May 19, 2010
Appeals Court says OPD Planted Gun
From the Chronicle: “A federal appeals court upheld $3.7 million in damages Tuesday against the city of Oakland and two police officers...
May 16, 2010
Cinco de Mayo in San Jose
From IndyBay: “During Cinco de Mayo celebrations, residents of San José faced daytime checkpoints, citations, and arrests on a scale not...
May 13, 2010
Prison Abuse in CA “Behavior Modification Units”
From the Sacramento Bee here and here: “A Bee investigation into the behavior units, including signed affidavits, conversations and...
May 12, 2010
In New York – Minorities Stopped 9 Times More Often Than Whites
From the NYT: “According to the analysis of the 2009 raw data by the Center for Constitutional Rights, nearly 490,000 blacks and Latinos...
May 7, 2010
7 year-old Aiyana Jones Murdered by Detriot Cops
From Adrienne Maree Brown at Feministing: “there is no justice. not for aiyana stanley jones. there is punishment, and perhaps...
Apr 28, 2010
Cops in Fresno are Blood Thirsty Thugs! – A New Report Finds
From Alternet: “A California Public Records Act Request uncovered a previously withheld list of 27 Fresno police officers involved in...
Apr 28, 2010
Arpaio Announces a New “Crime Suppression” Sweep
From AZCentral: “Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced another illegal-immigration enforcement operation for this weekend in Phoenix, marking...
