Tagged: police accountability
A South Carolina public prosecutor announced today a grand jury has decided to indict the North Charleston police officer responsible for the death of Walter Scott. The case grabbed national attention two months ago...
Cleveland became the latest see to witness demonstrations after the acquittal of a white police officer in the deaths of unarmed black men. Officer Michael Brelo was found not guilty of voluntary manslaughter in...
Chicago is now the first city in the U.S. to enact an ordinance ordering reparations for victims of police torture. Theresa Campagna has the story. Download Audio The emotion was palpable inside of City...
Six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray U.S. Supreme Court finally takes up same-sex marriage Court strikes down law to gag prisoner speech as Mumia Abu Jamal’s health deteriorates Search...
The Baltimore Police Department has turned over the results of their internal investigation into the death of Freddie Gray to the state attorney’s office. Maryland chief prosecutor Marilyn Mosby says the BPD probe will...
A white South Carolina police officer has been charged with murder for killing an apparently unarmed black man. The charges were filed after cell phone video of the shooting was published by the New...
St. Louis County officials have arrested and charged a 20-year-old St. Louis-area man in connection with last week’s shooting in which gunfire injured two police officers who were standing guard outside the Ferguson Police...
The shooting of two police officers outside of Ferguson police headquarters Wednesday night has brought a new round of intense media attention to the St. Louis suburb. Both officers survived the shooting and have...
Justice Department probe finds overwhelming evidence of racial bias in Ferguson, Missouri policing and courts National movement for police accountability renews interest in civilian review boards Homeless veterans in Los Angeles struggle for access...