Copwatch Expands To Keep An Eye On Police Misconduct Around U.S.
Over the past year-and-a-half, police violence in places like New York, Baltimore, and Ferguson grabbed headlines, sparked mass protest, and drove down public confidence in law enforcement to a 22 year low. In response, reports Vice, people across the U.S. in a movement called Copwatch have been fashioning makeshift uniforms, arming themselves with cameras, and patrolling... [...]
The family of the Baltimore black man who died in police custody landed an incredibly rare settlementThe family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured while in police custody, reached a $6.4 million wrongful-death settlement with the city of Baltimore.The agreement resolved civil claims about a week after the first hearing in the criminal case against six police officers, officials said Tuesday.Despite the settlement, the six... [...]
Mom Says She Pulled Gun On Teens Threatening Her Son
A Missouri woman has admitted she pulled a gun on two teens, but insists she did so because she feared for her family's safety.
"Did I intend to use the gun? Absolutely not,” Tracey Leeser told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “But I felt that was my only safeguard against being killed that night."
St. Charles County Police are still trying to figure out exactly what sparked last... [...]
Lost Boys: Undocumented Youth Caught in Justice System ‘Limbo’
In the summer of 2012, immigration authorities entered the juvenile hall in Orange County, California and took “Alex,” then a 14-year-old, into federal custody. They allowed him to make one phone call to his mother, Marisa.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents told him he might be sent to a Texas facility, but Alex told Marisa over the phone that he knew... [...]
California to Limit Solitary Confinement in PrisonsCalifornia will put an end to the practice of keeping prisoners in solitary confinement for decades because of gang affiliation, under a proposed legal settlement announced Tuesday.The settlement, disclosed by state officials and lawyers for inmates, could result in the release from isolation of more than half of the 3,000 prisoners now in solitary confinement in the state. The settlement must... [...]
