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Racial disparities, the cost of policing, and more
PRISON POLICY INITIATIVE UPDATES
for June 5, 2020
Showing how mass incarceration harms communities and our national welfare
Prison Policy Initiative
Ten key facts about policing: Highlights from our work
Police disproportionately target Black and other marginalized people in stops, arrests, and use of force; and are increasingly called upon to respond to problems, such as homelessness, that are unrelated to public safety.
by Wendy Sawyer

Many of the worst features of mass incarceration — such as racial disparities in prisons — can be traced back to policing. Our research on the policies that impact justice-involved and incarcerated people therefore often intersects with policing issues. Now, at a time when police practices, budgets, and roles in society are at the center of the national conversation about criminal justice, we have compiled our key work related to policing (and our discussions of other researchers’ work) in one briefing.



1. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. experience the threat or use of force by police annually, and they are disproportionately Black and Latinx.

The scale of police use of force is an important fact in and of itself, made more troubling by the racial disparities evident in police stops and use of force. In a national survey, Black respondents were more likely to be stopped by police than white or Latinx respondents, and both Black and Latinx respondents were more likely to be stopped multiple times over the course of a year than white respondents.

use of force by race chart
The survey also showed that when they initiated a stop, police were twice as likely to threaten or use force against Black and Latinx respondents than whites. These disparate experiences have predictable effects on public trust in police: white respondents were more likely to view police use of force as legitimate and more likely to seek help from police than were people of color.



2. Over 4.9 million people are arrested each year.

In all, there are over 10 million arrests in the U.S. each year, but many people are arrested multiple times per year. From responses to a national survey, we estimate that at least 4.9 million unique individuals are arrested and jailed each year, and at least one in four of those individuals are arrested more than once in the same year.

unique arrests per year graph
The massive scale of these police responses means that an estimated 77 million people are now saddled with a criminal record.



3. Most policing has little to do with real threats to public safety: the vast majority of arrests are for low-level offenses. Only 5% of all arrests are for serious violent offenses.

The "massive misdemeanor system" in the U.S. is an important but overlooked contributor to overcriminalization and mass incarceration. For behaviors as benign as jaywalking or sitting on a sidewalk, an estimated 13 million misdemeanor charges sweep droves of Americans into the criminal justice system each year (and that's excluding civil violations and speeding). And while misdemeanor charges may sound like small potatoes, they carry serious financial, personal, and social costs, especially for defendants but also for broader society, which finances the enforcement of these minor violations, the processing of these court cases, and all of the unnecessary incarceration that comes with them.



4. Policing criminal law violations costs taxpayers over $63 billion each year.

Policing costs the public $126.4 billion per year, nationwide. In our report about the fiscal costs of mass incarceration to the government and families of justice-involved people, we used only half of that figure – $63.2 billion – because only about half of police work is devoted to criminal law enforcement. The other half is spent on things unrelated to criminal law violations, such as traffic control, responding to civil disputes, and administration.

cost of policing graph
Even at half the total cost of policing, $63.2 billion represents a huge public investment in criminalization. As many Americans are questioning the role of police in society, they should know just how much money is available to redirect to more humane community-based responses to social problems.



5. People who are Black and/or poor are more likely to be arrested, and to be arrested repeatedly.

People who are arrested and jailed are often among the most socially and economically marginalized in society. The overrepresentation of Black men and women among people who are arrested is largely reflective of persistent residential segregation and racial profiling, which subject Black individuals and communities to greater surveillance and increased likelihood of police stops and searches. Poverty, unemployment, and educational exclusion are also factors strongly correlated with likelihood of arrest.

income of people with multiple arrests graph


6. People with mental illnesses or substance use disorders are also more likely to be arrested, and to be arrested repeatedly.

People who are arrested often have serious health needs that cannot and should not be addressed through incarceration. Even a few days in jail can be devastating for people with serious mental health and medical needs, as they are cut off from their medications, support systems, and regular healthcare providers. Even worse, many people are arrested in the midst of a health crisis, such as mental distress or substance use withdrawal.

health of people with multiple arrests graph
History has shown that jails are unable to provide effective mental health and medical care to incarcerated people, and too often, jailing people with serious health problems has lethal consequences.



7. Women make up a growing share of arrests and report much more use of force than they did 20 years ago, with Black women most likely to be targeted.

The experiences of women and girls – especially Black women and other women of color – are often lost in the national conversation about policing. But of course women, too, are subject to racial profiling, use of excessive force, and any number of violations of their rights and dignity by police. Our analysis of national data shows that women now make up over a quarter of all arrests, with an estimated 2.8 million arrests in 2018. At the same time, the use of force has become much more common among women: the number of women who experienced police use of force (about 250,000) was 3.5 times greater in 2015 compared to 1999.

use of force incidents by gender graph
A closer examination of the data also reveals racial disparities in police stops, arrests, and use of force involving women. Black women are more likely than white or Latina women to be stopped while driving, and Black women are arrested 3 times as often as white women and twice as often as Latinas during police stops. Black women also report experiencing police use of force at higher rates than white or Latina women. With an estimated 12 million women per year experiencing police-initiated encounters – many of which involve searches, use of force, and other traumatizing experiences – the harms of policing to women demand more attention.



8. Disabled people represent a disproportionate number of those stopped, arrested, and killed by police.

As the ACLU of Southern California and the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law report, many criminalized behaviors targeted by law enforcement are related to disability: substance use (often used as self-medication for pain and other symptoms), homelessness (and estimated 78% of people in shelters have a disability), and atypical reactions to social cues, which may be interpreted as "disorderly conduct." The Ruderman Foundation reports that in police use-of-force incidents, the media and police often blame disabled people for their own victimization, especially by characterizing disabled people of color as "threatening" and "refusing to comply."

The frequent use of police as first responders to individuals in crisis only compounds these problems. Too often, officers who are called to help individuals get medical treatment end up shooting them instead. Public funds should be redirected to community health providers to handle mental and physical health crises, rather than trying to meet this critical need with militarized police forces.



9. Data confirms that police treat Black Americans with less respect.

A Stanford University analysis of police bodycam footage from nearly 1,000 vehicle stops substantiates what Black Americans already know: police officers treat Black people differently than they do whites. This study, discussed in our briefing, finds that "police officers speak significantly less respectfully to black than to white community members in everyday traffic stops," and that this happens irrespective of officer race, severity of the infraction, and outcome of the stop. These findings lend important context to the racial disparities observed in police encounters.



10. State and federal law enforcement practices target poor Black and Latinx residents.

Separate reports focusing on policing in Chicago revealed that two law enforcement strategies justified as ways to protect communities – drug stings and asset forfeiture – set low-income people of color up to fail. Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) arranged drug stings that set up fake drug stash houses and lured people into committing new crimes. But they didn't single out just anyone: At least 91% of the time, agents targeted Black and Latinx people. Columbia professor Jeffrey Fagan's analysis found no statistical explanation for this except disparate racial treatment. A District Court judge described these cases as "ensnaring chronically unemployed individuals from poverty-ridden areas."

Meanwhile, Cook County police conducted 23,000 seizures of assets connected to civil and criminal cases, a practice that is supposed to disrupt major illegal drug trades. But an analysis by Reason and the Lucy Parsons Lab showed that police officers were often taking petty property and the lowest-value seizures (valued under $100) were clustered in predominantly poor and Black communities on Chicago's South and West Sides. These examples illustrate that at every level, the "war on drugs" functions as a war on communities of color.



For more information, the reports and briefings summarized here - and more - can be found on our Policing Issue page.

Acknowledgements: This briefing was compiled by Wendy Sawyer based on previously published writing by current staffers Wanda Bertram, Alexi Jones, Wendy Sawyer, and by Policy Initiative alumns Joshua Aiken, Alex Clark, Lucius Couloute, and Elliot Oberholtzer.


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Subject: indefensible and repressive laws--help with a tiny step that can help get many people released?



Hi friends,



The Chicago 400 are people who are on public conviction registries and homeless and therefore must register weekly at Chicago Police. (There are 400-500 people homeless in this situation, and 80% are Black men.) 

The letter below articulates the alarming impact of registries and residency restrictions, especially on Black men in Chicago, and how under COVID, these policies especially endanger poor African-American communities. We presented this information earlier this year to legislators. We hope they will be ready to act now, as the situation is so dire.



Could any of your organizations help with the pressure by signing the letter?

This very minor change we request could truly help 1,000 get out of prison and another 300 people get housed (at no cost). The IDOC needs and wants to get people out. We just need more support to make it happen. 

If national groups sign, it will also allow more local groups to do so. The laws are repressive and indefensible and we need more people to say so.  

Thanks eternally to so many friends here for helping develop this work. All thoughts and ideas most welcome. The letter will be sent next week to coincide with a short radio story.

Laurie Jo



MORE INFO:

CHICAGO 400 / CHICAGO 400 ALLIANCE
Chicago 400 / Chicago 400 Alliance is a volunteer grassroots campaign working to roll back housing banishment and registry laws and call for police reforms. We are also focusing attention on the 1,400 people stuck inside prison past their release dates only because they have no housing—when they are released, they will be homeless too.

Chicago 400 are people who are on public conviction registries and homeless and therefore must register weekly at Chicago Police. The individuals and organizations working together to provide direct aid and policy support are the Chicago 400 Alliance.
Together we have a campaign—because we can’t let our elected officials just throw all these lives away.

LETTER 
Organizations are pitching in on a joint letter to describe the alarming impact of residency restrictions, disproportionately falling on Black men in Illinois. The two proposed reforms would help 1,000 people be released from IDOC in a short time and cut by hundreds the number of people who are literally homeless in Chicago. Letter here.

NOTE ABOUT THIS VERSION
We are still footnoting the data in this letter. We will send you the final along with any follow-up.





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NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
JUL 28, 2020 AT 7:31 PM



https://bangordailynews.com/2020/07/28/ ... e-able-to/


Bangor considers banning no-knock warrants, but it might not be able to



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3_QBDO8MC8



The Other Side Effects of Covid



https://www.ktvu.com/news/vallejo-top-c ... llegations

Vallejo top cop launches probe over "badge-bending" allegations
By Henry Lee

VALLEJO, Calif. - Vallejo Police Chief Shawny Williams said Wednesady that he has ordered a review into reports that some officers "bent badges" to mark each time they shot and killed someone while on duty.
"Celebrating the killing of a human being is never acceptable, and I'm deeply disturbed by these allegations," Willliams said. "With this new information available to me, I'm doing an official inquiry into the department and the allegations.



https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updat ... o-unmarked

New York Police Draw Anger After Plainclothes Officers Throw Woman Into
Unmarked van
July 29, 20204:30 PM ET


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... d-car.html

Smoke break! Two uniformed NYPD officers are spotted smoking a hookah through the window of their squad car



https://www.timesunion.com/news/article ... 443056.php

Churchill: In Cohoes, handling of cop's case shows old rules still apply
Off-duty officer who allegedly lied about bizarre Adirondacks incident faces no discipline

Chris Churchill
July 29, 2020
Updated: July 29, 2020 8:48 p.m.




https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250221803


I GOT A MONSTER
The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad
Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg
St. Martin's Press







https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-the-time

Think federal cops in Portland are scary? Cops use 'jump-out boys' all the time
Brandon Soderberg and Baynard Woods




https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/07/f ... rrest.html

Fired Lycoming County cop says he was suspended just before making drug case arrest
Updated 9:38 PM; Today 9:38 PM



https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/07/29/ ... le-league/

Cop embezzles $100,000 from Little League



https://www.timesunion.com/news/article ... 443496.php


Transparency official: 'Unfounded' cop complaints can be withheld
Repeal of 50-a must bow to "privacy" concerns, opinion states




https://www.journalinquirer.com/towns/c ... d97a3.html


Cop contacted underage girls
By Olivia Regen
oregen@journalinquirer.com Jul 29, 2020 Updated 7 hrs ago




https://mustreadalaska.com/author/wingruening/

JULY 29, 2020

Cops who are kicked to the curb won’t vote for Biden




https://www.trentonian.com/trenton-poli ... 97303.html

Trenton police director evades questions about cop under IA probe for hiding flask




https://www.reuters.com/article/us-heal ... SKCN24U2KC

Trump defends use of COVID-19 bill to fund new FBI office near his hotel




https://federalnewsnetwork.com/faciliti ... th-robots/

FBI’s newest piece of real estate is run with robots




https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html

SEE IT: Protesters pay early-a.m. visit to NYPD commissioner’s building
By JOHN ANNESE

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
JUL 29, 2020 AT 7:55 PM





https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ser ... -countdown

97 Days to save the Earth


How the global climate fight could be lost if Trump is re-elected

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... story.html

Louisiana Supreme Court won’t review life sentence for Black man who tried to steal hedge clippers
By LAUREN THEISEN

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
AUG 06, 2020 AT 7:19 PM


https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... story.html

Trump bumbles another geographical name: ‘Thigh-land'
By BRIAN NIEMIETZ

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
AUG 06, 2020 AT 7:04 PM




https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus ... story.html

Modified erectile dysfunction drug ‘shows promise’ with COVID-19 patients, says doctor
By MURI ASSUNÇÃO

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
AUG 06, 2020 AT 5:26 PM



https://www.centralmaine.com/2020/08/06 ... -200000033

Large turnout for Augusta food giveaway highlights need in central Maine



Dear friends, for over thirty years, Steve Steurer has educated us on the primary importance of correctional education in jails and prisons. These crucial insights are in his report How to Unlock the Power of Prison Education published by the Center for Human Capital and Education at Educational Testing Service.  The report was published on Tuesday and can be accessed at this linku: https://www.ets.org/s/research/pdf/how-to-unlock-the-power-of-prison-education.pdf

This comes at a time when the House has passed the return of Pell Grants to people incarcerated.


https://bangordailynews.com/2020/08/06/ ... at-age-92/

Doris Buffett, Rockport philanthropist and sister to Warren Buffett, dies at age 92

Buffett’s Sunshine Lady Foundation paid for the educations of 13 University of Maine at Augusta graduates who earned bachelor’s and associate’s degrees while incarcerated at the Maine State Prison in Warren.




https://www.rt.com/russia/497360-russia ... 9-vaccine/

Russia has created world’s 1st Covid-19 vaccine, will be registered next week – Health Ministry



https://www.rt.com/usa/497308-rudy-giul ... errorists/

These are killers’: Giuliani blasts BLM as ‘terrorist group’ that ‘hate white people’
6 Aug, 2020 20:33 / Updated 13 hours ago




https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-wor ... loses-job/

Utah cop accused of mishandling explicit images loses job
Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:26 pm Updated Aug. 7, 2020 at 4:52 pm


https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/202 ... ops-photo/

A CRIMINAL TWEET? —
New Jersey prosecutors drop charges over tweeting a cop’s photo [Updated]
"I never heard of retweeting a tweet being a crime," one defendant wrote.
TIMOTHY B. LEE - 8/7/2020, 3:35 PM



https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/he ... y-n1236128

He reported being assaulted by cops to Minneapolis PD. Why did nobody investigate?
An NBC News review of Minneapolis police misconduct reports suggests the filing process is difficult and unclear and a large number are going uninvestigated.



https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de-bla ... it-reports

De Blasio ‘grandstanding’ on police reform, so cop unions file lawsuit: reports
"Police officers can effectively be arrested for doing their lawful jobs. That’s wrong and crazy," a union spokesman says



https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/cu ... d-1041003/


Why Won’t Cops Wear Masks?
In New York City, widespread use of masks is keeping COVID-19 numbers low — but the cops don’t seem be onboard


https://newsmaven.io/pinacnews/cops-gon ... lcgNj5qiTA

WATCH: Phoenix Cops Kill Man after Responding to Noise Complaint over Video Game




https://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/reti ... 0-20200807

Retired cop gets OK to pursue free speech suit





https://kutv.com/news/local/salt-lake-c ... leadership

Salt Lake City cop injured in protests resigns, citing 'no support from leadership'

by Kyle HarveyThursday, August 6th 2020





https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/cou ... 75847.html

E COUNTY
Few Kentucky police agencies, including Lexington’s, shared use of force data with FBI
BY BETH MUSGRAVE
AUGUST 07, 2020 11:56 AM , UPDATED 3 HOURS 52 MINUTES AGO
Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/cou ... rylink=cpy




https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/20 ... ackground/

Project Veritas' James O'Keefe sues FBI for listing him as felon on background-check list
O'Keefe: 'I've never been convicted of a felony'



https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-sta ... -jr-97064/

To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
- All records and files, regardless of physical form, including cross-referenced documents and ELSUR records, concerning or mentioning Thomas E. Blanton Jr. (June 20, 1938 – June 26, 2020), a Ku Klux Klansman known for his participation in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, an obituary of whom was published in the New York Times on June 26, 2020 under the headline "Thomas Blanton, Who Bombed a Birmingham Church, Dies at 82" at the following link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/t ... -dead.html



https://www.muckrock.com/foi/columbus-3 ... ile-894089

Police Training Manual




https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/st ... meback-bid

Joe Arpaio loses Republican primary in Phoenix sheriff’s race, his second failed comeback bid
Joe Arpaio has been defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff’s post in Phoenix that he held for 24 years

https://rightsanddissent.org/live/lunch ... 1b68280d6b



Join us for a special #LunchtimeLive on Monday, August 17th at 1pm (ET): America's Most Corrupt Police Squad - A Conversation with Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg.

On August 17, we will be having a Lunchtime Live with Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg about their new book I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America's Most Corrupt Police Squad. I Got a Monster is a riveting work of journalism recounting the Baltimore Police’s Gun Trace Task Force, an immensely corrupt group of dirty cops who were robbing drug dealers, planting drugs, and faking video evidence. You do not want to miss this!

Ok

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... story.html

SEE IT: Kenosha County Sheriff said Black suspects in 2018 theft case should be ‘warehoused’ for life, not allowed to procreate
By NANCY DILLON

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
AUG 27, 2020 AT 4:24 PM



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ice-report

White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says
A former FBI agent has documented links between serving officers and racist militant activities in more than a dozen states


https://www.ticklethewire.com/2020/08/2 ... as-a-comb/

Secret Service Officer Shot Man Who Appeared to Be Holding a Gun. It was a comb



https://youtu.be/MFvavNn6TOg

Mike Ruppert




https://slate.com/news-and-politics/202 ... ology.html

POLITICS
I Learned to Think Like a “Warrior Cop”
A course from a prominent police trainer taught me to treat neighborhoods like battlegrounds—and to always be ready to kill.
By JUSTIN PETERS
AUG 28, 20205:




https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/08/27 ... ud-scheme/

Charges: ConocoPhillips employee and cop friend stole millions in fraud scheme
By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage -
August 27, 2020



https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-cop- ... -is-skylar

This Cop and Firefighter Boycotted the RNC for a Good Reason. Her Name Is Skylar.



https://www.abqjournal.com/1491055/exco ... udent.html


Ex-cop charged in use of force against student


https://hamodia.com/2020/08/27/former-t ... ted-tried/

Former Top Cop Says PM Will Be Convicted, If Tried
By Hamodia StaffThursday, August 27, 2020 at 4:28 pm | ז' אלול תש"פ



https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/08/27/ ... d-looting/

California cop fired, charged with assault and looting during George Floyd protest



https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsa ... n-detroit/

Petition: Fire Dog-Killing Cop in Detroit



https://newsmaven.io/pinacnews/cops-gon ... A6-c4rDnuw

WATCH: Women Strapped to Gurney Suffering Mental Crisis Punched by Cop 3 Times




https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2 ... Fstory-ans

Video shows activists in Kenosha arrested by officers who jumped out of unmarked vehicle




https://theintercept.com/2020/08/28/cor ... -prep-act/

DRUG COMPANIES CONTINUE TO SHED LIABILITY FOR RUSHED CORONAVIRUS TREATMENTS
At least 120 vaccines for Covid-19 are in development around the world. And each one holds its own potential for harm.
Sharon Lerner
August 28 2020, 11:08 a.m.


https://theintercept.com/2020/08/27/bla ... y-charges/

PROTESTERS IN MULTIPLE STATES ARE FACING FELONY CHARGES, INCLUDING TERRORISM
Some states have recently increased the severity of criminal penalties for protesters along political lines.
Akela Lacy
August 27 2020, 5:33 p.m.


https://theintercept.com/2020/08/26/cia ... l-suicide/

SENIOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL DIED BY SUICIDE IN JUNE
Anthony Schinella, the National Intelligence Officer for Military Issues and a longtime CIA official, killed himself at his home.
Matthew Cole, James Risen




https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 ... -giuliani/

Black Lives Don’t Matter to Black Lives Matter, Says Rudy Giuliani
Huh?


https://www.motherjones.com/politics/20 ... s-rolling/

New Hot-Mic Video: What Trump Told His Lawyer When He Didn’t Know a Camera Was Rolling
The revealing footage was shot during a deposition in the Trump University fraud case.
DAVID CORNAUGUST 27, 2020



https://www.motherjones.com/environment ... te-change/

The Biblical Flood That Will Drown California
And take America’s most precious farmland—and Disneyland—with it.
TOM PHILPOTTAUGUST 26, 202




http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2020 ... opped.html

Thursday, August 27, 2020
Hospitalization rates for Covid dropped steadily in USA over past month, Deaths have been flat

Deaths and hospitalization rates are the two measures available to the US public to best assess Covid extent and severity.
Hospitalization rates are definitely down; see CDC's graph below.  Mortality rates have held steady at 1000/day for the whole of the past month.
I have no data on how treatment patterns have changed over time in the US, except that ventilator use for Covid is uncommon now.
Per CDC: Weekly hospitalization rates among all ages first peaked during the week ending April 18 (MMWR week 16) at 10.1 per 100,000 population, followed by a second peak during the week ending July 18 (MMWR week 29) at 8.0 per 100,000 population. Data for the most recent weeks may change as additional admissions occurring during those weeks are reported.



https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3e5 ... ont-return

Head of Panel Reviewing Solitary Confinement Blasts Trudeau Government

Criminologist Anthony Doob says he won't accept a reappointment to lead the independent review panel without serious changes given his treatment by Correctional Services Canada and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair.

https://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com

Meryl Nass MD has a new post

Thursday, September 10, 2020
Anthrax Letters: I dissect/destroy the FBI's theory of the case, in a presentation for Lawyers for 9/11 Truth
The presentation is here, and my section starts at minute 48.

https://www.lawyerscommitteefor9-11inquiry.org/

Lawyers for 9/11 Truth has today sent a petition to Congress asking them to reopen the case
Posted by Meryl Nass, M.D. at 5:58 PM 0 comments




https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html

Ex-NYPD inspector acquitted of taking bribes loses lawsuit over retirement
By STEPHEN REX BROWN

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
SEP 10, 2020 AT 1:55 PM


https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/9 ... with-a-cop


I did Shop With a Cop as a kid. Now I realize it was police propaganda.
On being a Black child used as pro-cop propaganda.
By Arriel Vinson Sep 10, 2020, 1:30pm EDT


https://www.wtnh.com/news/bridgeport-po ... hief-exam/

Bridgeport police chief, acting personnel director arrested, charged with fraud by U.S. Attorney, FBI for allegedly ‘rigging’ police chief exam



https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html

Bronx woman who accused cop of ripping her eye out gets $1.25 million settlement from city
By JOHN ANNESE and ROCCO PARASCANDOLA

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
SEP 10, 2020 AT 5:10 PM


https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ ... story.html

‘Operation Home Alone 2’ nabs five suspected child predators, including ex-detective
By NELSON OLIVEIRA

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
SEP 10, 2020 AT 5:06 PM



https://www.ticklethewire.com/2020/09/1 ... a-officer/

Operation to Root Out Corrupt Law Enforcement Leads to Arrest of DEA Officer




https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2 ... 8a76cc4a5a

Police shot Portland MAGA slaying suspect without warning or trying to arrest him first, witness says







https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/view ... ontext=jsj

Volume 13
Issue 1 Winter 2019
January 2020
DePaul Journal for Social Justice Article 7
The Torture Machine: Racism and Police Violence in Chicago

author attorney Flint Taylor



The Torture Machine, of which there is a picture on the book cover, it’s quite graphic. This picture depicts the Torture Machine, or a torture machine. There were several torture machines, but this black box with a generator in it, with wires coming from the generator with alligator clips on the wires with the crank on that generator, was a device that the notorious commander, who started out as a detective and worked his way up as a Lieutenant and became a commander of police in Chicago, Jon Burge, and his men, who were known internally as “Burge’s ass kickers,” used among other torture techniques and implements to torture African American men on the South Side of Chicago in the seventies and eighties. In the late 1980s, Burge moved to the West side to what was known as Area Three detective headquarters and he, as commander there, and his men, many of whom he brought from Area Two on the South Side to the West Side, continued the torture.



https://www.tmz.com/2020/09/11/george-f ... rder-case/

EX-COPS GREETED BY ANGRY CROWD
After Leaving Court Hearing

9/11/2020 10:49 AM PT




https://abcnews.go.com/US/california-co ... d=72945841


California cop allegedly burglarized home after responding to death of elderly man
The Orange County sheriff's deputy has been arrested and placed on leave.

ByCatherine Thorbecke
September 11, 2020, 3:04



https://www.wsj.com/articles/black-cops ... 1599780522

Black Cops Don’t Matter
Democrats are driving African-American police chiefs out of their jobs.





https://nypost.com/2020/09/10/four-hous ... -in-april/

NEWS

Four Houston cops fired after fatally shooting man in April



https://nypost.com/2020/09/10/chicago-s ... book-post/

NEWS

Chicago suburb’s police chief fired over Facebook post made in ‘poor taste’
By Vincent Barone
September 10, 2020 | 9:44p


Longtime Orland Hills police chief Thomas Scully was dismissed Wednesday after sharing an image of black looters with the text “when free housing, free food, free education, and free phones just aren’t enough,” the local NBC affiliate reported


https://nypost.com/2020/09/09/wa-sherif ... -officers/

Washington sheriff defends arrest of protester who says he was ‘abducted’
By Vincent Barone
September 9, 2020


https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/09/11/ba ... ng-rallies

A Pro-Cop Rally In Arlington Is Met With Black Lives Matter Supporters



https://abcnews.go.com/US/houston-polic ... d=72936824

4 Houston police officers fired after shooting man on the ground 21 times during alleged mental health crisis
The police chief said the barrage was ruled "objectively unreasonable."



https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/11/ ... -colorado/


The Mercury News
Hells Angels member gets $25,000, apology from Colorado cop who joked about shooting



https://www.revolt.tv/2020/9/11/2143215 ... te-suspect


Arizona cop holds Black hotel employee at gunpoint while looking for white suspect
Despite looking for an alleged white gunman, a Tempe police officer pointed a gun at a Black man who he claimed matched the description.
By Victoria Moorwood Sep 11, 2020, 10:50am EDT




https://nypost.com/2020/09/10/louisiana ... ing-alley/


Louisiana cop on administrative leave after violent arrest of teen at bowling alley





https://newsmaven.io/pinacnews/eye-on-g ... -OnIbBppzQ

WATCH: Retired Cop Outraged after Deputies Bust his Door Down in Botched Raid



https://news.yahoo.com/nypd-cop-promote ... 00859.html

NYPD cop promoted after allegations of inappropriate contact by multiple Black men

Keydra Manns
September 10, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT


https://www.ajc.com/neighborhoods/atlan ... DXGHKYGBI/

Grassroots organization starts community cop watch, safety patrol in Southwest Atlanta



https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9 ... =emaildkre

...On Thursday, more of Trump’s darkest actions are coming to light. 
A copy of the book made available to Business Insider makes it clear that Donald Trump was not only aware that Saudi usurper Mohammed bin Salman was behind the kidnapping, torture, dismemberment, murder, and burning of Washington Postcolumnist Jamal Khashoggi: Trump deliberately acted to provide cover for that murder. In fact, Trump called up Woodward to brag that he had protected bin Salman from investigations by Congress.
"I saved his ass," said Trump. "I was able to get Congress to leave him alone. I was able to get them to stop." To do this, Trump did what he always does—he lied about it. And he also refused to hand over a report that was required by law.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2 ... r-holdings

Former top cop Terry Hillard quits pot shop applicant group
Hillard’s departure comes less than a month after his partner was outed as an employee of KPMG, the global accounting firm given a $4.2 million no-bid contract to grade the dispensary applications.
By Tom Schuba Updated Oct 5, 2020, 6:33pm CDT


https://fingerlakes1.com/2020/10/06/for ... lt-charge/

Frmer village cop in Wayne County indicted on assault charge
 OCTOBER 6, 2020 @ 7:24 AM 



https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland ... this-week/

Sex assault trial for former Mt. Pleasant cop to start this week

October 5, 2020 4:13 p.m.




https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/05/ ... diagnosis/



He listened to Trump and didn't wear a mask. His family received his ashes just days agoAll told, seven of the Landaverde family have contracted the coronavirus that snuck into their close-knit ranks.




https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crim ... 08b79.html

Retired Buffalo cop charged in drug scheme
* Maki Becker Oct 5, 2020 Updated 1 hr ago





https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12856878/ ... -portland/

COP CLASH Portland cop ‘hit protester with motorbike and dragged her 20ft after being surrounded by 100 rioters in body armor’

6 Oct 2020, 9:27Updated: 6 Oct 2020, 12:22



https://www.newsweek.com/cop-thought-hi ... ce-1528404

The Cop Thought His Rosary Was a Gun. The Dead Man's Family Wants Justice
BY SEAN HOLSTEGE, ZENGER NEWS ON 10/5/20 AT 5:32 PM EDT



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -back.html


Brutal moment a cop tackles a young girl to the ground with her hands behind her back in front of horrified shoppers


https://nypost.com/2020/10/05/judge-cle ... old-cases/

Judge clears way for NYC cops to face criminal charges in chokehold cases

By Craig McCarthy and Priscilla DeGregory
October 5, 2020 |



https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2020/1 ... 0906083359

Ex-Bridgeport Police Chief, Personnel Director Plead Guilty to Fixing Search for Top Cop
The case was referred to the Southern District of New York due to a conflict in the Connecticut U.S. Attorney's Office, though prosecutors never elaborated on the specific nature of the issue.
By Tom McParland | October 05, 2020 at 06:06 PM


https://www.justiceclearinghouse.com/re ... eryl-nass/

Dr. Nass is a board-certified internist and a biological warfare epidemiologist and expert in anthrax. She testified to congress in November 2001 on “Preparing a Medical Response to Bioterrorism”.  Dr. Nass hosts her own blog site at http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/.  Additionally, she has been widely quoted in a number of articles on Ebola including the following:


https://theintercept.com/2020/10/05/tex ... -absentee/

TEXAS VOTER SUPPRESSION TACTICS RECALL THE JIM CROW ERA
Gov. Greg Abbott’s voter suppression tactics have inspired voting rights advocates to redouble their efforts to get out the vote.
Sharon Lerner
October 5 2020, 11:45 a.m.



https://theintercept.com/2020/10/05/voa ... rest-memo/


TRUMP APPOINTEE TO VOA REPORTERS: CRITICIZING TRUMP IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The policy sparked immediate concern that such a broad definition of “conflict of interest” could be used to target Voice of America journalists.
Alex Emmons
October 5 2020, 4:31 p.m.


https://theintercept.com/2020/10/05/iow ... sts-trump/

100,000 BALLOT REQUESTS WERE INVALIDATED IN IOWA AFTER COURTS SIDED WITH TRUMP CAMPAIGN
Democratic wins for the presidency and the Senate could hinge on an absentee-ballot snafu affecting tens of thousands of voters.
Aída Chávez
October 5 2020, 6:00 a.m.




https://theintercept.com/2020/10/04/isr ... y-mission/

THE REAL CANCEL CULTURE: PRO-ISRAEL BLACKLISTS
When it comes to Israel-Palestine, full-blown authoritarian coercion, like the blacklisting carried out by Canary Mission, is a part of life.
Murtaza Hussain
October 4 2020, 7:00 a.m.





https://theintercept.com/2020/10/04/why ... -dictator/

Why Are Democrats Praying for the Speedy Recovery of a “Fascist Dictator”?
People typically rejoice over, not lament, the death of someone they genuinely believe is a fascist dictator.
Glenn Greenwald
October 4 2020, 1:49 p.m.




https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/06 ... tion-case/


OCTOBER 6, 2020
To Sit or Not to Sit? Can Amy Coney Barrett Fairly Judge an Abortion Case?
BY JAMES C. NELSON – JAMES M. REGNIER





Monday, October 5
The West’s Infernos Are Melting Our Sense of How Fire Works
Daniel Duane, Wired
L.A.’s poorest patients endure long delays to see medical specialists. Some die waiting
Jack Dolan & Brittny Mejia, LA Times
'I cry before work': US essential workers burned out amid pandemic
Michael Sainato, The Guardian
Gabbard gains GOP supporters for her push for U.S. to drop charges against Assange, Snowden
Andrew Blake, Washington Times
With Focus on Assange, Belmarsh Tribunal Puts 'US War Crimes on Trial'
Brett Wilkins, Common Dream

https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/22/ ... e-station/


LOCAL & STATE Posted Yesterday at 10:07 PM Updated October 22

Black Lives Matter Maine stages rally at Portland police



https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ ... story.html


Former police officer indicted for driving into alleged looter amid Portland protests
By JESSICA SCHLADEBECK

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
OCT 23, 2020 AT 1:50 PM



https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politi ... story.html

Questions swirl about Sen. McConnell’s health after he’s seen with badly bruised hands, lip
By CHRIS SOMMERFELDT

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
OCT 23, 2020 AT 12:34 PM


https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2020 ... ystem.html

Opinion: Portland’s police accountability measure can help fix our broken system
Updated Oct 21, 2020; Posted Oct 21, 2020



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ttack.html

Did the Oklahoma City bomber have another accomplice? One man's mystery death in a jail cell and his brother's 19-YEAR quest for justice that could reopen case of attack that killed 168


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ourt-covid

California must cut San Quentin prison population amid pandemic, court rules


https://bangordailynews.com/2020/10/23/ ... -pandemic/

Maine Waldo County food giveaway jams traffic, a sign of the worsening pandemic


https://theintercept.com/2020/10/23/tru ... treatment/


TRUMP SETS UP PHARMA BILLIONAIRES FOR CORONAVIRUS PAYDAY
Regeneron’s federally funded Covid-19 treatment, which was used to treat Donald Trump, will likely be unavailable to most patients.
Sharon Lerner
October 23 2020, 12:26 p.m.



https://theintercept.com/2020/10/23/for ... my-deaths/

ARMY SERGEANTS AT FORT HOOD FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR SOLDIERS
Noncommissioned officers at the troubled base say they have little faith that military or congressional reviews will change the toxic leadership culture.
Melissa del Bosque
October 23 2020, 11:31 a.m


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Cops Laughed as Black Man Mauled by Police Dog Begged for Treatment

A judge said the Calgary police officers lacked "empathy towards a fellow human being" when they refused to give treatment to the man, who was bleeding and in pain.


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After Decades of Undrinkable Water, This First Nation Now Has No Water at All

Residents of Neskantaga First Nation haven't been able to bathe or flush their toilets for nearly a week, prompting a mass evacuation.


https://www.nydailynews.com/news/nation ... story.html

Illinois police officer fired for fatally shooting teen, critically injuring girlfriend
By JESSICA SCHLADEBECK

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
OCT 24, 2020 AT 9:22 AM



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NATION & WORLD Posted 6:57 AM Updated at 8:25 AM

Man linked to far-right Boogaloo Bois charged after allegedly shooting at police precinct during Minneapolis Floyd protests
According to a federal criminal complaint filed Monday but made public Friday, Ivan Harrison Hunter was captured on surveillance video firing 13 rounds from an AK-47 into the precinct building as it was overtaken by protesters.


https://www.pressherald.com/2020/10/23/ ... -by-guard/

Posted Yesterday at 5:58 PM Updated October 23

Former inmate sues over alleged assault by Cumberland County Jail guard
A man who was punched in the face by a corrections o

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Beyond Breonna: Louisville Police Make the Case for Abolition
The idea of defunding the police is roiling Democratic Party politics — but it’s not about that. It’s about the horrors of policing.
Natasha Lennard
November 27 2020, 8:00 a.m.

Pushed to the background, meanwhile, is the unending flood of reports and revelations that again and again show policing to be an institution worthy of abolition. Just this month, two such stories came from Louisville, Kentucky, where 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was killed by police in March during a botched raid. Louisville Metro Police, the same department to which Taylor’s killers belonged, was found to have hidden from the public a staggering 738,000 records documenting sexual abuse of minors by two officers — concealment that was aided by the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office. The records related to the abuse of youths in the “Explorer Scouts” program, created for young people interested in law enforcement careers.

The Louisville examples might not make for an airtight case for abolition, but they makes a case nonetheless.
And just two weeks ago, a woman filed a sexual assault lawsuit against former Louis


https://theintercept.com/2020/11/26/men ... il-police/

HOW THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILS PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS
“I found your baby,” Michelle Durden recalls the police officer saying after her son went missing. “He’s alive. And he’s in jail.”
Jordan Smith
November 26 2020, 9:35 a.m.




https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ ... story.html

Former Mississippi police officer charged with murder for running down model ex-girlfriend
By JESSICA SCHLADEBECK

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
NOV 27, 2020 AT 7:23 AM



https://www.longislandpress.com/2020/11 ... ist-posts/

NYPD Cop From Long Island Transferred Amid Probe Into Racist Posts




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... ainer.html

PICTURED: NYPD cop who 'shot and injured his wife's personal trainer after he found them alone outside his home in the early hours of the morning'




https://nypost.com/2020/11/26/colorado- ... irlfriend/

Colorado cop arrested for allegedly posting nude photos of ex-girlfriend online
By Joshua Rhett Miller
November 26, 2020 | 12:11pm



https://www.ksat.com/news/defenders/202 ... ords-show/

Schertz cop in Zekee Rayford arrest previously suspended for botched arrest, records show
Officer Frank Chavarria walked into woman’s home without probable cause, arrested her on DWI charge


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"I am a cop;' State Attorney investigator accused of DUI

by Gary DetmanThursday, November 26th 2020




NJ’s top cop really doesn’t want this sex offender to be a chiropractor again


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https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny ... story.html

BLM protests outside ‘Tombs,’ charging DOC officers didn’t help hanging inmate, should be fired
By CATARINA LAMELAS MOURA and THOMAS TRACY

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
NOV 27, 2020 AT 4:25 PM



https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politi ... story.html

Big cut of charity donations lines pockets of fundraisers, not causes, says report by NY Attorney General
By MICHAEL GARTLAND

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
NOV 27, 2020 AT 4:22 PM



https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-bir ... story.html

Trump administration moves ahead on gutting bird protections
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND MATTHEW BROWN

ASSOCIATED PRESS |
NOV 27, 2020 AT 5:05 PM


https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/27/ ... o-wounded/

A rash of police shootings in Massachusetts this month leaves two dead, two wounded
All of the suspects had been treated for mental illness
By Laura Crimaldi Globe Staff,Updated November 27, 2020, 4:30 p.m.



https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/st ... executions

New rule could allow gas, firing squads for U.S. executions




https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mb79/ ... arity-scam

One of Trump's Favorite Sheriffs Was Charged With Theft in Police Dog Charity Scam

Sheriff Carolyn “Bunny” Welsh was one of President Donald Trump’s most enthusiastic supporters right from the start.
TD
By Trone Dowd
November 26, 2020, 8:43am



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Duterte's Brutal War on Drugs
Since becoming president of the Philippines in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte has led an aggressive anti-drug campaign that human rights organizations estimate has killed 27,000 people. The government has been accused of offering police officers rewards to conduct extrajudicial killings and stage crime scenes. Duterte's justifications were broadcast on state media....Read More

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