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Cherelle Parker Wins Philly Mayor Primary on “Fund the Police” Platform

Cherelle Parker has won the Democratic primary election for Philadelphia’s next Mayor. Given the city’s heavy partisan lean, she's now…

May 18, 2023

EU Moves Toward Banning Algorithmic Policing and Sentencing

In the United States, many top criminal-legal system operatives and thought leaders worship at the shrine of the algorithm. This…

May 17, 2023

Where Do Philly Mayor Candidates Stand on Harm Reduction, Policing?

A big change is coming to Philadelphia. In November, voters will choose the city’s 100th mayor, as incumbent Jim Kenney…

May 10, 2023

San Antonio Voters Heavily Reject Cannabis, Abortion, Policing Reforms

Voters in Texas’s second-most populous city, San Antonio, overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative on May 6 that would have decriminalized marijuana…

May 8, 2023

Chicago Rejects Call for More Police by Electing Johnson as Mayor

Progressive candidate Brandon Johnson won a tightly contested election on April 4 to be the next mayor of Chicago. Despite…

April 5, 2023

Philippines Pres. Blocks International Probe of Duterte’s Drug War Crimes

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has shut the International Criminal Court (ICC) out of the country as it attempts to…

March 29, 2023

Breonna Taylor Died Three Years Ago. Police Power Is Still Unchecked.

Three years ago today, police killed Breonna Taylor in her home during a no-knock raid. Her death caught the nation’s…

March 13, 2023

City-Level Psychedelic Decrim Still Spreading Fast, But Questions Remain

The city of Ferndale just approved a bill to decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi. It's the fourth city in Michigan…

March 6, 2023

“Regressive Thinking” Ends Syringe, Pipe Distribution at Edmonton Transit Stations

Until recently, Boyle Street Community Services staff had been handing out various harm reduction tools to people who wanted and…

February 21, 2023

Federal Bill Would Take Cops Out of Traffic Enforcement

A member of Congress has a bold plan to take police out of traffic enforcement—with money earmarked to incentivize cities…

February 14, 2023