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Taylor Riley

Taylor Riley is a public health researcher and organizer with Defend the Defund in Seattle.

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May 25, 2023

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DOJ Intervention Didn’t Stop Seattle’s Police Violence. It Gave Cops More Money.

Seattle learned the hard way that federal oversight via “consent decrees” mainly served to increase police budgets.

By: Angélica Cházaro ,; BJ Last ,; Taylor Riley ,; Truthout

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