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As Marginalized Communities Face Dearth of Trauma Care, Activists Step in to Fight for Survival
Protesters fight for communities of color, which lose lives awaiting trauma care that is slow to come.
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“Broken Windows,” Broken Lives and the Ruse of “Public Order” Policing
The murder of Eric Garner brings to light again the never-ending unanswered questions.
Truthout’s Maya Schenwar and Former Prisoner Jason Hernandez Speak Out on Prisons and Policing
President Obama became the first sitting president in history to visit a federal prison.
Video Shows California Police Shooting Unarmed Man With Hands Up
A federal judge has ordered the release of police dashcam footage.
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Two Police Agencies Built a Money-Laundering Machine
Officers spent money during an undercover sting operation from a pool of funds that was never examined by federal investigators.
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha on Rethinking Safety and Disability Justice
We need transformative justice: a community-based approach paired with creative cultural work to shift our narratives around harm.
Protest Is the New Terror: How US Law Enforcement Is Working to Criminalize Dissent
The fear of terrorism has allowed police to resurrect COINTELPRO in all but name.
Investigation Into Tamir Rice’s Murder: Why the Nine-Month Delay?
The county prosecutor has yet to bring charges against the cop.
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Police Criminals and the Brutalization of Black Girls
For black girls in the hallowed idyllic spaces that enshrine the privileges of white youth, summer is always over.
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The Story of Levi Dehmann: Police Violence in Small-Town America
It's not only police vs. Black men, in this country, as the April death of David Levi Dehmann in Ohio sadly demonstrates.