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Over a decade, 10 NYPD officers accounted for $68M in police misconduct payouts: Report
By Ramsey Khalifeh On September 25, 2023 In the decade between 2013 and 2023, 10 NYPD members accounted for more than $68 million in misconduct payouts, according to a new…
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You’re Sexually Assaulted. You Report. And Police Make You the Suspect.
Police unleash a slew of interrogation techniques meant for criminal suspects on vulnerable people. By Rachel De Leon On September 26, 2023 This article is a collaboration between Mother Jones and Reveal from The Center…
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Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs
By Sudhin Thanawala On September 25, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Randal Quran Reid was driving to his mother’s home the day after Thanksgiving last year when police pulled him over…
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Mississippi police department that caused mistrial has ‘competency issues’ in its investigations unit, expert says
Brookhaven hired an independent investigator last month after a grand jury cited a number of issues within the police department, including a “lack of professionalism.” By Janelle Griffith On September…
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Uninvited and Unaccountable: How CBP Policed George Floyd Protests
Thousands of pages of newly released documents detail CBP’s involvement in policing the 2020 racial justice protests. By Prem Thakker On September 21, 2023 AT THE OUTSET of the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Police suggested charging a child for her explicit photos. Experts say the practice is common
By Claudia Lauer, Samantha Hendrickson On September 21, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When an Ohio father learned that his 11-year-old daughter had been manipulated into sending explicit photos to…
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Wrongful deaths, beatings, false arrests alleged in lawsuits against Rapides law enforcement
Plaintiffs blame jailhouse murder, overdose and suicide on lack of oversight By Frances Madeson and Greg Larose On September 20, 2023 A string of lawsuits lays out allegations of death,…
Read MoreZero-bail policy goes into effect in LA County
The zero-bail system, officially dubbed by the Los Angeles Superior Court as Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols, or PARP, largely eliminates the existing cash bail system for all but the most serious of…
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NC prison staffer sounds alarm on overcrowding, neglect of basic prisoner health and safety
Email describes disturbing, inhumane conditions at Scotland Correctional Institution By Kelan Lyons On September 27, 2023 A prison so packed that people on suicide watch are sleeping in 5-by-5-foot holding…
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