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Chicago Organizers Defeat Police Tech in Ongoing Fight for Community Safety
“We're going to continue to organize,” says Stop ShotSpotter organizer Navi Heer.
Multi-Agency Task Force Raids 3 Atlanta Homes, Arrests 1 Amid Cop City Crackdown
The Atlanta police chief said that there will likely be more arrests in coming weeks as the investigation continues.
Florida Advances Legislation That Would Quash Police Oversight Boards
Despite having no legal power in the state, these oversight committees’ impacts have already been felt.
Advocates Condemn Denver Mayor Veto of Homeless Sweeping Ban Ordinance
“He has sentenced houseless people of Denver to more sickness, suffering, loss of limbs, and potential death."
People With Criminal Records Should Not Have to Hire a Lawyer Just to Get a Job
State laws are restricting people with convictions from working as nurses, counselors and janitors.
Tennessee Quietly Rolls Out Its Own 810-Acre “Cop City”
“It seemed like they were purposefully not saying much about it, trying to keep it hush hush,” said one organizer.
Predictive Police Tech Isn’t Making Communities Safer — It’s Disempowering Them
“We haven't seen public safety systems privatized in this way that we're seeing now,” says Andrew Guthrie Ferguson.
Will Chicago’s Mayor Cancel Inaccurate Gunshot Detection System Contract?
In 2021, a ShotSpotter alert resulted in the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot by a police officer.
Teen Charged With Murder After Officer Had Heart Attack While Assaulting Him
18-year-old farmworker Virgilio Aguilar Méndez is being prosecuted despite an autopsy report that exonerates him.
Bills in Georgia Aim to Suppress Cop City, Pro-Palestine Activists
“Don’t sleep on this red clay fascism y’all,” one political theorist said.