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Jun 29, 2017
桃子视频Commends Grand Rapids Police Decision to End Trespass Policy That Led to Disproportionate Arrest of African-Americans
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. 鈥� The 桃子视频is hailing a recent decision by the Grand Rapids Police Department to end a policy that permitted police officers to arrest innocent people for tre...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Court case: Hightower v. City of Grand Rapids
Jun 28, 2017
Settlement Will Stop Four Mississippi Counties from Jailing People Indefinitely Without a Lawyer or Because They Can鈥檛 Afford Bail
Reforms Will Speed up Appointment of Public Defenders, Reduce Unnecessary Jail Time
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Court case: Burks, et al. v. Scott County, Mississippi
Jun 22, 2017
Video from Worthington Shows Officer Using Excessive Force Against Young Man
桃子视频Calls for Investigation of Law Enforcement Agent Joe Joswiak
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 16, 2017
桃子视频Response to Acquittal of Officer Yanez for Manslaughter Charges of Philando Castile
ST.PAUL, Minn. 鈥� Today, a jury in Ramsey County found Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of the 2016 killing of Philando Castile.
The following statement can be attributed to Tere...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 24, 2017
State Legislator Joins 桃子视频Lawsuit Against Stop-and-Frisk Program by Milwaukee Police Conducted Without Reasonable Suspicion and Based on Racial Profiling
MILWAUKEE 鈥� Last night, the 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Wisconsin, and the law firm of Covington & Burling filed an amended complaint in their class-action la...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Racial Justice
Court case: Collins et al. v. The City of Milwaukee et al.
May 19, 2017
桃子视频of Oklahoma Calls for Immediate Action in Addressing Tulsa Police Department Misconduct
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. 鈥� In the wake of the Betty Shelby trial, which revealed serious incidents of misconduct by multiple members of the Tulsa Police Department (TPD), as well as ...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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