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Don't Call 911: America's Policing and Healthcare Systems Fail Black People With Mental Health Challenges
Kayla Moore. Ezell Ford. Deborah Danner. Marcus-David Peters. Pamela Turner. Each of these Black people were killed by police. They all dealt with mental health challenges. In this country, folks with mental health concerns are 16 times more likely to be killed by law enforcement. And as calls to defund and abolish America’s police grow…
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L.A. City Council Approves $1,500,000 Settlement in Police Killing of Ezell Ford
Just two weeks after Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey declined to press charges against the two Los Angeles police officers responsible for shooting and killing Ezell Ford, the Los Angeles City Council has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Ford’s family. Ford’s 2014 killing came just days after Michael…
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L.A. County District Attorney Target of Recall Effort After Not Filing Charges in Ezell Ford Killing
Civil rights activists announced Monday that they will begin a recall effort against Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey after she failed to bring charges against the two police officers responsible for the shooting death of Ezell Ford. The Los Angeles Times reports that author and activist Earl Ofari Hutchinson said at a Los…
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LAPD Officers Who Shot and Killed Ezell Ford Will Not Face Charges
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that it will not be filing charges against the two police officers involved in the 2014 shooting death of Ezell Ford. In a 28-page report (pdf) with most of the officers’ statements redacted, the Justice System Integrity Division of the district attorney’s office determined that Officers…
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Parents of Ezell Ford Settle Lawsuit With City of Los Angeles
The parents of a mentally ill man who was shot and killed by Los Angeles police officers in 2014 have settled their wrongful death and state civil rights lawsuit with the city, the Los Angeles Times reports. Attorneys for the parents of Ezell Ford and the city of Los Angeles reportedly reached a tentative settlement…