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Jean-Denis Lejeune

Lejeune was one of the leaders of a massive protest march (the "White March") of 300,000 people in the capital, Brussels, on 20 October 1996, in which demands were made for reforms of Belgium's police and justice system.


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A C Wharton

In 1980, then-Shelby County Mayor Bill Morris appointed him as Chief Shelby County Public Defender, where his concern for the mentally ill in the criminal justice system gave birth to a national model program, known today as the Jericho Initiative.

Bragg Hill Family Life Center

While expressing his desire to reform the United States’ criminal justice system, U.S. Sen. Jim Webb (VA-D) praised BHFLC for its focus on aiding families and its work in helping incarcerated individuals transition back into regular life.

Chad Holt

He is the subject of an independent documentary film, Total Badass, by director Bob Ray about his struggles with drug use and the criminal justice system.

Curative

Curative petition, a legal petition specific to the India justice system that is a final remedy after the dismissal of a review petition by the Supreme Court of India

Destrehan, Louisiana

The case was highlighted by New York Times columnist Bob Herbert in 2007 as an egregious example of a racially motivated abuse of the justice system, as Tyler was unjustly imprisoned.

Dustin Berg

In June 2006 the Associated Press distributed an article on pressure within the US military justice system to impose stiffer sentences on soldiers who kill outside of the context of battle—including re-introducing the death penalty.

Edward Earl Carnes

Nonetheless, his nomination might have sailed through the Senate if not for the Rodney King incident, which encouraged Senate Democrats to use Carnes' nomination as a chance to stump against racism in the criminal justice system.

Eugene Creighton

At the time of his appointment as a Judge, Eugene was working with the Blood Tribe to develop its Tribal Justice system, with plans to establish a Provincial Court on the Blood Reserve, which would incorporate a Peace-Making model of justice.

Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr

Nasr's case has been qualified by Swiss senator Dick Marty as a "perfect example of extraordinary rendition", and in Italy prompted a series of investigations and intrigues within the Italian intelligence community and criminal justice system collectively referred to as the Imam Rapito (or "kidnapped Imam") affair in the Italian press.

James Earl Coleman, Jr.

In interviews with 60 Minutes and CBS and an article he wrote for the Huffington Post, Coleman voiced his concerns with the issues of the Justice System on display throughout the Duke lacrosse case.

Jeffrey Colwell

Colwell served as the senior Defense attorney for Guantanamo captive Ahmed Ghailani, prior to his transfer to the US civilian justice system.

Joseph Smith and the criminal justice system

Joseph Smith and the criminal justice system covers the many criminal judicial proceedings of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, who was "subjected to approximately thirty criminal actions".

Kilmarnock by-election, 1933

It was a long-standing convention that when a vacancy arose in this office (or in the most senior judicial office, that of Lord President), the Lord Advocate (head of the Scottish criminal justice system) of the day would be appointed to fill the vacancy.

Marc Dutroux

His dismissal and end of the investigation resulted in a massive protest march (the "White March") of 300,000 people on the capital, Brussels, in October 1996, two months after Dutroux's arrest, in which demands were made for reforms of Belgium's police and justice system.

Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project

During the National Moot Court Competition in 2012, Mary Beth Tinker of the famous Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District spoke to the competitors about the importance of knowing one's rights and of knowing how the justice system can affect their everyday lives.

Merab Ratishvili

In April 2011, Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, visited Merab Ratishvili in Rustavi prison No.6 as part of a visit to Georgia to report on the administration of justice and level of protection of human rights in the justice system of Georgia.

Sabin Willett

The United States Congress's passage of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was intended to strip the Guantanamo captives of the right to access the US justice system, including writs of habeas corpus.

Subba Row

Tallapragada Subba Row (July 6, 1856-June 24, 1890) was a Theosophist from a Hindu background and originally worked as a Vakil (Pleader) within the Indian justice system.

V. N. Khare

During his tenure as the Chief Justice of India, Khare was confronted with the failure of the justice system in the aftermath of the Gujarat violence following the Godhra train burning.

Wang Guangya

Pro-Beijing member Ip Kwok-him then tried to defend the director by saying that HK citizens were only concerned about mainland affairs, and that they do care about One country two systems as well as the mainland justice system.

WAVE Trust

General the Lord Ramsbotham, GCB CBE, Crossbench peer in the House of Lords and Vice-Chair of both the All Party Penal Affairs Group and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Learning & Skills in the Criminal Justice System.

Wilmington 10 -- U.S.A. 10,000

1978's Wilmington 10—USA 10,000 examined the impact of racism and the short-comings of the criminal justice system by examining the history of the nine black men and one white woman who became known as the "Wilmington Ten."