Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementHow Does a Cop Mistake a Miscellaneous Object for a Gun?A wallet, a phone and even a sandwich could pose a threat.ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 22, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKicking Off 2023 with Another Cop Facing a Felony [Update]There are even more awaiting trial or sentencing in the killings of Black men.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedJanuary 3, 2023
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityAtatiana Jefferson’s Killer Gets Sentenced to 11 Years PrisonThe jury gave him a lighter punishment than the life sentence he could have received.ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 20, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementAtatiana Jefferson’s Killer Should've Never Been a Cop, Psychologist TestifiesThe ex-cop was found guilty in Jefferson’s murder and faces 20 years in prison.ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 16, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCongress Passes A Bill To Fund De-Escalation Training For Cops. Will It Make A Difference?It will now go to President Biden's office desk for his signature.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedDecember 15, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityI Hope J. Alexander Keung Never Gets FreeThe only Black officer convicted in the death of George Floyd deserves much more time than a court can give him.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 10, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityEx-Cop Who Set Up Black Inmates to Get Jumped May Become an Inmate HimselfWare was found guilty of willfully violating the detainees constitutional rights.ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 7, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFamily of dead Jan. 6 Cop Refuses Republican's HandshakeThe GOP was a shield for police officers until Jan. 6. A fallen cop's family showed them what they thought.ByKeith ReedPublishedDecember 7, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementNeighbor Who Called 911 to Atatiana Jefferson’s House TestifiesThe call was not registered as a “welfare check” as the neighbor intended.ByKalyn WomackPublishedDecember 7, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementNo Black Jurors Selected in Aaron Dean Murder Trial [Update]Atatiana Jefferson's 11-year-old nephew testified at the officer’s trial.ByKalyn WomackUpdatedDecember 6, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementFormer DA In Ahmaud Arbery Case Finally Gets A Court DateThe long delay for Jackie Johnson shows how race and privilege helps some people avoid accountability.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 30, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCops Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Randy Cox Case [Update]They were charged with mere misdemeanors after Cox was left paralyzed from the encounter.ByKeith ReedUpdatedJanuary 11, 2023
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw Enforcement188 Convictions Wiped Clean In Manhattan Because of Dirty CopsDistrict Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s office is reviewing hundreds of othersByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 18, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementJustice Department Investigating Cops' Denial of Mental Health Services In OklahomaIt's the second investigation launched by the Civil Rights Division this weekByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 17, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementJustice Department Launches Investigation Into Massachusetts Police DepartmentFor the second time in recent months, DOJ is looking into cops in the state.ByKeith ReedPublishedNovember 15, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice Brutality2 Former Cops Plead Guilty to Violently Assaulting a Black Trans WomanMaybe Kansas City will see police accountability after all.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 15, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityHer Son Was Killed By Police During A Mental Health Crisis, So She Decided to Forge Another PathBlack families need somewhere other than police to turn-to when a loved one is in crisis, so this Black mother…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedNovember 14, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityThree Ex-Police Officers, Charged in Shooting of Eight-Year Old, Plead Guilty to Reckless EndangermentThe former officers, who were originally charged with manslaughter after reportedly firing in the direction of a…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedNovember 11, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw Enforcement2 Officers Charged in Horrifying Train Crash of Police Car with Suspect InsideIt’s a miracle the suspect is still alive and walking.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 8, 2022
Criminal JusticeLaw EnforcementCriminal JusticeLaw EnforcementKansas City Police Will Settle Lawsuits Rather Than Reform The DepartmentGuess how many settlements they reached already in 2022.ByKalyn WomackPublishedNovember 8, 2022