Investigations into officers who have been recorded attacking protesters in viral videos often lack transparency.
Police Violence
Burying the truth about how we got here will not help us escape.
As long as police departments have total control over body camera footage it won’t change their behavior, say activists.
Mayors in six cities call for the immediate removal of the president’s rapid deployment units.
Lewis helped lead the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery march, when he was almost beaten to death by police.
The video, with over 10 million views, shows the veteran withstanding several blows and pepper spray from close range.
The Department of Homeland Security has refused demands from the state government to “remove all federal officers.”
Social workers have a history of partnering with the state to serve as carceral enforcers rather than as liberators.
According to at least one study, up to one half of people killed by law enforcement in the U.S. have a disability.
The city later bought a home rented by Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, which was tied to a multimillion-dollar development.