Tag: police brutality

On Wednesday, Judge Barry Williams denied motions to dismiss charges against the officers who were responsible for the killing of Freddie Gray. Will justice be served?

“We can live in a world where the police don’t kill people by limiting police intervention, improving community interactions and ensuring accountability.” Derek Royden takes a look at Campaign Zero’s police reform proposals.

The U.S. needs real heroes and public safety professionals to help protect human rights. The U.S. does not need power hungry bullies trying to control the lives of citizens. It is time to make a change.

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has recently been the target of multiple Justice Department investigations. And here's one of huge concern after Sheriff’s Deputies recently shot a mentally ill man to death.

A SWAT team raids the wrong home in Worcester, MA where Marianne Diaz and her children were asleep during the pre-dawn hours when a gang of heavily armed men stormed the house. This botched raid is “troubling.”

An undercover investigation at Shelby County Corrections revealed corruption after four deputies were indicted for attempting to smuggle and distribute OxyContin inside the facility. Are Illicit activities running rampant in our prisons?

Pemiscot County sheriff’s deputies allegedly refused to give Michael Robinson medical treatment until he became too weak to hold up his own head. Robinson later died, prompting an investigation into his time in jail.

After fellow officers admitted that a police shooting in Fairfax County was not clean, the officer who shot and killed the victim was recently fired and charged with murder. It's about time officers are being held accountable.

While a bystander is disputing the killing of a 15-year-old boy suspected of stealing a car this weekend, the officers have not been identified, but have been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation.

In the last month, there have been at least 13 people who've died in police custody. Now the New York attorney general is investigating the death of Raynette Turner, 42, who was found dead in her holding cell.