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Policing

Activists and supporters held a rally and march in New Jersey to call on the state to take action on police reform. (Kenneth Burns/WHYY)
Courts & Law

New Jersey activists want state action on police reform

Activists from all over New Jersey came to Trenton calling on the state to implement reforms to police departments.

6 years ago

Philly police officers at Marconi Plaza during a June rally sparked by the Columbus statue. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Some Philly police aren’t wearing masks, and the city won’t enforce the rule

Face coverings have been shown to be an effective tool in fighting the pandemic’s spread.

6 years ago

Protesters rallied outside the Philly police headquarters to demand the firing of officers identified in the Facebook database. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
Billy Penn

Philly police punished for offensive Facebook posts are trying to get their jobs back — and so are those who voluntarily resigned

The civilian Police Advisory Commission says it’s been stonewalled trying to investigate.

6 years ago

Keandra McDole kneels over the grave of her Jeremy McDole, who was shot to death by police on Tulip Street in 2015. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Courts & Law

Del. police have shot 56 people since 2005, but law ‘immunizes’ them from prosecution

Despite making up 22% of the population, Black people make up nearly half of those shot by Del. police. Now, the state’s AG wants to change the use-of-force law.

6 years ago

Philadelphia police protect the entrance to police headquarters on 8th Street as protesters march by on Saturday, May 30, 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Dems think public opinion on police reform is on their side

Democrats’ police reform bill isn’t likely to pass the Republican-controlled Senate. But Pa. reps say they think they have a public opinion advantage.

6 years ago

Jeremiah Ellison, Kandace Montgomery and Arianna Nason are among those leading the push to dismantle the Minneapolis police department. (Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR)
NPR
Community

These are the Minneapolis activists leading the push to abolish the police

It took less than two weeks after George Floyd's killing for Minneapolis City Council to pledge to end the police department. Activists had been laying groundwork for years.

6 years ago

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., joined by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., and other House Democrats spaced for social distancing, speaks during a news conference on the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

Once again, Congress unable to act during national trauma

It’s the latest example of how partisanship and polarization on Capitol Hill have hamstrung Congress’ ability to meet the moment and respond meaningfully to public opinion.

6 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (Aaron Moselle / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly puts prosecutors in police divisions to help tackle gun-violence

Members of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and the Philadelphia Police Department are teaming up with hopes of solving more homicides and non-fatal shootings.

6 years ago

Mike Africa, Jr., reading list of demands as part of the Black Philly Radical Collective. (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Community

Philly Black Radical Collective makes demands far beyond defund the police

The Philadelphia Black Radical Collective lists 13 demands, and plans to stage acts of rebellion for each one.

6 years ago

Police are seen on the scene of an ATM explosion in Philly
Courts & Law

More dynamite found in ATM explosions case, authorities say

Officials found 30 more sticks of dynamite and two magazines loaded with live rounds of ammunition.

6 years ago

A closeup of a Delaware State Police vehicle
Courts & Law

Delaware lawmakers make police kneeholds, chokeholds a felony

The bill has an exemption that lets police use the tactic if they “reasonably believe” they or a civilian is in danger of serious injury or death.

6 years ago

Screenshot of the Board of Education meeting, June 25, 2020.
Education
The Notebook

Board supports ‘re-imagining,’ but not disbanding, school police

Philly school board members also outlined their plan of "goals and guardrails," which they say will address racist practices in the system.

6 years ago

In this June 1, 2020 file photo, an emotional Terrence Floyd, second from right, is comforted as he sits at the spot at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minn., where his brother George Floyd, encountered police and died while in their custody. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews File)
Politics & Policy

Minneapolis council puts plan to abolish police in motion

The proposed amendment is expected to be approved Friday, but that's just a first step. It goes then to a policy committee and to the city's Charter Commission for review.

6 years ago

Members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus took control of the State House in June 2020 to demand action on a suite of police reform bills. (Rep. Jordan A. Harris/Twitter)
Politics & Policy

Pa. is making a rare show of unity on police reform. It’s unclear how far it’ll go.

State lawmakers put up rare, unanimous votes for several major policing overhauls this week. Now a question remains: will they do it again?

6 years ago

Listen 1:53
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, speaks during a news conference on  the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics & Policy

House Democrats pass sweeping police overhaul, Senate stalls

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said the Senate faces a choice "to honor George Floyd's life or to do nothing."

6 years ago

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