Marchers Demand Justice for Ramarley Graham Marchers Demand Justice for Ramarley Graham
“We want a movement,” says the mother of the teen who was killed by cops.
Jul 26, 2012 / Lucy McKeon
Chicago’s Dark Legacy of Police Torture Chicago’s Dark Legacy of Police Torture
Illinois has shuttered a commission formed to examine the cases of prisoners who say they were abused under Chicago’s former Police Commander Jon Burge years ago. But a truth...
Jul 19, 2012 / Liliana Segura
New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death New Videos Shed Light on Immigrant’s Brutal Death
Mexican immigrant Anastasio Hernández Rojas was surrounded and brutally beaten by more than a dozen border patrol officials.
Apr 24, 2012 / Press Room
US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO] US Border Patrol’s Excessive Force [VIDEO]
The deaths of eight people along the US-Mexican border in two years raises questions about the US Border Patrol’s excessive use of force.
Apr 20, 2012 / Press Room
Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California Police, Protests and Pepper Spray in California
According to a new report, the pepper spraying of peacefully protesting UC Davis students last year “should and could have been prevented.”
Apr 18, 2012 / Tom Hayden
Occupy and the Right to Protest Occupy and the Right to Protest
Could litigation over the Occupy movement strengthen First Amendment rights for protesters?
Apr 13, 2012 / Laura Bolt
Despite the History of Brutality, We Must Reform, Not Abandon, the Police Despite the History of Brutality, We Must Reform, Not Abandon, the Police
Only the government can assume the role of policing and protecting Americans.
Mar 21, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Nation Conversations: Norm Stamper: The Police Are Not the Military Nation Conversations: Norm Stamper: The Police Are Not the Military
The militarization of our police forces has turned a vital public-safety institution against its own people.
Dec 8, 2011 / The Nation
Former Seattle Police Chief: His Reaction to WTO Protests Was the ‘Worst Decision of My 34-Year Career’ Former Seattle Police Chief: His Reaction to WTO Protests Was the ‘Worst Decision of My 34-Year Career’
“When you have people in leadership positions who are not exercising self-discipline and restraint, it’s reasonable to expect their followers to do likewise,” sai...
Nov 30, 2011 / Press Room
Former Seattle Police Chief: Police Forces ‘Haven’t Learned From Our Mistakes’ Former Seattle Police Chief: Police Forces ‘Haven’t Learned From Our Mistakes’
Drawing on his own struggle to ethically police Seattle's WTO protests in the 1990s, former Seattle Police Chief Stamper urges police forces to strike an appropriate balance betwee...
Nov 16, 2011 / Press Room