Tag: policing
Watch: Cops and a Judge Demand Harm Reduction to Fight Overdose
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) is a nonprofit organization of current and former ...
Bigoted Facebook Post Shines Light on Sheriffs Who Run Our Jails
A recent discovery about an elected Georgia sheriff threw unflattering light on those charged ...
As Major Report Estimates 5 Million Jailed Each Year, What Now?
At any given moment, there are roughly 600,000 people languishing in local American jails. ...
Study Author Explains Extent to Which Police Violence Is a Public Health Hazard
On August 5, the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a ...
El Chapo’s Trial Was a Drug-War Propaganda Circus
Extraditing drug dealers from around the world to stand trial in the States is ...
Inside the Philippines Prison That Sparked Duterte’s Murderous Drug War
Twenty-three thousand dead. That’s the latest estimate—and maybe a low one—of people killed by ...
How Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutors Gang Up Against Reform
Conservative district attorneys often seem like they are at one-on-one political war with their ...
“When They See Us” Depicts Gaslighting as a Form of Police Abuse
Listen to me, Tron. I need you to do what the police want you ...
Massive Philly Cocaine Bust Is Yet Another Action With Collateral Damage
Customs officials in Philadelphia made an unexpected discovery on June 18 during a routine ...
Could Ending Asset Forfeiture Be a First Step Towards Reparations?
Coinciding with Juneteenth, a day honoring the emancipation of enslaved peoples, Congress held the ...
