Baltimore Undergoes ‘Total Makeover’ of Police Department In light of the Freddie Gray case, the BPD now emphasizes the “sanctity of life” and de-escalation strategies, CNN reports. Shani Saxon Jul 7, 2021 11:01AM ET
Activists Launch National Campaign to Ban ‘No-Knock’ Police Raids Campaign Zero is working with 37 city and state governments to pass comprehensive legislation that will better protect civilians. Shani Saxon Dec 4, 2020 3:15PM EST
Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration's Report on Law Enforcement The ruling says the commission “lacked the diversity necessary to address issues plaguing policing.” The ruling is in response to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s lawsuit against the administration. Shani Saxon Oct 5, 2020 1:11PM EDT
Reform, Abolish or Defund the Police—Explained Advocates and policy experts say reform is about budgets. Abolition is about the community taking charge. N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 3, 2020 10:00AM EDT
Vallejo Police Officers Performed Ritual to Celebrate Each Time They Killed on the Job The “secretive clique” of cops in Vallejo, California, bent the corners on their badges to mark fatal shootings, per a new investigative report. Shani Saxon Jul 30, 2020 3:46PM EDT
Millions Demand Justice for Elijah McClain Following Death in Police Custody State officials will reexamine the 2019 death of the 23-year-old, who died after Aurora, Colorado, officers put him in a chokehold. Shani Saxon Jun 25, 2020 2:31PM EDT
