With Case Against Her Dismissed, Mariah Charles Plans to Sue City
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The Brooklyn District Attorney’s office formally dismissed the case against a Brooklyn teenager who was roughed up by police on her way to school, a story covered by JJIE last week.
Mariah Charles’ Arrest Is Yet More Proof of Injustices Against Youth of Color
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Last Wednesday, we ran a story that began, “Mariah Charles woke up on Tuesday faced with a difficult decision. Does she take a plea to a crime she didn’t commit or go to trial — face the two officers who slammed her to the ground, arresting her on her way to school — and risk losing.”