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New Jersey State Police car in Trenton, N.J.
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Policing

New Jersey to ID officers with disciplinary violations

The state's top law enforcement official said in a statement that the order would apply going forward to all state, county and local law enforcement agencies.

5 years ago

In this June 2019 photo, Martha Stringer holds a photo of her daughter, Kim. (Brett Sholtis / Transforming Health)
Criminal Justice
Mental Health

‘She’s breaking down’: Inmates at Bucks County jail decry treatment of suicidal woman with severe mental illness

Kim Stringer went to jail in April. Her parents haven't heard from her since.

5 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
LGBTQ
National
Social Justice

Supreme Court rules LGBTQ workers protected from job discrimination

The court decided that a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars job discrimination because of sex encompasses bias against LGBTQ workers.

5 years ago

Guadalupe Family Services
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

Rethinking police: How Camden, N.J., reimagined its force

For the poor city across the river from Philadelphia, it was seven years ago when civic leaders disbanded the city police department and started anew.

5 years ago

Protesters march, Saturday, June 13, 2020, in Palmdale, Calif.
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Police investigate hanging death of Black man; 2nd in 2 weeks

Robert Fuller's death has brought to light the death of another Black man found hanging from a tree on May 31 in Victorville, a desert city 45 miles east of Palmdale.

5 years ago

Protesters block traffic on the highway during protests
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Protesters call attention to deaths of Rayshard Brooks, Robert Fuller

Anti-racism protesters are calling attention to the deaths of two more Black men, one who was found hanging from a tree and another who was fatally shot by police.

5 years ago

A man holds up a sign amid smoke of a fire during a protest
National
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Atlanta police chief resigns, officer fired after police fatally shoot Rayshard Brooks

The move announced by police early Sunday comes on the heels of the resignation of Atlanta's police chief following Brooks' killing.

5 years ago

CHICAGO PD --
Media
TV

Floyd’s death hastens shift in police pop culture portrayals

Protests have already changed television. “Cops,” which for 33 seasons allowed viewers to sympathize and identify with real police, was dropped this week.

5 years ago

In this June 4, 2020, photo, Brandon Wilson, upper left, an instructor at the Washington state Criminal Justice Training Commission facility in Burien, Wash., restrains fellow instructor Ben Jia, lower left, during a demonstration for The Associated Press on takedown and restraint techniques taught to law enforcement officers as part of the more than 700 hours of training police and other officers are required to to through in the state. Police training has been under scrutiny again since the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Policing

Police ‘woefully undertrained’ on using force, experts say

Its two-year study of three large U.S. police academies says skills like using a baton or taking down an aggressive offender deteriorate dramatically within two weeks.

5 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Why Gov. Tom Wolf’s big effort to grant coronavirus reprieves to Pa.’s incarcerated population came up small

The Department of Corrections has defended its response, saying it was a cautious approach that included all relevant parties to represent the public interest.

5 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Public Health
Public Safety
Billy Penn

Protection from abuse orders drop 40% in Philly during pandemic, compounding domestic violence fears

Help hotline calls are up — and are often rushed and secretive.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
K-12
Philadelphia
The Notebook

Movement for police-free schools reaches Philadelphia

Advocates say there should be less security and more support personnel in schools, as Kevin Bethel works to revamp and retrain officers.

5 years ago

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni
New Jersey
Politics

High court dismissals don’t bring close to ‘Bridgegate’ saga

A lawsuit filed in 2014 by residents and businesses in Fort Lee is progressing after being on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court last month tossed two related convictions.

5 years ago

Camden County Metro Police Chief Joe Wysocki raises a fist while marching with Camden residents and activists on May 30, 2020 to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Photo by April Saul via AP)
The Why
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
Policing

Camden P.D.’s transformation? It’s complicated

The reasons why Camden, N.J. dissolved and rebuilt its police department are very different from why activists are now calling for similar moves across the country.

Air Date: June 11, 2020

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Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen, in Los Angeles. (Chris Carlson/AP Photo)
Law
TV
Philadelphia Business Journal

Comcast and Byron Allen settle long-running legal battle

Allen's company, Entertainment Studio Networks, said it reached an agreement with the media giant to carry three of ESN’s channels, Comedy.TV, Recipe.TV and JusticeCentral.TV.

5 years ago

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