Mistaken Identity Leads To 14-Year-Old With Autism Being Tased By Police
In #Dolton #Illinois, 14-year-old #AvariusThompson, who has #autism, was tased by #police in a case that the family argues was mistaken...
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Jan 271 min read
Children Are More Likely To End Up In Foster Care When Families Need Housing Due To State Policy
Brittany Wise, a 35-year-old single mother with eight children, faced a difficult situation in Cobb County, #Georgia. After receiving an...
Jan 261 min read
Police Misconduct By 141 Officers Over 4 Years Cost Taxpayers $142.8 Million
Between 2019 and 2022, #Chicago taxpayers footed a $142.8 million bill for lawsuits involving 141 #police officers accused of multiple...
Jan 251 min read
Officers Who Beat Theo Luhaka Get Suspended Jail Terms
In a recent trial in #France, #police officers involved in a 2017 incident that left Theo Luhaka disabled received mixed sentences,...
Jan 231 min read
Mistaken Identity Leads To 14-Year-Old With Autism Being Tased By Police
In #Dolton #Illinois, 14-year-old #AvariusThompson, who has #autism, was tased by #police in a case that the family argues was mistaken...
Jan 131 min read
French Police Go To Trial Over Excessive Force Of Black Man That Left Him With Anal Injuries & Disability
Three #French policemen are on trial for allegedly using excessive force during the 2017 arrest of Theodore Luhaka, a young Black man,...
Jan 111 min read
Killings By Police Reached Record High In 2023 According To Reports
In #2023, U.S. #police killed a record 1,232 people, marking the deadliest year for police #homicides in over a decade, according to...
Jan 101 min read
Bodycam Footage Of Unarmed 11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry Being Being Shot At His Home Released As Shooter Remains On Police Force
Newly released body camera footage reveals a disturbing incident in Indianola, #Mississippi, where an unarmed 11-year-old boy named...
Jan 101 min read
Over 200 More Bodies Found In Unmarked Graves Behind A State Jail Following Dexter Wade Case
In #Jackson, #Mississippi, a disturbing discovery of 215 bodies in unmarked graves behind a state jail has emerged, leaving families of...
Jan 71 min read
State Police Are Now Required To State Reason For Traffic Stops Before Questioning Drivers
Starting this year, a new law in #California mandates that #police officers inform drivers of the reason for being pulled over before...
Jan 71 min read
Former Officer Randy Roedema Sentenced To 14 Months For Role In Elijah McClain's Death
Former #Colorado police officer Randy Roedema was sentenced to 14 months in jail and 4 years of probation for the 2019 death of...
Jan 71 min read
Police Involved Death Of Breonte Johnson-Davis Sr. Leads To Protest
Activist groups are organizing a press conference and march at the Palmetto #Police Department, protesting the alleged police brutality...
Dec 21, 20232 min read
Officer Won't Be Charged For Shooting 11-Year-Old Aderrien Murry In The Chest
In #Mississippi, a grand jury concluded that Sgt. Greg Capers, an officer who shot 11-year-old Aderrien Murry, did not engage in criminal...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Police Lawyers In The Case Of Manuel Ellis Blame Drugs, Not Being Choked & Shocked
In the trial of three #Washington state #police officers charged in the 2020 death of #ManuelEllis, a Black man, defense attorneys argued...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Police Department Addresses Viral Video Of Student Resource Officer Slamming
A video circulating on social media depicts a #school resource officer (#SRO) in Garden City, #Kansas, slamming a student to the ground...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Two Police Officers Charged With Excessive Force In 2020 Protest Arrests Are Acquitted
Two #Indianapolis #police officers, Jonathan Horlock and Nathaniel Schauwecker, were acquitted of charges related to the use of excessive...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
McFarland Police Department Sparks Outrage Over Baton Beating Caught On Video
The McFarland #Police Department is facing scrutiny after a video surfaced on social media, showing officers beating a man with a baton...
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Inquiry Finds That Pharmacies Including CVS Health and Walmart Shared Medical Data To Police
In a recent congressional inquiry, major pharmacy chains, encompassing #CVS Health, #Kroger, and #RiteAid, disclosed the provision of...
Dec 15, 20232 min read
Lawmakers Move Forward With Bill That'll Allow Jersey City Board To Issue Subpoenas In Police Abuse
#NewJersey state lawmakers moved forward on a criminal justice reform measure that aims to enhance accountability for #police officers....
Dec 15, 20231 min read
10-Year-Old Boy Who Was Detained For Urinating In Public Gets Three Months Probation & More
In August, a 10-year-old boy in Senatobia, #Mississippi, found himself in a legal predicament after being witnessed urinating in public...
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