Law Enforcement
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Ex-Cop Who Set Up Black Inmates to Get Jumped May Become an Inmate Himself
Ware was found guilty of willfully violating the detainees constitutional rights.
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Family of dead Jan. 6 Cop Refuses Republican’s Handshake
The GOP was a shield for police officers until Jan. 6. A fallen cop's family showed them what they thought.
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Neighbor Who Called 911 to Atatiana Jefferson’s House Testifies
The call was not registered as a “welfare check” as the neighbor intended.
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No Black Jurors Selected in Aaron Dean Murder Trial [Update]
Atatiana Jefferson's 11-year-old nephew testified at the officer’s trial.
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Former DA In Ahmaud Arbery Case Finally Gets A Court Date
The long delay for Jackie Johnson shows how race and privilege helps some people avoid accountability.
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Cops Plead Not Guilty to Charges in Randy Cox Case [Update]
They were charged with mere misdemeanors after Cox was left paralyzed from the encounter.
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188 Convictions Wiped Clean In Manhattan Because of Dirty Cops
District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr.'s office is reviewing hundreds of others
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Justice Department Investigating Cops’ Denial of Mental Health Services In Oklahoma
It's the second investigation launched by the Civil Rights Division this week
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Justice Department Launches Investigation Into Massachusetts Police Department
For the second time in recent months, DOJ is looking into cops in the state.
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2 Former Cops Plead Guilty to Violently Assaulting a Black Trans Woman
Maybe Kansas City will see police accountability after all.