Washington, July 17, 2025 (AFP) - US Justice Dept seeks one-day sentence for officer in Breonna Taylor killing

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2025-07-17

The US Justice Department has asked for a one-day prison sentence for a former policeman convicted of violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose 2020 killing sparked protests for police reform and racial justice. Brett Hankison, who was convicted by a federal jury in Kentucky in November of one count of abusing Taylor's civil rights, is to be sentenced on Monday and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. But the head of......

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