Equal Protection Archives - Florida Mental Health Law

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Mentally Ill South Florida Man Starved to Death in Prison, Lawsuit Alleges – The Miami New Times

When Vincent Gaines was sentenced to five years in prison on robbery charges in June 2013, state officials recommended he be placed in a mental-health unit because he had regular visual and auditory hallucinations. So Gaines was transferred…

Capital Punishment, Constitutional Rights, Equal Protection, Law Enforcement, News

Police, Race, and the Production of Capital Homicides – Columbia Public Law

Last month, Columbia Law School published a new research paper on racial disparities in capital punishment. Abstract Racial disparities in capital punishment have been well documented for decades. Over 50 studies have shown that Black…

Mentally Ill South Florida Man Starved to Death in Prison, Lawsuit Alleges – The Miami New Times

Police, Race, and the Production of Capital Homicides – Columbia Public Law

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