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Incarceration: the Platinum Revolving Door
Each year, America spends about $68 billion to incarcerate and supervise more than 7 million people. Yet criminologists say our burgeoning penal system – which has tripled in size over the past 25...
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School Zero Tolerance Kills Dreams, Hurts the Economy
At a time when competition for jobs is fierce and even entry-level positions require a high school or college degree, anyone without a high school diploma need not apply. Yet, each year, more than a...
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DOJ: Police Treament of Minorities a Problem in Seattle, Phoenix, 20 Cities
One America An 11-month investigation by the Department of Justice into the Seattle Police Department has uncovered widespread use of excessive force and constitutional violations, especially against...
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View ArticleOPD’s Top Cop Absent When Protesters Came Knocking
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‘Militarization’ of Police Takes Heat in Ferguson
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Missouri police department at the center of an uproar over the shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager acquired two armored Humvees and other military gear for free through a...
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Investigation of Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson Begins
CHICAGO (AP) — A Missouri grand jury could begin hearing evidence as soon as Wednesday to determine whether any charges should be filed against a White suburban police officer who fatally shot unarmed...
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Ferguson Police Chief Apologizes to Michael Brown’s Family
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri police chief whose officer fatally shot an unarmed 18-year-old last month released a video Thursday apologizing to the family and the community, acknowledging that...
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Plan to Help End Racial Profiling to be Released Soon
(AP) — Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta — the church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday that he will soon unveil long-planned...
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Police Might Take ‘Mental Shortcuts,’ FBI Director Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting “hard truths” that the public and police must confront, FBI Director James Comey said...
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The Nation Still Seeks a Solution to a ‘Slow Rolling Crisis’
BALTIMORE (AP) — A line of police behind riot shields hurled tear gas canisters and fired pepper balls at as many as 200 protesters Tuesday night to enforce a citywide curfew, imposed after the worst...
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Military Equipment for Police Is Restricted by Obama
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — President Barack Obama ended long-running federal transfers of some combat-style gear to local law enforcement on Monday in an attempt to ease tensions between police and minority...
View ArticleAB 953, a Bill to Combat Racial Profiling, Advances in Calif.
A closely-watched bill that backers say will reduce racial profiling by police officers and sheriff deputies in California was approved by the state Senate Committee on Public Safety on Tuesday,...
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Black Women, Just as Men, Are Facing Problems With Police
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not just Black men having difficult relations with police. Black women are having a tough time, too. Geneva Reed-Veal, center, mother of Sandra Bland, and her daughters Sharon...
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Lawsuit: Police Rounded Up Homeless Native Americans
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — The Fort Peck Tribe and Wolf Point-area law enforcement agencies conspired to illegally round up homeless people in July 2013 to prevent them from panhandling during a rodeo...
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