Pamela Kirkland - Field Producer
Pamela Kirkland
Field Producer
Pamela Kirkland is a Field Producer based at the network's global headquarters in Atlanta.
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Appeals court skeptical of Mark Meadows’ attempt to move Georgia election subversion trial
Dec 15, 2023
A federal appeals court appeared skeptical of former Donald Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows’ attempt to move his Georgia election interference criminal case to federal court during a hearing Friday morning.
A 3rd Mississippi family claims they weren’t notified their son was buried in Hinds County pauper’s cemetery
Dec 12, 2023
Gretchen Hankins says it was a year and seven months before she learned what had happened to her missing son – only to find out he had died and already been buried.
The 7th Memphis officer fired after Tyre Nichols’ death is named in a decertification document
Dec 7, 2023
The name of a seventh Memphis police officer who was fired shortly after the fatal January beating of Tyre Nichols is revealed in a March document collected by a state law enforcement training and certifying commission, CNN learned this week.
Mississippi sheriff rolls out reforms after deputies and an officer plead guilty to torturing 2 Black men
Dec 1, 2023
On a Tuesday night in January, five sheriff’s deputies from Rankin County, Mississippi, and a police officer from a neighboring department forced their way into the home of Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins in Braxton, Mississippi.
Former Memphis police officer accused in death of Tyre Nichols pleads guilty
Nov 2, 2023
One of the five former Memphis police officers accused in the January death of Tyre Nichols pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges and agreed to plead guilty to related state charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
4 Baton Rouge police officers face misconduct charges amid investigations into street crimes unit
Oct 2, 2023
A deputy police chief and three other ranking officers in Louisiana face criminal charges after allegedly striking and tasing a suspect during an arrest then covering it up, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul said Friday.
6 former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of 2 Black men
Aug 11, 2023
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of two Black men, US Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi Darren LaMarca said in a Thursday news conference.
Black maternal deaths keep rising. These doulas want to reverse that grim trend
Jul 2, 2023
“Sixteen years ago, I almost died giving birth,” Ebonie Karma Tudor said, recalling the birth of her son. “It was just a really traumatic experience.”
Migrant who died in ICE custody was held for months, despite recommendation for release, SPLC says
Jul 1, 2023
A Nicaraguan national who died last week in federal immigration custody had spent more than one year in detention. Despite having been recommended for release more than seven months ago, he continued to be held in immigration custody, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.
DeKalb County district attorney withdraws from prosecution related to proposed ‘Cop City’ training center near Atlanta
Jun 23, 2023
Citing philosophical differences with other agencies, DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced Friday that her office will no longer prosecute current cases connected to the proposed police fire and training facility near Atlanta, dubbed “Cop City” by opponents.
Atlanta City Council approves millions in public support for controversial ‘Cop City’ training facility
Jun 6, 2023
The Atlanta City Council voted early Tuesday to approve $31 million in public money for construction of a police and fire training facility, dubbed “Cop City” by opponents, following a marathon 16-hour meeting that saw hundreds of people voice their opinion.
Climate activist killed in ‘Cop City’ protest sustained 57 gunshot wounds, official autopsy says, but questions about gunpowder residue remain
Apr 20, 2023
An environmental activist killed earlier this year while protesting a planned law enforcement training facility in Atlanta sustained “at least” 57 gunshot wounds, according to a county medical examiner report.
Tyre Nichols’ family files federal $550 million civil lawsuit against Memphis and police officers
Apr 19, 2023
The family of Tyre Nichols filed a federal $550 million lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Memphis, its police department and what the suit said were “unqualified, untrained, and unsupervised” officers assigned to a special unit who brutally beat the 29-year-old Black man after a traffic stop in January.
Police clear people and reported hidden traps from park near ‘Cop City’ site in Atlanta
Mar 28, 2023
Several syringes containing fentanyl and a Molotov cocktail were among several potentially dangerous items found during an operation to clear a public park in Atlanta Monday, local officials said.
Tennessee commission recommends decertification of former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Mar 24, 2023
A Tennessee commission is recommending that three former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols be decertified from working in law enforcement in the state.
