Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News Brief: Are the Menendez brothers getting released? What to know about the re-sentencing decision forwarded by USA Today frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News Brief: Are the Menendez brothers getting released? What to know about the re-sentencing decision forwarded by  USA Today frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

 

 

Above: A release from prison is possible Erik and Lyle Menendez

 

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has filed a petition to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez, opening the possibility of parole for the brothers serving life sentences for the murder of their parents.

Gascón unveiled his long awaited decision in the infamous case on Thursday, saying the brothers have "paid their debt to society."

The petition asks the court to resentence the men to 50 years to life on two counts of first-degree murder, according to a copy obtained by USA TODAY. Under California law, they would be eligible for youth parole since they were under the age of 26 at the time of the crime and have already served 30 years in prison.

Now that the district attorney's office has filed the petition, it will go before a judge. If the judge sides with the defense and district attorney, a parole board will evaluate whether the brothers have been rehabilitated and are safe to reenter society.

At a Thursday news conference, Nancy Theberge, deputy in charge of Gascón’s resentencing unit, said she would like to see the petition for resentencing go before a judge within the next 30 to 45 days. She added that the brothers' could attend the hearing either in person or via Zoom.

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Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News Brief: Young Thug released on house arrest for time served as part of plea deal in Georgia RICO case forwarded by Eyewitness News abc7 frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News Brief: Young Thug released on house arrest for time served as part of plea deal in Georgia RICO case forwarded by  Eyewitness News  abc7 frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

  

Above: The trial of Young Thug began almost a year ago.

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Rapper Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, has accepted a plea deal, changing his plea to guilty on gang-related charges in Fulton County, Georgia.

Williams pleaded guilty in court on Thursday afternoon.

He was sentenced to time served and 15 years of probation and was released on house arrest Thursday.

"Is it your decision to waive these rights and enter a guilty plea because you are in fact guilty?" Superior Court of Fulton County Judge Paige Reese Whitaker asked.

"Yes," Williams said before his attorney interjected on one of the counts.

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Phila. Front Page News Archive Gangs and Kids News Brief: Saving black and Hispanic boys forwarded by Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D., Kansas City, MO frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Phila. Front Page News Archive Gangs and Kids News Brief: Saving black and Hispanic boys forwarded by Janice S. Ellis, Ph.D., Kansas City, MO frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

 Above Image representing Black and Hispanic Boys in need of saving. Visual Art by Van Stone, Philadelphia Visual Arts Creator.

 

Saving black and Hispanic boys should become high priority for school districts across America. They continually to be underachievers and at risk to become dropouts and enter the penal system.

 

Blacks and Hispanics, especially boys in the two largest minority groups, are in need of special attention when it comes to closing the achievement gap in education, and to avoid what has come to be a perpetual cycle of a life of poverty, crime and hopelessness.

 

As America becomes a nation of minorities, what does such persistent underachievement portends for the future? No country can afford to have millions and millions of its citizens relegated to a perpetual underclass and expect to be economically, socially or politically strong. It is undermined, and its future compromised at home and on the world stage. Saving black and Hispanic boys must become a priority.

 

Is this where America, currently still the strongest democracy, headed? Few would argue that our position in the world is changing for any number of reasons, and the weaknesses in our education system when it comes to minorities being treated equally are among them.

Saving Black and Hispanic Boys

We can no longer “talk the talk” and not “walk the walk” when it comes to taking real and meaningful, broad and sustained measures to help blacks and Hispanics learn and perform when it comes to educational achievement at  levels required to have a quality life and be productive citizens in communities across America.

 

But some communities are taking steps to address the educational needs of those minority populations that have been continually and consistently discriminated against when it comes to having access to a quality education.

 

Public school leaders in the District of Columbia recently announced that they will spend $20 million on a program intended to help black and Hispanic boys succeed. Saving black and Hispanic boys is getting more attention and needed action.

 

Public school leaders in the District of Columbia recently announced that they will spend $20 million on a program intended to help black and Hispanic boys succeed. Saving black and Hispanic boys is getting more attention and needed action.

 

Recent data collected from school districts across America show that black and Hispanic boys are disciplined and expelled from schools at a disproportionate rate for the same offenses than white boys. Data from the criminal justice system also show that more black boys end up in the prison system for committing the same crimes, whether misdemeanors of felonies, at a much higher rate than whites. This has been the practice for years, for generations. What else do we need to do to increase the efforts of saving black and Hispanic boys?

 

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Phila. Front Page News Gangs And Kids Justice News Brief: Napa County civil grand jury report reveals gang activity is targeting younger children in schools forwarded by the Press Democrat frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Phila. Front Page News Gangs And Kids Justice News Brief: Napa County civil grand jury report reveals gang activity is targeting younger children in schools forwarded by  the Press Democrat frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Above: Black boys, African American and Hispanic American boys school students. A Napa County grand jury report emphasized the need for early intervention and gang prevention programs.

 

A newly released grand jury investigation found that not only is gang activity on the rise in Napa County but gang participation and recruitment is now starting to target younger children.

 

A 2023-24 grand jury report discovered gang activity grew after elementary and middle schools returned to in-person learning after the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

The report further states that although gang activity “ebbs and flows” in Napa, citing the opinions of prosecutors, educators, probation officers and law enforcement but offering no data or specific figures, there was a rise in gang activity once children finally returned to the classrooms.

 

The report suggests children had more free time post-pandemic and that gangs established a sense of belonging after an isolating time with many youths left unsupervised.

 

And gang members are now recruiting younger children, the report offers, due to the odds of a minor being criminally charged being significantly smaller compared with an adult gang member.

 

Middle school students are now bringing homemade and untraceable ghost guns to campus, and wearing well-known gang colors, according to law enforcement interviews in the report. There has also been an increase in tagging, or graffiti.

 

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Phila. Front Page News Justice News Brief: Protesters call for an end to Young Thug’s RICO case forwarded by Atlanta News First frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Phila. Front Page News Justice News Brief: Protesters call for an end to Young Thug’s RICO case forwarded by Atlanta News First frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Above: YSL Trial. Young Thug was arrested on May 9, 2022, along with 27 other suspected gang members in Buckhead as part of a 56-count indictment. 

 

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - As a possible mistrial looms over the YSL RICO case, a group of protestors gathered outside of the Fulton County Courthouse Friday to voice their concerns.

 

The group of about 20 protestors from Atlanta and across the country told Atlanta News First that they have serious concerns about this trial, including the length, the cost to taxpayers and what they describe as attacks on artistic expression.

 

This trial began nearly a year ago in November 2023.

 

Ten Wilkerson drove down from Chicago to call for an end to the YSL Rico trial in Fulton County. She said she’s been watching the trial every step of the way since December.

 

“For 900 days as of today, Young Thug and his co-defendants have been locked up in this trial,” said Wilkerson.

 

Wilkerson said they’re calling for transparency and accountability.

 

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Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News Brief: Man charged in NYC subway chokehold death set to stand trial forwarded by the Independent frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Philadelphia Front Page News Justice News Brief: Man charged in NYC subway chokehold death set to stand trial forwarded by the Independent frontpagenews1@yahoo.com

Above: A U.S. Marine Corps veteran charged with manslaughter for placing a man in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year will soon have his day in court.

 

To some New Yorkers, he’s the white vigilante who choked an innocent Black man to death on the subway. To others, he’s the U.S. Marine Corps veteran whose attempt to subdue a mentally ill man ended in tragedy.

 

A Manhattan jury will soon have its say on Daniel Penny, who is charged with manslaughter for placing Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on May 1, 2023. Jury selection in Penny’s trial begins Monday.

 

The court proceedings, which are expected to last six weeks, will shed light on a killing that was a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over racial injustice and crime.

 

Neely's death also divided a city grappling with what to do about people experiencing mental health crises in a transit system where some subway straphangers still don't feel safe, despite a drop in violent crime rates.

 

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Van Stone Brief Autobiography - Supporting Van Stone's Kinship - Born Courtfighter: Journey Through Unknown Courts... Meet Newspaperman and Courtfighter Van Stone

Van Stone Brief Autobiography - Supporting Van Stone's Kinship - Born Courtfighter: Journey Through Unknown Courts... Meet Newspaperman and Courtfighter Van Stone 

 

 

Above: Indigenous Americans/Black Americans History Image Black Indian Image (Van Stone is a Black Indian amongst many other Black Americans); Ingenious Peoples of America and the Caribbeans Celebrating National Ingenious Peoples of America Day October 14.

 

Dear Readers, I have been asked many, many times about how I came to be a newspaperman and courtfighter involved with the Philadelphia Front Page News. 

 

I have been asked how I became forced to deal with the Media Delaware County Courthouse and the Philadelphia County Court. 

 

The first answer is that when I was a kid I love to read Bibles, the dictionary, and the Visual Encyclopedia of Science. Then I would write down what I read the best I could. Today, I still read these volumes. And I also love to read firefighter magazines. 

 

My first and second grade teacher, Mr. Herb Rogers, Jr., took us kids on a few field trips to the Philadelphia courts. 

 

Another reason is that my father could not read past second grade level literature, so I learned about the importance of writing early in my life. 

 

And I taught my dad how to read and write better when I was only a sixth grade school student. 

 

I have written many books, articles, and opinion journals about the community, Bibles, legal matters, and Dragons. 

 

I like investigating, writing about famous people. 

 

I've written on many diverse subjects such as the Unknown Soldier, World History, Science, Myths, and Zombies; and I like to write about Historical Subjects: World Events, Cookery, Homes, Crafts, and Farming, Abraham and Sarah, Scrolls, Cleopatra, King Herod, Black Indians, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Frederick Douglas, Joseph Smith, Jr., Frederick Douglas, John Henry, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Adolf Hitler, NAACP, Jim Jones, Philadelphia, PA, and Harrisburg, PA. I like to write about Jimmy Carter and Ertha Kitt too. 

 

Some of my other opinion journals have been about Liza Minnelli, Tom Joyner, Steve Harvey, Denzel Washington, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Jr., Judge Judith Sheindlin, Judge Greg Mathis, Jim Brown, LeBron James, and Michelle Obama. 

 

Also, I like to investigate stories about ordinary heroes like foster parents, firemen, (such as Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers), policemen, (such as Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Office Support, Sergent Jeff Cambell), clergy, superheroes, monsters, and gargoyles. 

 

Also, I like to write historical news about greenhouses, teepees, the sari, the saxophone, the gavel, silhouettes, smoke and fire, the yoke, pillory, cats, and sables. 

 

I hope you liked reading about my exciting Black American Indian, Independent Journey through Media Delaware County Courthouse and Philadelphia County Court Building. 

 

Your soldier friend, Van Stone