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Officials to re-enact Tamir Rice case?

In a new twist, the prosecutor in the Tamir Rice case is going to bring in the state highway patrol to reconstruct the entire scene. Rev. Sharpton talks to Marq Claxton about the evidence necessary to charge in the case. ... more Duration: {{video.duration.momentjs}}

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Officials to re-enact Tamir Rice case?

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Officials to re-enact Tamir Rice case?

In a new twist, the prosecutor in the Tamir Rice case is going to bring in the state highway patrol to reconstruct the entire scene. Rev. Sharpton talks to Marq Claxton about the evidence necessary to charge in the case.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

07/02/15

Duration: 4:44

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Police search for missing Relisha Rudd

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Police search for missing Relisha Rudd

Officials are conducting a desperate search for a little girl who may be in the hands of an accused killer. As investigators acknowledge it’s possible she’s no longer alive, a panel discusses what went wrong.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

03/28/14

Duration: 6:44

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New ‘too rich to jail’ case sparks outrage

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New ‘too rich to jail’ case sparks outrage

A rich father - a Du Pont family heir - served no jail time after raping his three year old daughter. How could a convicted child rapist end up with only probation and treatment? A legal panel discusses the case.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/01/14

Duration: 8:32

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Attorneys launch aggressive defense in...

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Attorneys launch aggressive defense in...

Defense attorneys representing Ted Wafer in the shooting of Renisha McBride launched an aggressive defense in pretrial hearings Friday, trying to have the judge dismissed over the appearance of impropriety and seeking to have evidence relating to question

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/04/14

Duration: 8:53

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Minivan mom formally charged

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Minivan mom formally charged

The mother who drove her minivan into the ocean with her children inside has been formally charged, but should she be in prison or a mental health institution? Rev. Al Sharpton explores.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/09/14

Duration: 1:10

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Turning loss into activism

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Turning loss into activism

Lucia McBath, Jordan Davis’ mother, and Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mother, join Rev. Sharpton to talk about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, the possible expansion to that law, and how they are working to turn the loss of their sons into inspiration

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/10/14

Duration: 9:15

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New evidence revealed in 'popcorn defense'...

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New evidence revealed in 'popcorn defense'...

In Florida, new evidence was released in the “popcorn defense” case. Plus, new developments in another big Florida case involving a mother who’s been accused of trying to kill her kids.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/11/14

Duration: 6:11

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Understanding an alleged hate-filled murderer

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Understanding an alleged hate-filled murderer

New tapes from 2013 reveal the chilling mindset of Frazier Glenn Miller, the suspect charged in the shooting rampage that terrorized a Jewish community center this past weekend.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/16/14

Duration: 4:59

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New judge in the Renisha McBride case

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New judge in the Renisha McBride case

In the latest installment of the Justice Files, Rev. Sharpton and a legal panel explore the latest developments in the Renisha McBride case, and a disturbing domestic violence case out of California.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/25/14

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Botched execution in Oklahoma

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Botched execution in Oklahoma

A botched execution in Oklahoma that occurred Tuesday night is shining an uncomfortable light on a barbaric practice, and the problems that shrouding that process in secrecy can create. Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discu

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/30/14

Duration: 7:41

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Court overturns child rapist’s sentence

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Court overturns child rapist’s sentence

A state supreme court has overturned a shockingly short one-month sentence for a child rapist, and appears poised to send the convicted rapist behind bars for a much longer period of time.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/30/14

Duration: 1:27

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The Rock's new documentary focuses on...

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The Rock's new documentary focuses on...

In Dwayne Johnson's new HBO documentary "The Rock And A Hard Place," he participates in a military-style boot camp for incarcerated youth in Miami. Film co-directors Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill join Rev. Al Sharpton.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

03/26/17

Duration: 7:41

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No charges for corrections officers in...

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No charges for corrections officers in...

Prosecutors determined there would be no criminal charges filed against corrections officers in the death of Darren Rainey, despite testimony from fellow inmates that Rainey was left in a scalding hot shower for two hours. Julie K. Brown from the Miami...

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

03/26/17

Duration: 7:28

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Man with commuted life sentence has a...

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Man with commuted life sentence has a...

Alton Mills, a non-violent, low-level drug offender whose life sentence was commuted, has a lot to look forward to.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

03/12/17

Duration: 4:10

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Sharpton: Coretta Scott King was careful,...

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Sharpton: Coretta Scott King was careful,...

Rev. Al Sharpton talks about a call he received from Jeff Sessions after he was confirmed as Attorney General.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

02/12/17

Duration: 2:03

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Federal judge pushed for prisoner's released

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Federal judge pushed for prisoner's released

Judge Marvin Aspen, joins Al Sharpton to discuss the case of Alton Mills, who he originally sentenced to life in prison.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

07/03/16

Duration: 6:13

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Family attorney reacts to Gray verdict

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Family attorney reacts to Gray verdict

This week's verdict in the Freddie Gray case was disappointing to his family, but perhaps not surprising to some. Attorney for the Gray family Bill Murphy joins Rev. Al Sharpton.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

06/26/16

Duration: 4:38

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A fight for a second chance after life...

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A fight for a second chance after life...

Promising high school football player Alton Mills, who became a low-level drug courier, ended up in federal prison with a life sentence. PoliticsNation follows Mills as he fights for a second chance.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

06/19/16

Duration: 8:45

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Fight for criminal justice reform picks up...

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Fight for criminal justice reform picks up...

Though the United States has 5% of the world's population, it holds 25% of its inmates. Retired NYPD Deputy Inspector Corey Pegues joins to discuss.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

05/22/16

Duration: 7:43

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Hillary confronts Bill's 'complicated' record

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Hillary confronts Bill's 'complicated' record

The debate about President Clinton's 1994 crime bill, which many now blame for 20 years of mass incarcerations, has become a key part of the Democratic race in 2016. Joan Walsh, Tara Dowdell and Matt Welch join to discuss.

PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton

04/17/16

Duration: 9:01

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