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
Arpaio Announces a New “Crime Suppression” Sweep
From AZCentral: “Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced another illegal-immigration enforcement operation for this weekend in Phoenix, marking...
Feb 26, 2010
NOLA Cop Admits to Cover-Up
From the Times-Picayune: “Admitting a cover-up of shocking breadth, a former New Orleans police supervisor pleaded guilty to a federal...
Feb 15, 2010
Checkpoint = CashCow
From Mother Jones: “Sobriety checkpoints in California are increasingly turning into profitable operations for local police...
Feb 2, 2010
Police Harassment in NYC
From Bob Herbert at the NYT Editorial Desk: “Statistics will be out shortly about the total number of people who were stopped and frisked...
