Truthout
Police
![An illustration of a prisoner being fed into a shredder](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0106-prison-disabling-400x300.jpg)
Incarceration and Ableism Go Hand in Hand, Says Abolitionist Talila Lewis
We must dismantle systems of advocacy that rank marginalized people and tie people’s value to their labor productivity.
![A New York State trooper pulls over a truck in Buffalo, New York, on December 26, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0106-buffalo-police-400x300.jpg)
My Neighbors Were “Buffalo Strong” During Storm. Officials Were “Buffalo Wrong.”
Resources that should have been used to rescue people were spent on chasing down petty thefts and nonviolent crimes.
![Police with hands behind back, gun in holster](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/01/2023_0106-police-400x300.jpg)
Police Killed Nearly 100 People a Month in 2022, Data Shows
A preliminary report finds police killed over 1,100 people last year, the most killings in any year in the past decade.
![Police put together barricades in anticipation of a protest outside Twitter corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, on January 11, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/12/2022_1207-sfpd-400x300.jpg)
After Backlash, San Francisco Board Backtracks Police Use of Exploding Robots
City lawmakers voted to move the matter back to a rules committee, which could propose exploring it again in the future.
![Silhouettes of person checking phone and police officer watching in foreground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1122-police-monitoring-400x300.jpg)
Police Are Increasingly Monitoring Social Media to Identify and Harass Activists
The trial of a climate activist highlights how online surveillance by law enforcement inhibits First Amendment rights.
![Community members and organizers submit petition signatures to the board of elections in downtown Chicago, Illinois, on August 8, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1118-treatment-1-400x300.jpg)
Chicago Votes in Favor of Removing Police From Mental Health Crisis Response
The response to the referendum was a victory for organizers who have fought to get police out of mental health.
![Members of the Culpeper County Sheriff's Office attend an early vote rally with Yesli Vega, Republican candidate for Virginias 7th Congressional district, and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the Brandy Station, Virginia, on November 1, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1104-sheriffs-400x300.jpg)
Survey: Hundreds of County Sheriffs Think Their Authority Supersedes Federal Law
The survey shows an alarming rate of popularity for the so-called constitutional sheriff movement.
![Movement Memos, a Truthout Podcast - Banner image shows photos of guest Andrea Ritchie and host Kelly Hayes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1103-movement-memos-400x300.jpg)
Copaganda Arrests Our Imaginations
“Police, as a political force, are shaping mainstream media,” says Andrea Ritchie.
![Surveillance footage by the NYPD from November 19, 1963, show CORE activists at a demonstration against police brutality.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/11/2022_1101-protest-400x300.jpg)
Murdered Civil Rights Activist Captured on NYPD Surveillance Footage
The footage disrupts the popular misconception that the civil rights movement only occurred in the South.
![Riot police clash with protesters demanding justice for the police murder of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 23, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/10/GettyImages-1228676205-400x300.jpg)
We Must Unlearn the Lie That State Violence Is Inherently Legitimate
“There is no alternative to taking on both the police and the far right simultaneously,” says Kelly Hayes.