Tag: policing
NYC Over-Polices Subway at the Expense of Marginalized People
In September, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates public transit in New York ...
San Diego Law Enforcement’s “Obscene” Targeting of POC With Mental Illness
The sheriff deputies of San Diego County and San Diego cops have disproportionately policed ...
Trump Wants War With Mexico’s So-Called Drug Cartels
Nine US citizens belonging to a Mormon community in Mexico were killed on November ...
A TSA Officer Sexually Assaulted Me: Know Your Rights
The first person I interviewed for this story—days before I knew I would write ...
Iowa Cops Denied Medical Care to Arrested Man Who Died of Meth Intoxication
I need to go to the hospital,” Alex Billmeyer told police officers as he ...
Eric Garner’s Mother Speaks Out Against Proposed NYC Menthols Ban
Gwendolyn Carr, the mother of Eric Garner—who was killed by NYPD police officer Daniel ...
Politicians, Cops Skirt Responsibility for NYC’s New Jails
Do you think we need more jails?” I ask. It’s cold and grey. I’m ...
The Women Wrongfully Convicted by Drug War Prosecutors
Any wrongful conviction is a human tragedy,” tweeted Sister Helen Prejan, a renowned author ...
NYPD Misconduct Complaints Are Surging (But Blamed on “Anti-Cop Sentiment”)
New Yorkers are filing complaints against New York Police Department (NYPD) officers in numbers ...
A Cop Killed Her 17-Year-Old Grandson. She Fights to Transform Portland.
The first thing he did with my family was tell a lie,” Donna Hayes, ...
