Judge gives ex-officer nearly 3 years in Breonna Taylor raid, rebuffs DOJ call for no prison time

Editor’s Note: This sentencing closes one chapter in the long, painful saga of Breonna Taylor’s death, but it also highlights the tension between judicial oversight and prosecutorial discretion in police misconduct cases. While the prison term falls short of what many activists demanded, the judge’s rejection of the DOJ’s lenient stance signals that accountability—however limited—is still possible, even for law enforcement. For a public weary of seeing officers evade consequences, it’s a bittersweet reminder of how slow and uneven justice can be.