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Prisons & Policing
Cities Drop Most Charges Against BLM Protesters as Cops Fail to Provide Evidence
Over 90 percent of charges in cities analyzed have been dropped, suggesting police used arrests to suppress protests.
Murder of Adam Toledo Is Latest in Long History of Anti-Latinx Police Killings
Released body camera video shows Toledo had his hands in the air when an officer shot him.
The Supreme Court Is Also to Blame for Daunte Wright’s Death
In legalizing racial profiling, the Supreme Court has fueled a racist cycle of traffic stops and police killings.
Chicago Police Officer Shot 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo With His Hands in the Air
City officials spent weeks disparaging Adam Toledo before releasing the body camera footage.
The US’s Biggest County Jails Are Sites of Extreme Environmental Injustice
Patterns of incarceration lay bare the relationship between race, poverty and pollution.
AOC Blasts Police Department’s “Accident” Excuse in Daunte Wright’s Death
Wright's death was “the repeated outcome of an indefensible system that grants impunity for state violence,” she said.
Police Officer Who Killed Daunte Wright Will Face Manslaughter Charge
People have flooded the streets of Brooklyn Center for the third night in a row to protest Daunte Wright’s killing.
Capitol Police Knew Trump’s Mob Would Attack Congress But Were Unprepared Anyway
Though an internal assessment found that the mob was targeting Congress, Capitol Police leaders downplayed the threat.
Boston PD Covered Up Police Union Head’s Child Molestation Charges for 25 Years
The officer kept his job for another 21 years after an internal investigation found he had sexually abused a child.
Biden Poised to Break a Promise on Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Like the racist crackdown on crack cocaine, a crackdown on fentanyl is filling prisons, not preventing deaths.