Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings
Four Officers in Breonna Taylor Raid Charged by Federal Officials
More than two years after police officers killed Breonna Taylor during a late-night raid of her apartment in Louisville, Ky., the Justice Department announced a series of federal charges on Thursday against four of the officers involved in the operation that set off racial justice protests across the country. Federal prosecutors accused three officers of […]
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Body Camera Footage of Jayland Walker Shooting Raises Questions
AKRON, Ohio — A 25-year-old Black man who was killed last week by police officers in Akron, Ohio, suffered more than 60 gunshot wounds but was unarmed at the time, the police chief said Sunday. That detail was among the facts that began to emerge in the killing of the man, Jayland Walker, who died […]
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Police Response to Uvalde Shooting Was ‘Abject Failure,’ Says Steven McCraw
AUSTIN, Texas — The head of the Texas State Police on Tuesday offered a pointed and emphatic rebuke of the police response to a shooting last month at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, calling it “an abject failure” that ran counter to decades of training. In his comments before a special State Senate committee […]
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Justice Dept. Is Investigating Louisiana Police Over Accusations of Abuse
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday opened an investigation into the Louisiana State Police over accusations that officers had engaged in abusive and discriminatory behavior, including the fatal beating of a Black motorist three years ago. Under President Biden and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, the department has expanded its use of such intensive […]
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Biden Set to Issue Policing Order on Anniversary of Floyd Killing
TOKYO — President Biden on Wednesday is expected to issue an executive order aimed at reforming federal policing on the second anniversary of the death of George Floyd, who died after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer, people familiar with the matter said. The order will direct all federal […]
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Justice Dept. Orders Agents to Intervene if They See Police Violence
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has revised rules governing the use of force by law enforcement agencies overseen by the Justice Department, requiring federal agents to intervene when they see officials using excessive force or mistreating people in custody. The rule change was circulated on Friday and posted on the department’s website on […]
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The Pain May Never Fade for Delaware State’s Players. I’ve Been There, Too.
At first, Pamella Jenkins, the head women’s lacrosse coach at Delaware State University, wasn’t worried when Georgia sheriff’s deputies pulled over her team’s bus. Her team, around 70 percent Black and representing a historically Black college with roots that stretch to the 1890s, had been enjoying the trip home after playing in a tournament in […]
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Questions Over Death of Ayman Hadhoud, an Egyptian Economist
CAIRO — Ayman Hadhoud, a well-known liberal economist in Egypt, was researching some politically delicate topics like the military’s role in the economy before he disappeared into the custody of the country’s security forces in early February. He had regularly criticized the government and its economic policies on Facebook. A month after he disappeared, he […]
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What if Public Funds Were Controlled by the Public?
Studies have found young people are more likely to vote in local and national elections after they were involved in P.B., more likely to walk into a city-owned building, more likely to consider going into politics, more likely to speak to a public official, more likely to volunteer and more confident in their skills. Any […]
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