Lawsuit Claims Chicago Police Conducted Illegal Strip Searches in Public Lawsuit Claims Chicago Police Conducted Illegal Strip Searches in Public
One plaintiff also alleges that an officer charged her with drug possession on planted heroin.
Jan 31, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Could an Interpreter Have Prevented NYPD Officers From Bloodying an 84-Year-Old Jaywalker? Could an Interpreter Have Prevented NYPD Officers From Bloodying an 84-Year-Old Jaywalker?
Kang Wong’s case highlights the need for language access services in police departments.
Jan 21, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Two Cops Found Not Guilty in the Fatal Beating of a Schizophrenic, Homeless Man Two Cops Found Not Guilty in the Fatal Beating of a Schizophrenic, Homeless Man
Surveillance footage of Kelly Thomas’s death in 2011 sparked national outcry.
Jan 14, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Following Teen’s Death in Custody Police Use Tear Gas on Protesters Following Teen’s Death in Custody
Police violently dispersed a crowd of about 150 people in Durnham, North Carolina, during a vigil in which supporters demanded answers after the death of a teenager, who managed to...
Dec 23, 2013 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women The Normalization of Violence Against Black Women
The House stood and applauded the shooting death of Miriam Carey, further perpetuating the idea that black women’s lives are not worth as much as others.
Oct 8, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What? Rahm Emanuel Apologizes For Police Torture. Now What?
The City of Chicago has paid tens of millions of dollars in settlements with victims of brutality under Police Commander Jon Burge. But justice is far from done—and some vict...
Sep 18, 2013 / Flint Taylor
Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell Respectability Politics Won’t Save Us: On the Death of Jonathan Ferrell
You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.
Sep 16, 2013 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Will There Be Justice for NYPD Victim Ramarley Graham? Will There Be Justice for NYPD Victim Ramarley Graham?
How the shooting death of the unarmed teenager sparked new activism against police violence in the Bronx.
Aug 21, 2013 / Lucy McKeon
When Cops Criminalize the Disabled When Cops Criminalize the Disabled
Ethan Saylor died because police responded with rapid and unnecessary force to his disability. I worry, not only for my son with Down Syndrome, but for all others who face similar ...
Aug 1, 2013 / David M. Perry
Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire Stop-and-Frisk Under Fire
An aggressive, racially charged stop-and-frisk captured on audio helped raise the debate about the police tactic.
May 2, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room