Police Violence Has Sent 400,000 People To The Hospital Since 2015
Police interactions in this country can turn violent and deadly quickly. Especially for people of ……Read More…
06-23-2021
Unjust News
Black People Have Spent 14,425 Years In Prison For Crimes They Didn’t Commit
A recent study from the University of Michigan’s National Registry of Exonerations found that since ……Read More…
06-18-2021
The Barbaric Police Tactic Of Hogtying Black People
In September of 2019, Marcus Smith died while in the custody of the Greensboro police department. Smith died after police hogtied him like an animal. Police initially said that Smith was suicided and they were trying to help him. Bodycam video showed the complete opposite. Officers pushed Smith face down on the street and tied a belt around his ankles and attached it to his cuffed hands so tightly his knees were lifted off the pavement. This police tactic is called the “hobble” but is more commonly referred to as hogtying. ……Read More…
06-11-2021
No Charges In Antonio Brown Jr. Fatal Police Shooting
The District Attorney declined to file charges against sheriff’s deputies who shot and killed Andrew ……Read More…
05-19-2021
Judge Dismisses Charges Against Cop Who Pepper Sprayed Peaceful Protestors
A Philadelphia judge dismissed all charges against an ex-police officer shown on video shooting sitting ……Read More…
05-18-2021
Chicago Police Revise Its Search Warrant Policy After Anjanette Young Botched Raid
The City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department revised its policy on how officers conduct search warrants. This comes after bodycam video released last year showed police entering social worker Anjanette Young’s home and handcuffing her as she stood naked. Police had the wrong home and humiliated Young and violated her civil rights even after knowing that they had made a mistake. ……Read More…
05-18-2021