election that could have big impacts on the #CriminalLegalSystem. I'm starting a thread of these, along with coverage of the initiatives.
#Abolition #BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #CriminalLegalSystem @blackmastodon Maybe if we viewed restoring our communities as a post-war effort, people could understand that tinkering with reform around the edges simply cannot work. If we want to be free, and I realize not everyone wants freedom, but for those who do, we really must give up relying on models infused with supremacy to find our solutions. Let us be bold and revolutionary. Here's the trailer for the doc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQaMgSqjbGY 5/5
Trailer: Dancing in A-Yard documentary

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