Police Abuse

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 1.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

LAPD Framed 24-Year-Old For Murder, Lawsuit Alleges

Spent more than a year in jail before being acquitted

Ed Krayewski | 1.30.2014 11:17 AM

Civil Liberties

Former Georgia Corrections Commissioner Supports Lawsuit Over Jailhouse "Rapid Response Team" Abuses

Says it's become a "first resort"

Ed Krayewski | 1.29.2014 1:56 PM

Civil Liberties

Long Arm of the Law

Charles Oliver | 1.29.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Brickbat: Long Arm of the Law

Charles Oliver | 1.29.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

Grand Jury Indicts North Carolina Officer Who Shot an Unarmed Motorist 10 Times

Jacob Sullum | 1.28.2014 5:32 PM

Policy

Officer Indicted in Ex-Football Player's Fatal Shooting

Second attempt through grand jury succeeds

Reason Staff | 1.27.2014 6:45 PM

Policy

Justin Bieber's Charges Dropped. Did the Cops Lie?

Zenon Evans | 1.27.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Second Grand Jury Convenes over Fatal Police Shooting of Ex-Football Player

Jury last week declined to indict in voluntary manslaughter case in North Carolina

Reason Staff | 1.27.2014 3:05 PM

Policy

Cop Comped

Pepper sprayer hits the jackpot

Matthew Feeney | 1.26.2014 2:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Kelly Thomas Police-Beating Verdict is Cause for Deep Cynicism

The Kelly Thomas case makes it hard to be optimistic about police.

Steven Greenhut | 1.24.2014 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Omaha Cop Reinstated After Being Fired For Not Reporting Use of Force on Subdued Man Caught on Camera, Other Cops Ran Into Brother's Home to Confiscate Video

Good samaritan made sure the incident got on the internet anyway

Ed Krayewski | 1.23.2014 1:25 PM

Civil Liberties

Omaha Cop Fired for Brutal Arrest Now Reinstated

Lawsuits pending

Reason Staff | 1.23.2014 1:20 PM

Politics

Kelly Thomas-Beating Cop Wants His Job Back, Police Chief Doesn't Want Him

Zenon Evans | 1.23.2014 11:35 AM

Policy

Former Connecticut Cop Given Prison Sentence After Arresting Priest Who Was Recording Him

Matthew Feeney | 1.22.2014 5:57 PM

Policy

Former Connecticut Cop Given Prison Sentence After Arresting Priest Who Was Recording Him

30 months

Reason Staff | 1.22.2014 5:28 PM

Policy

Grand Jury Requests Lesser Charge For Cop Accused of Shooting

Don't want Randall Kerrick to face a voluntary manslaughter charge

Reason Staff | 1.22.2014 5:00 PM

Policy

Grand Jury Declines to Indict North Carolina Cop Who Shot an Unarmed Motorist 10 Times at Close Range

Jacob Sullum | 1.22.2014 4:53 PM

Civil Liberties

Trial Begins in Hollywood Exec Lawsuit Against LAPD Over Alleged Brutality

Says cops falsely claimed he was on bath salts

Reason Staff | 1.22.2014 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Town of Culpeper Settles With Family of Woman Who Was Killed by Cop, Claims of Wrongful Hiring, Retention Dismissed with Prejudice

Settled for an undisclosed amount

Ed Krayewski | 1.21.2014 10:04 PM

Civil Liberties

NYC Cops Allegedly Beat Up Jaywalking Elderly Man, Refused to Tell Son Which Hospital He Was In

Family says he didn't speak English

Ed Krayewski | 1.21.2014 9:36 AM

Policy

Coked-up Cops

Asset forfeiture run wild.

Scott Shackford | 1.19.2014 2:00 PM

Politics

Reason TV Replay: Cops Vs. Cameras - The Killing of Kelly Thomas & The Power of New Media

Paul Detrick | 1.18.2014 7:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Straight-A Student Reportedly Suffered Ruptured Testicle After Philly Pat Down: Police Commissioner Says He Wants to Know What Happened, Student Charged With Multiple Misdemeanor Counts

Lawyer advised student not to talk to police unless charges are dropped

Ed Krayewski | 1.18.2014 4:00 PM

Policy

When a Private Citizen Tries to Get People to Obey Speeding Laws, That's a Crime!

Brian Doherty | 1.17.2014 10:33 AM

Civil Liberties

Man Gives Homeless Person Change, Gets Harassed by Cops for Hour

Cops thought he gave the homeless man drugs

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Torrance D.A.: Shooting at Truck Because You Think Driver Might Be Out to Kill You Makes Perfect Sense, Even if It's a Different Model Truck and Driver Hasn't Tried to Kill You

Brian Doherty | 1.16.2014 4:14 PM

Policy

19-Year-Old Woman Who Called Police During Medical Emergency Claims an Officer Smashed Her Face

Charged with assault and resisting arrest

Reason Staff | 1.16.2014 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

New Mexico Police Fatal Shooting of Woman After Car Chase Over "Perceived Moving Violation" That Local Cops Wouldn't Join Ruled Justified

Oliver Wilson shot at Jeanette Anaya and her car 16 times

Ed Krayewski | 1.16.2014 11:11 AM

Civil Liberties

Juvenile Justice

Charles Oliver | 1.16.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Juvenile Justice

Charles Oliver | 1.16.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Oklahoma State Troopers Allegedly Beat Up on Deaf Man for Seven Minutes Because He Didn't Comply

Allegedly fled the scene of a car accident

Ed Krayewski | 1.15.2014 2:04 PM

Policy

Why the Cops Who Beat Kelly Thomas to Death Should Not Be Tried Again

Jacob Sullum | 1.15.2014 1:16 PM

Policy

Victim of Dog-Authorized Anal Assault Receives $1.6 Million Settlement

Jacob Sullum | 1.14.2014 5:58 PM

Policy

Emotional Responses to Acquittal of Officers in Kelly Thomas Case

FBI reviewing evidence to consider potential federal action

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 2:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Family of Unarmed Man Killed by NC Police Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Jonathon Ferrell was shot by Randall Kerrick

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 9:50 AM

Policy

Watch: Video, Pictures Convince Public, But Not Jurors, in Kelly Thomas Case

Paul Detrick | 1.13.2014 10:30 PM

Policy

Officers in the Brutal Beating Death of Kelly Thomas Found Not Guilty

Scott Shackford | 1.13.2014 7:15 PM

Policy

Officers in Kelly Thomas Beating Death Trial Found Not Guilty

Schizophrenic homeless man was 37-years-old when he died

Reason Staff | 1.13.2014 7:04 PM

Policy

Federal Officials Say NYPD Foreign Meddling is Wasteful and Monstrous

Zenon Evans | 1.13.2014 3:30 PM

Policy

Man Sues Chicago Police, Accusing Them of Sodomizing Him with a Gun

Until he agreed to be a drug informant

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 2:20 PM

Civil Liberties

Omaha PD Fires Fifth, Sixth Police Officer for Incident Caught on Tape

excessive force

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

How Bad Could Jail Be?

Charles Oliver | 1.10.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: How Bad Could Jail Be?

Charles Oliver | 1.10.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Trial in Police Beating Death of Kelly Thomas Ends, Heads to Jury

Scott Shackford | 1.9.2014 6:30 PM