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Derrion Albert Case Concludes in Chicago with Four Defendants Tried and Convicted as Adults, One as Juvenile, But No One Really Wins

• June 3, 2011 • Comments Off

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Derrion Albert Update: Fifth Chicago Youth Arrested in Beating Death, While Chicago Public Schools Fail to Provide a “Culture of Calm”

• February 15, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Education, Gang Violence, Health, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race
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