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Jails and PrisonsNovember 8, 2022
India Spellman Was Wrongfully Convicted When She Was Just 17
That was over a decade ago. When will she walk free?
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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Police and Law EnforcementAugust 31, 2022
The ACLU Fights for Minneapolis
Though international attention has waned, the battle over policing here still rages. Several lawsuits by the ACLU cut to the heart of what’s at stake.
Alyssa Oursler
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Racism and DiscriminationFebruary 23, 2022
In Minneapolis, the Cycle of Police Violence Continues
Amir Locke was sleeping. Daunte Wright was going to the car wash. George Floyd was at the corner store. When and where are Black people safe from police?
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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Police and Law EnforcementJune 25, 2021
Chauvin Is Sentenced to 22.5 Years. But Who Killed Winston Smith?
In early June, law enforcement in Minneapolis killed a 32-year-old Black man named Winston Smith, three miles from where George Floyd was murdered.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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Social JusticeMay 25, 2021
In the Wake of George Floyd
One year ago, George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police. What began as a street corner memorial grew into a semiautonomous zone that is still standing.
Anna DalCortivo and Alyssa Oursler
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Police and Law EnforcementApril 20, 2021
Chauvin Trial Verdict: All Roads Lead to 38th & Chicago
After 10 hours of deliberation, the jury found the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd guilty of murder. But the fight for justice is not over.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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April 19, 2021
Report From the Chauvin Trial: Blitzkrieg at Brooklyn Center
Operation Safety Net, the multiagency task force created for the Derek Chauvin trial, ambushed and arrested protesters outside a suburban police station Friday night.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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Racism and DiscriminationApril 15, 2021
Just Outside Minneapolis, the Next Uprising Is Here
The Chauvin trial is almost over. The officer who killed Daunte Wright appears in Zoom court today.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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April 12, 2021
For Black Lives Matter Protesters, There Are No Days Off
In the midst of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, police in suburban Minneapolis killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man.
Alyssa Oursler and Anna DalCortivo
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Social JusticeApril 9, 2021
Minneapolis Grieves for George Floyd
With the murder trial for officer Derek Chauvin underway, these photos show how activists continue to honor him and other victims of police violence.
Tim Evans, Anna DalCortivo and Alyssa Oursler