Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced on 9/22 that talks on bipartisan police reform have failed…
Last week, on 9/14, the Department of Justice announced department-wide changes to policies explicitly prohibiting the use of “chokeholds” and “carotid restraints” unless deadly force is authorized, and limiting the circumstances in which the department’s federal law enforcement components are authorized to use unannounced, or “no-knock,” entries..
Last week, on 9/13, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) will adjust how monitors oversee local police departments carrying out federally mandated reform plans…
This year is predicted to be one of the worst years for gun violence in decades according to recent statistics from the Gun Violence Archive…
The Justice Department is investigating allegations of unconstitutional abuse of prisoners in Georgia, an inquiry that could require the state to carry out a federally mandated overhaul…
Earlier this month, President Biden withdrew his previous top choice to lead the ATF, David Chipman, amid strong opposition in the Senate that threatened his chances of winning confirmation…
Last week, on 9/14, San Diego City Council passed an ordinance targeting ghost guns, making it illegal to buy and sell gun parts in the city that cannot be traced by law enforcement…
Two more Washington, D.C. police officers who responded to the Capitol during the January 6th insurrection have died by suicide, bringing the total to four…
Insider recently asked its readers of color: “What would an ideal version of public safety look like to you?”…
Former inmates now confined at home because of the pandemic may now formally submit commutation applications…
California lawmakers passed a bill this month that would decertify officers for serious misconduct such as sexual assault, perjury and wrongfully killing civilians…
A bill passed earlier this month by the California legislature seeks to decriminalize jaywalking by allowing pedestrians more leeway to cross the road in an effort to reduce inequities in jaywalking arrests…