JACKSON, MS — Two Black men who were beaten and tortured by former Mississippi law enforcement officers now serving prison…
Tag: police misconduct
Trump’s DOJ has frozen police reform work. Advocates fear more abuse in departments across the country.
Federal investigators had identified at least eight police departments with patterns of unlawful behavior. But Trump’s freeze on oversight activities…
2 NYPD officers arrested, accused of groping and stealing from sex worker
NEW YORK CITY — Two NYPD officers were arrested for allegedly stealing money from a sex worker and groping her…
Africa’s data workers are being exploited by foreign tech firms – 4 ways to protect them
By Mohammad Amir Anwar, University of Edinburgh Data workers in Africa often have a hard time. They face job insecurities –…
How Eric Adams has backed a secretive NYPD unit ridden with abuses
In the fall of 2022, the New York Police Department began posting videos online to promote one of its latest…
Lawsuit alleges Phoenix police arrested Black man for asking questions after stop
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department has found itself in yet another controversy with the local community after a Black…
LAPD officers accused of making racist, sexist comments; Mayor Karen Bass responds
LOS ANGELES -- Officials have confirmed four LAPD officers were assigned to home pending an internal affairs investigation after allegations…
In five years, Chicago has barely made progress on its court-ordered police reforms. Here’s why.
By Heather Cherone, WTTW News, and Vernal Coleman, ProPublica Reporting Highlights Tipping Point: After years of halting progress and minimal…
Tyre Nichols case: Jury returns mixed verdict for 3 former Memphis police officers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three of the former Memphis police officers who were involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols…
Former cop in Mississippi charged with sexual battery, rape
HERNANDO, Miss — A former police officer in Mississippi accused of sexually assaulting someone while on duty has been charged…
