Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAutopsy Rules Black Kansas Teen’s Death in Custody a HomicideThe autopsy contradicts the original preliminary report that 17-year-old Cedric Lofton received "no life-threatening…ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 28, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityIn Wake of Breonna Taylor Shooting, Kentucky Task Force Concludes and Gives Suggestions for Search Warrant ProcessThe 18-person panel gives various recommendations on how to improve the search warrant processByMurjani RawlsPublishedDecember 22, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityClosing Arguments Given in Kim Potter Trial, Jury Begins DeliberationsIn closing arguments, the defense asserts that 20-year-old Daunte Wright caused his own death.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 20, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Police Chief Who Resigned After Daunte Wright Shooting Says Kim Potter Is 'a Fine Officer'Former police chief Tim Gannon testified that with “all the data in front of me, I saw no violation.”ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 17, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Cop Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson Will Stay Free Until MayTexas judge grants another delay in Aaron Dean's murder trialByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 16, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityDerek Chauvin Expected to Change Plea on Civil Rights ChargeThe ex-cop convicted of killing George Floyd is trying to save himself from more prison timeByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 14, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCali Cops Under Investigation for Racist EmailsSome officers had been involved with prior deaths of Black menByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 9, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityMostly White Jury Chosen for Kim Potter Trial in the Death of Daunte WrightThe jurors were asked their opinions about Black Lives Matter, law enforcement and the criminal justice system.ByRachel PilgrimPublishedDecember 6, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Deputy Who Killed Black Man in Ohio Charged with MurderJason Meade shot Casey Goodson Jr. in the back; could face life sentenceByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 2, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityWhite Police Officer Lied on Report to Justify Arresting Black Man in CaliforniaThe former officer is on trial for filing a false reportByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 2, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNew Prosecutors Taking On Old Police Misconduct CasesReformist DAs are reopening cases where cops had been let off by their predecessorsByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityKim Potter, the Officer Who Fatally Shot Daunte Wright, Set To Testify in Her TrialThe ex-Minnesota police officer who shot the Black motorist will take the standByNoah A. McGeePublishedDecember 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCop Who Killed Pharrell's Cousin Gets OffA grand jury declined to charge Virginia Beach officer in March shootingByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 1, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityReport: Florida's Prison System is Filled With White Supremacist GuardsRacist Correctional officers are terrorizing Black prisoners while the state looks the other wayByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNow playing Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Woman Forgives White Cop Who Nearly Killed HerJulia Crews now faces no jail time for "accidental" shooting of Ashley Fountain HallByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 23, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityBlack Chicago Family Files Lawsuit Against CPD, Accuses Officers of Pointing Guns at Family—Including 2 Young Black GirlsThere's no reason Black people should feel unsafe around police, especially while they're in their own home, yet…ByZack LinlyPublishedAugust 5, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cops Arrest Black Man After Answering Mental Health Call. One Cop Sics Police Dog on Him for Seemingly No ReasonAn investigation has reportedly been launched and the victim is expected to sue the department. Video shows just how…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityPolice Shootings Continue Despite Protests, Reform Promises and the Pandemic. Cops Are Using Crime Victim Laws to Shield Their IdentitiesAre fatal police shootings getting more or less prevalent? Here's a story that doesn't really answer that question,…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityVideo Shows White Texas Deputy Laying on Black Teen as She Screams 'I Can't Breathe'The video is disturbing, and the fact that this kind of thing keeps happening to young Black people is even more…ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 30, 2021
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAurora, Colo., Cop Faces Felony Charges, Accused of Beating Black Man With Pistol and Choking Him in Violent ArrestApparently, all the anti-police violence protests in the world won't prevent more cases of police violence.ByZack LinlyPublishedJuly 28, 2021