NPR: Conyers, Lawmakers Eye Jena 6 Probe

Conyers, Lawmakers Eye Jena 6 Probe

Melissa Bell, mother of Jena 6 defendant Mychal Bell, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI), Reverend Al Sharpton; Mychal's father Marcus Jones, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) and Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-TX) walk to a meeting on Capitol Hill.

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News Headlines: Sept. 26, 2007

AP: Lawmakers Seek Jena 6 Teen's Release -- "'Our first responsibility is to get young Mychal Bell out of prison,' said Rep. John Conyers, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, who said he will pressure the Justice Department to take a hard look at 'the miscarriages of justice that have occurred in Jena, Louisiana.'"

Jesse Jackson says Pres. Bush should intervene in this case. Should he?

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Geoffrey Bennett

11:31 AM ET | 09-26-2007 | permalink

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Should Pres. Bush intervene?

I find it interesting that the President could intervene in a personal family matter like the Terry Schiavo case and only say he's "saddened" by the situation in Jena. Just a thought!

Sent by Moji | 7:12 PM ET | 09-26-2007

Will Conyers's probe include Bell's alleged beating of his girlfriend and knocking her eye from its socket?

Sent by yuhi | 3:01 PM ET | 09-27-2007

Both sides were very wrong, but which side is more wrong? which side is more right or were was there nothing right about either sides?

Sent by Haley | 2:06 PM ET | 10-18-2007

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