MarcAnthony Coleman

By MarcAnthony Coleman Imagine being a sixteen-year-old wrongfully charged with stealing a book bag, a minor misdemeanor offense, and being placed in a notorious prison with hardened criminals for over a thousand days because your family did not have enough money for bail. Moreover, imagine that throughout this period/during your confinement or imprisonment, the prosecution repeatedly postponed your trial date due to a lack of evidence, until the charges against you are ultimately dismissed....

By MarcAnthony Coleman When a three-year-old child in foster care dies in a car of heatstroke, while in the custody of a contractor authorized by the Alabama Department of Human Resources, alarms should sound. 1 Questions should arise regarding what type of child placement and other factors created the necessity for the child to be transported by a contractor both ways between day care and a visit with his biological father? 2 Answering these questions should shed light on the fact that...