Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-NYPD Cop On Trial For Jan. 6th Riot Claims "Self-Defense"Here's what his defense tells us about American policingByKeith ReedPublishedApril 27, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPolice Decision in Cedric Lofton Case Prompts Advocates To Demand JusticeThe 17-year-old Black teenager died in police custody at Kansas juvenile center, leaving community members wanting…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedApril 26, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityOfficers who Tased Jim Rogers to Death Appeal Termination [UPDATED]The five officers involved are appealing the decision to be terminated but are also facing a lawsuit for the use of…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 8, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityTexas Court Denies the Appeal of Amber Guyger, the Ex-cop Who Killed Botham Jean In His ApartmentBotham Jean's Killer: Amber Guyger will remain in prison after she was denied an appeal by the Texas Court of…ByKeith ReedPublishedMarch 31, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAutopsy: Black Man was Shot 4 Times by Off-Duty NC DeputyJason Walker, 37, suffered injuries to his head, back, chest and thigh.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 25, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityOfficer Who Shot and Killed 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant Cleared from Criminal ChargesThe grand jury found Officer Nicholas Reardon's use of deadly force justified because Ma'Khia was armed with a knife.ByKalyn WomackPublishedMarch 14, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThree Former Minneapolis Cops Guilty of Violating George Floyd's Civil RightsKeung, Thou and Lane could face up to life in prisonByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBen Crump Takes the Case of NJ Teenager Cuffed By CopsVideo of the altercation between Z'kye Husain and Bridgewater Police went viralByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 18, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWarrants Issued for Dallas Officers who Shot BLM ProtestorsThe officers who fired rubber bullets into a crowd of protestors, resulting in severe injuries, are being held…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality18 Austin Cops Might Soon Be Charged Over 2020 Protest BrutalityThe Texas city's police department is the focus of police reform debateByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Man Dies in Police Custody: Incident Report Says No FoulPlayThe death of Damien Cameron in July 2021 is under investigation as recent reports conflict with the initial incident…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThe Warrant that Led to Amir Locke’s Death was Meant for His CousinMinneapolis SWAT team obtained a warrant for the arrest of Amir Locke's teenaged cousin who was suspected to be…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMinneapolis Mayor Halts No-Knock Warrants: Black Mothers Call for Police Accountability [UPDATED]Following Mayor Jacob Frey stopping the issuing of no-knock warrants, Black mothers organized to call for the…ByKalyn WomackPublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityJury Questioning Delayed In Trial of Former Louisville Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor's DeathFormer Louisville police officer Brett Hankison is charged with three counts of felony wanton endangerment for the…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPittsburgh Wants to Fire Cops Involved in Black Man’s Death, but It Can’tA city law and a personnel move are holding up the processByKeith ReedPublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityFormer Cop in Breonna Taylor Case Wants Media Banned From Jury SelectionBrett Hankison's trial for wanton endangerment starts next weekByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 27, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCourt Blocks DA Investigating Cops Involved in Black Man's DeathThe movement for justice for Jim Rogers in Pittsburgh continuesByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality3 Former Officers Involved in George Floyd’s Death Face Federal ChargesThe three officers who aided Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd are facing federal and state charges.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJanuary 20, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityReal-Life Baltimore Police Corruption Report Reads Like Storyline for A Sixth Season of The WireA novel-length report on a massive cop corruption scandal is riveting and scary readingByKeith ReedPublishedJanuary 14, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWhat Doesn’t Inglewood Want You to Know About Its Cops?Police departments nationwide are hiding records of police misconductByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 30, 2021