
Policing
Bill to change Delaware police Bill of Rights won’t happen this year
The Wilmington lawmaker sponsoring the measure has put it on hold, citing uncertain backing because of opposition from police groups.
4 years ago
Judge rejects Chauvin’s request for new trial in Floyd death
Judge Peter Cahill denied the request Friday, saying defense attorney Eric Nelson has not shown that abused its discretion and denied Chauvin the right to a fair trial.
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Philly bill to ban minor traffic stops will be reintroduced after months of negotiations
The bill is rooted in recent data that show Philadelphia police pull over a disproportionate number of Black drivers for minor traffic violations.
4 years ago
After first federal Juneteenth holiday, reformers say harder racial justice work remains
Advocates say a new federal holiday is nice, but it’s no substitute for policy change. On the federal level, most of the big proposals have stalled.
4 years ago
Listen 3:47The Philly ethics board fines PAC formed by retired cops that spent big against Krasner
The Philadelphia Board of Ethics issued a $12,000 fine against a PAC that supported a challenger to District Attorney Larry Krasner.
4 years ago
In the context of marijuana legalization, equity encompasses many issues, such as seeking to remedy the societal damages from the War on Drugs.
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Kenney offers sober progress report on Philly’s fight against systemic racism
Philadelphia’s Pathways to Reform, Transformation, and Reconciliation initiative took flight last summer in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.
4 years ago
Krasner finds ‘horrendous abuses of power’ among cops, prosecutors in special report
In a scathing report, Philly DA Larry Krasner accused Philadelphia law enforcement officials of winning convictions in decades-old cases through unjust means.
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‘We mean it’: FBI takes on sexual misconduct in its ranks
Faced with a #MeToo reckoning, the FBI says it is getting serious about sexual harassment in its ranks.
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Philadelphia police officer accused of deleting suspect’s video during arrest
The PPD officer who arrested Jacob Giddings allegedly deleted the video of the arrest on Giddings' phone, which was all on police body camera footage.
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Philadelphia police say they’ve seized more ghost guns in 6 months than in all of last year
It’s a troubling trend on top of this year’s substantial increases thus far in both shooting victims and homicide victims.
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Trenton’s police director has been fired
Sheilah Coley was praised for diversifying and modernizing the department, but was criticized for the city’s violence and telling officers to stand down during unrest.
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Top court OKs N.J. directive to open police disciplinary files
The decision upheld a state appellate court ruling issued last October. That panel ruled unanimously that Grewal has the authority to release the files.
4 years ago
Mumia Abu-Jamal 101: How he ended up in prison, and why MOVE wants him freed
The former journalist was convicted of killing a police officer in 1981, in a trial many say was suffused with racial bias.
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Police experimenting with less ‘stop and frisk’ policing in Northwest Philadelphia
A federal judge has ordered the PPD to test what happens when officers change how they handle quality of life offenses like littering, panhandling, and carrying open liquor co
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