Police
Jeff Sessions Deals One More Blow to Criminal Justice Reform on His Way Out the Door
The former Attorney General has made it much for difficult for the DOJ to crack down on police departments accused of civil rights violations.
California Police Fight To Stop New Law Releasing Their Misconduct Records
A new year brings new transparency, and new lawsuits to try to limit it.
A Colorado Man Wins $175,000 After His 'Fuck Bad Cops' Sign Prompts a Tasing
Body cam footage shows the officer getting chewed out by his supervisor shortly afterward.
D.C. Police Bragged About Busting an 'Illegal Narcotics Pop-Up Operation.' Or As You Might Call It, Some People Selling Weed.
"Must've taken some real investigative prowess to pull this off."
Are We About to See a Wave of Police Using 'Victim's Rights' Laws to Keep Conduct Secret?
A second cop in South Dakota is keeping his name concealed from the public after a fatal shooting.
Arizona Officials Insist That Dragging Migrant Children is Not Cause for Concern
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office reluctantly turned over footage of shelter employees dragging, slapping, and pushing migrant children.
Louisiana Police Spread Fake News About Zika-Infected Meth, Then Admit They Made It up for 'Attention'
The officer who cooked up the story adds that he collects "a lot of great (and incredibly raw) intelligence" by reading comment threads.
Broward Deputies Revise Active-Shooting Policy Following Parkland Flub
The Parkland shooting has led to policy changes, controversial court rulings, and even a free speech lawsuit.
Is There a First Amendment Right To Tell Your Team They 'Fucking Suck'?
Two brothers were arrested at a Giants-49ers game after cursing out and flipping off the Giants players. Now they're suing.
Ohio Police Handcuff Black Man for Trying to Cash His Paycheck
In the absence of evidence, an innocent man was treated like a criminal.
Drunk Sheriff: 'I'm a Constitutional Fucking Officer. You Can't Take Me to Fucking Jail'
Spoiler alert: It didn't work.
Keep Feds Out of Cop Killer Cases
Sen. Tom Cotton pushes a poison pill amendment to a vital criminal justice reform bill.
How the 'Dead Suspect Loophole' Lets Texas Police Hide Records of Jail Deaths and Shootings
A Reason investigation of a notorious Texas public records loophole found 81 cases where police hid records of shootings and deaths in custody.
New York's Top Court Shields Police Misconduct Records From Public View
It's up to state lawmakers to defy the will of the unions to change the rules.
Teenage Sisters Legally Recorded Police, Who Tackled Them to the Ground
According to the officer who took them down, the phone was "evidence."
Federal Court: Secretly Recording Government Officials Is a First Amendment Right
The ruling extends to secret recordings of police officers.
Uncivil Disobedience
Jason Brennan argues that there is no moral distinction between civilians and agents of the state, even in the right to resist injustice.
Maryland Man Saves a Life, Says D.C. Cops Rewarded Him by Seizing His Car
Benjamin Davis III wasn't issued a ticket or citation. But he says police had his car towed anyway.
It Took a Jury 9 Minutes to Decide a Man Could Legally Blast 'Fuck tha Police' Near an Officer
The deputy said he took issue with the word "fuck" in the song despite using it himself moments earlier.
Human Trafficking Grant Goes to Arrest Suspected Victims in Tucson
A Tucson Weekly investigation finds that federal funds to "fight sex trafficking" are actually perpetuating it.
Video Shows NY Cops Ripping Baby From Screaming Mom's Arms
According to a witness, Jazmine Headley got in trouble for sitting on the floor of a government office because there were no seats available.
When Nonviolence Isn't Enough
Does the right to self-defense apply against agents of the state?
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
L.A. County's New Blue-Wave Sheriff Is No Friend to Criminal Justice Reform
Alex Villanueva openly wants to get rid of constitutional policing advisors and to conceal names of bad deputies from prosecutors.
Alabama Police Shot Innocent Man Three Times From the Back, Independent Autopsy Says
Meanwhile, the officers involved can't get their stories straight.
Video Shows Chicago Cop Using Handcuffs to Beat Teen Over the Head
Even if he was resisting arrest, this much force seems unnecessary.
Minneapolis Cops Find a Way to Make a Christmas Tree Racist
The most bigoted tree in Minnesota?
'Let's Whoop Some Ass': St. Louis Cops Charged With Beating Undercover Detective Posing as Protester
"It's gonna be a lot of fun beating the hell out of these shitheads once the sun goes down and nobody can tell us apart."
Journalists Create a Database to Track Bad New Jersey Cops
The state doesn't track use-of-force incidents, so NJ.com did its own research.
Christmas Lights Show for Charity? New Jersey Town Wants Homeowners to Pay $2,000 a Night
The mayor claims it's a "public safety" issue.
Deputies Ignored Their Mom's Calls for Help. Now the County Is Paying Them for Her Death.
Jessica Ortega repeatedly told deputies that her boyfriend threatened to kill her. She died following their negligence.
Do Alabama Police Who Killed the Wrong Man Know What 'Brandished' Means?
Emantic Bradford Jr. may have had a gun. But he didn't deserve to die.
Philly Police Union Sues Over Attempts to Keep Bad Cops Off the Stand
They say it's about due process. Is it really about all that sweet overtime money?
Unarmed Bay Area Man Dies After Police Tasering; New California Laws Will Force Open the Records
It's harder now for law enforcement officials to conceal what happened in deadly encounters with citizens.
Convicted of Brutally Beating His Wife, This Judge Was Given a Second Chance in City Government. Now He's Been Arrested for Her Murder: Reason Roundup
Plus: lawmakers move to allow headscarves on the Hill and private landlords protect from lead better than city Health Department.
Dallas Taxpayers Are Shelling Out $725,000 to Defend an Ex-Cop Who Shot an Unarmed Teen
Bad policing is costly in more ways than one.
Man Pleads Guilty to Charges in Deadly Swatting Prank Call
Police, however, still shift away responsibility for killing unarmed, innocent Wichita man.
Top National Police Organization Declares Support for Modest Federal Sentencing Reforms
What did it take? A promise not to make mandatory minimum reductions retroactive.
As His Final Move in Office, Jeff Sessions Limits Use of Court Settlements to Reform Rotten Police Departments
Sessions was a staunch critic of consent decrees that forced police departments to reform unconstitutional practices.
Virginia Cop Charged in Shooting That Got Him Named Officer of the Month
It's not a cut-and-dried case. But the officer's life doesn't appear to be have been in any danger.
Nigerian Army Justifies Killing Protesters With Trump Video on Stone-Throwing Migrants
Trump's comments are not the same as the Nigerian Army's actions. But regardless of the nation, shooting protesters is bad.
It's Not Just One Bad Apple. Little Rock's Police Department Is Rotten Throughout
Radley Balko thoroughly documents a culture of misconduct, incompetence, and poor training, and the unnecessary deaths that resulted.
