Over 23 years ago Missouri’s criminal justice system failed a man charged with murder. This week he’s looking at his last best chance at freedom.
Plus: Ohio moves to ban kids in drag shows while Washington wants to keep kids in car seats through middle school.
Ashley Foster was jailed and inspected by child protective services for a mistake beyond her control.
The cops were there to break up a fight, not start one.
Plus: Pulitzers highlight unconstitutional bail systems, Weld 2020, Notre Dame Cathedral fire, and more...
It looked as though he was trying to put the gun on the ground.
The Chattanooga Police Department is at the center of another excessive force lawsuit.
The ACLU wants the Supreme Court to revisit the notorious qualified immunity doctrine.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, Loudoun County deputies brag about a drug bust, get dragged, and likely don't learn any lessons.
Cops release edited video of the encounter.
A review of 70 studies shows only limited benefits.
One doesn't need a predictive-policing program to realize that police officers who have been convicted of serious crimes ought not to be trusted with a badge.
Texas' law of parties is to blame.
Plus: a Robert Kraft/spa-sting update, Florida sex-buyer registry nixed, D.C. activist alleges entrapment, and more sex-work and sex-policy news.
"Where is the accountability in the system?"
The FBI is still investigating, however.
When an aunt asked to see a search warrant, she says she was handcuffed.
The San Antonio Police Department tried to fire this officer for giving a crap sandwich to a homeless man. It was overruled.
The Elkhart Police Department has had several misconduct issues throughout the years.
How does shooting teachers with pellet guns make anyone safer?
More than 30 organizations are reviewing thousands of newly released documents about bad cop behavior
It's encouraging to see police stand up for inmates' rights.
In South Dakota, officers can claim their names shouldn't be released to the public after shooting someone.
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Arkansas joins three other states in requiring police secure a conviction before they can seize a person's property.
The man wasn't moving, and didn't appear to pose any threat.
Authorities wouldn't say whether the charges related to Donna Dalton, who was shot to death by Mitchell last August.
Spoiler alert: They didn't find any.
A law that forced open decades of secret information about law enforcement behavior is slowly being implemented.
County officials say the Lancaster County district attorney's use of $20,000 in funds intended for drug enforcement to lease an SUV is "improper."
"This is a special event. This was the flag football championship," said NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill
Police allegedly shoved a photographer to the ground with a baton as well.
We were told this sort of spying would only be used to stop terrorists. And yet...
After police killed an unarmed man in a backyard in Sacramento, outrage led to greater transparency about officer conduct.
Demetria Brown was handcuffed for helping police.
Gary Steele made a woman with expired plates walk in below-freezing temperatures. Then he pulled his phone out.
Xavier Becerra conceals bad behavior by cops in his state, and even threatens journalists attempting to expose them.
Reports show Michigan police seize cash and cars from hundreds of people who are never convicted of a crime. Momentum is building to stop it.
Why did the pension board go along with the scam? Probably because its members are current officers and retirees.
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