Crime Report

1. Truth and Journalism: Lessons from CNN’s Townhall Meeting

   Challenging the notion of absolute truth, Billy Sinclair explores the decay of truth in journalism and its implications for the field of criminal justice. Sinclair emphasizes the need for journalists to adopt a source-based approach and question subjective narratives, while urging professionals in the criminal justice system to seek truth through rational inquiry and independent corroboration. Sinclair highlights the importance of courageous truth-telling and the dangers of embracing falsehoods in an ever-evolving media landscape.

2. Gunfire Erupts on Florida’s Hollywood Beach, Injuring Nine on Memorial Day

   Gunfire broke out on the bustling Hollywood Beach promenade in Florida on Monday, leaving nine people wounded.

3. Plaques Identify The Dead In New York State Prison Graveyards

   After generations of burying those interred in prison graveyards with plain markers, identified only by prisoner ID numbers, New York regulations have begun assigning plaques that identify the dead in state prison graveyards by name.

4. Man Graduates With Honors From ‘Little Ivy’ While Serving Out Prison Sentence

   This month, David Haywood graduated from Wesleyan University, a prestigious university in Connecticut counted among the unofficial “little ivies.”

5. Patriot Front Member Who Targeted Pride Event For “Grooming Kids” Pleads Guilty To Child Sexual Exploitation

   One of the 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front who are facing charges related to an alleged conspiracy riot at a 2022 Idaho Pride event has now separately pleaded guilty in Utah to a number of felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.