News

“Broken Windows” and the Memphis SCORPION Unit

Marjorie Cohn / Truthout Feb 6, 2023 “Broken Windows Policing” Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Social Justice

Police Violence Reached an All-time High Last Year

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Jan 20, 2023 There is much data suggesting that more police funding means more violence and death. And yet, police departments remain flush with cash. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Race

Are Police Helicopters Worth the Cost?

Angelika Albaladejo / Capital & Main Dec 2, 2022 As advocates and academics question the impact of flights over neighborhoods, police departments lack persuasive evidence of crime-fighting effectiveness. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

California Police Report Almost No Racial Profiling

DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Mar 10, 2019 The panel overseeing the nation's first attempt to track such complaints against police wants to encourage more people to come forward. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sacramento Police Officers Who Killed Stephon Clark Won’t Be Charged

DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Mar 5, 2019 California's attorney general finds that the officers reasonably believed the unarmed black man had a gun as he approached them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Residential Racism

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Feb 8, 2019 The author examines 'Sundown towns'—all-white communities that kept out minorities with laws, threats and violence—in the context of Trump era racism and #BlackLivesMatter. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software Is Prone to Racial Profiling, Report Says

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Jul 26, 2018 An ACLU test of the tech giant’s Rekognition product confirms consumer advocates’ fears. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Racial Profiling Goes Unchecked in Immigration Enforcement

By Kavitha Surana / ProPublica Jun 8, 2018 A Pennsylvania judge heard uncontested evidence that ICE agents violated constitutional rights during an arrest last year, but that wasn’t enough to stop deportation proceedings. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Texting Ban May Soon Be Enforced in Florida

Staff / Truthdig Dec 30, 2017 Florida, with some of the nation's deadliest roads, is one of the last states to not fully ban texting while driving, but it will soon consider a bill that would. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Truthdig Holiday Animations, Past and Present (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2017 Truthdig's holiday animations are an annual tradition. Enjoy a look back at them from over the years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Jeff Sessions’ ‘Failure to Remember’ Cited in Defense of Cop Who Killed Walter Scott

Kali Holloway / AlterNet Nov 30, 2017 The attorney general's defense is now being used by lawyers for South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who killed the unarmed Walter Scott. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Innocent

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