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New York City Faces Losing Control of Rikers Island as Jail Fails to Meet Improvement Benchmarks Agreed to in Consent Decree

Posted by Julie McCaffrey
|Date: September 02, 2023
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New York City Faces Losing Control of Rikers Island as Jail Fails to Meet Improvement Benchmarks Agreed to in Consent Decree

By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY - Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when Judg ...

By Julie McCaffrey NEW YORK CITY, NY - Rikers Island faced judicial scrutiny earlier this year when Judge Laura Taylor Swain, of the Federal District Court in Manhattan, began the process of potentia ...

September 02, 2023
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Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing

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|Date: July 05, 2023
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Half of Police Force in Minnesota Town Quits, and Crime Rates Drop, Suggesting ‘Depolicing’ Might Be a Thing

By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes, “In a staggering ...

By The Vanguard Staff GREEN VALLEY, MN – A New York Times opinion piece this week notes, “In a staggering report last month, the Department of Justice documented pervasive abuse, illegal use of force, ...

July 05, 2023
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Maryland State’s Attorney Kicks All Charges against Adnan Syed after New ‘Touch DNA’ Analysis Excludes Convicted Killer

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|Date: October 12, 2022
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Maryland State’s Attorney Kicks All Charges against Adnan Syed after New ‘Touch DNA’ Analysis Excludes Convicted Killer

By The Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD – After new, more sensitive DNA analysis, all charges were dropped Tu ...

By The Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD – After new, more sensitive DNA analysis, all charges were dropped Tuesday against Adnan Syed for his alleged role in the murder of Hae Min Lee, announced the Balti ...

October 12, 2022
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Study Show Police Budgets Remain Same after Calls to ‘Defund’ and George Floyd’s Death

Posted by Ozzy Hernandez
|Date: April 23, 2022
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Study Show Police Budgets Remain Same after Calls to ‘Defund’ and George Floyd’s Death

By Ozzy Hernandez BALTIMORE - A Baltimore-based nonprofit news organization, The Real News Network, recen ...

By Ozzy Hernandez BALTIMORE - A Baltimore-based nonprofit news organization, The Real News Network, recently analyzed hundreds of city budgets nationwide and found that most police services—after gras ...

April 23, 2022
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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Kicks Off Reelection Campaign Amid Federal Charges

Posted by Oliver Camarena
|Date: April 20, 2022
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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Kicks Off Reelection Campaign Amid Federal Charges

By Oliver Camarena BALTIMORE, MD - Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State's Attorney since 2015, has announc ...

By Oliver Camarena BALTIMORE, MD - Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City State's Attorney since 2015, has announced her reelection campaign while she is currently facing federal charges for perjury and making ...

April 20, 2022
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Baltimore Mayor Lauds Maryland Police Accountability Act as ‘Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Meaningful’ Police Reform

Posted by Neha Malhi
|Date: March 22, 2022
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Baltimore Mayor Lauds Maryland Police Accountability Act as ‘Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity for Meaningful’ Police Reform

By Neha Malhi and Mathew Seibert BALTIMORE, MD – Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has lauded the Maryland ...

By Neha Malhi and Mathew Seibert BALTIMORE, MD – Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott has lauded the Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 (House Bill 670), calling it a “once-in-a-generation opportu ...

March 22, 2022
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Racial Justice in Prosecution Report Show Blacks Overrepresented in Arrests, Felonies

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|Date: March 17, 2022
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Racial Justice in Prosecution Report Show Blacks Overrepresented in Arrests, Felonies

By Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD - Despite the racial demographics of Baltimore, Blacks are overrepresente ...

By Vanguard Staff BALTIMORE, MD - Despite the racial demographics of Baltimore, Blacks are overrepresented in arrests and Circuit Court felony cases, according to a report released this week—commissio ...

March 17, 2022
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AG Sessions Seeking to End Police Reform Efforts; Local Officials Balk

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 05, 2017
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AG Sessions Seeking to End Police Reform Efforts; Local Officials Balk

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreement ...

On Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements with various police agencies nationwide which were under scrutiny for various incidents. A va ...

April 05, 2017
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Davis Police Chief on Policing and Treatment of People of Color

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 19, 2016
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Davis Police Chief on Policing and Treatment of People of Color

Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel spent over two hours presenting to the Yolo County ACLU last night at the ...

Davis Police Chief Darren Pytel spent over two hours presenting to the Yolo County ACLU last night at the Blanchard Room of the Davis Public Library. Much of that time he went over things like traini ...

August 19, 2016
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Officers in Freddie Gray Incident Exonerated – Department Was Not

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 11, 2016
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Officers in Freddie Gray Incident Exonerated – Department Was Not

Those who believe that the police in the Freddie Gray incident were wrongly accused may have had their vi ...

Those who believe that the police in the Freddie Gray incident were wrongly accused may have had their view validated by the courts, but the Justice Department report obliterates any vindication that ...

August 11, 2016
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Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 28, 2016
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Commentary: Where Is the Justice in Baltimore?

Two Baltimore Police officers have now been acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray, including the only of ...

Two Baltimore Police officers have now been acquitted in the death of Freddie Gray, including the only officer charged with murder, and the question has shifted as to what prosecutor Marilyn Mosby sho ...

June 28, 2016
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Final Analysis of 2015 Crime Rate Paints Complex Picture

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 21, 2016
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Final Analysis of 2015 Crime Rate Paints Complex Picture

While there are some signs that increases in 2015 murder rates are reversing themselves, the Brennan Cent ...

While there are some signs that increases in 2015 murder rates are reversing themselves, the Brennan Center yesterday published its final analysis of the 2015 crime rate. Analysts Ames Grawert and Jam ...

April 21, 2016
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Final Crime Stats Show Crime Down, But Murder Rates Up in Major Cities

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 29, 2015
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Final Crime Stats Show Crime Down, But Murder Rates Up in Major Cities

The Brennan Center For Justice released an update to their November analysis on crime, where they argue t ...

The Brennan Center For Justice released an update to their November analysis on crime, where they argue that “reports of rising crime nationwide are overblown and not supported by the available data.” ...

December 29, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2015
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A Series of Blows in High Profile Police Cases

The hung jury in the first trial of Baltimore police officers connected with the death of Freddie Gray on ...

The hung jury in the first trial of Baltimore police officers connected with the death of Freddie Gray only serves as the first blow for those hoping to reform the practices of police across the count ...

December 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Does the Hung Jury in Baltimore Case Indict the Whole System?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 20, 2015
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Does the Hung Jury in Baltimore Case Indict the Whole System?

Police defenders will undoubtedly say "I told you so," in arguing that the prosecutor overreached in char ...

Police defenders will undoubtedly say "I told you so," in arguing that the prosecutor overreached in charging the officers with manslaughter, but the hung jury this week in the Freddie Gray case may n ...

December 20, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Crime Analysis Finds Crime is Not Rising Across the Country

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: November 23, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts II: Crime Analysis Finds Crime is Not Rising Across the Country

The Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law has conducted an analysis of 2015 crime trends in ...

The Brennan Center for Justice at the NYU School of Law has conducted an analysis of 2015 crime trends in the nation's 30 largest cities and concluded “that reports of rising crime across the country ...

November 23, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: What the $6.4 Million Settlement to Freddie Gray’s Family Means

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 09, 2015
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Analysis: What the $6.4 Million Settlement to Freddie Gray’s Family Means

Yesterday we learned that Baltimore has agreed to a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gr ...

Yesterday we learned that Baltimore has agreed to a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray. The settlement comes before the family even filed a wrongful death suit against the city an ...

September 09, 2015
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Eye on the Courts: Are Murder Rates Really on the Rise?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2015
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Eye on the Courts: Are Murder Rates Really on the Rise?

We have noted for the last few weeks a growing belief among many that murder rates are rising and the #bl ...

We have noted for the last few weeks a growing belief among many that murder rates are rising and the #blacklivesmatter movement, according to some conservative publications, is to blame. Last week, t ...

September 08, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Nation Forced to Face Reality on Race Relations

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2015
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Sunday Commentary II: Nation Forced to Face Reality on Race Relations

This week a New York Times/CBS News Poll found that nearly 60 percent of Americans, heavy majorities of b ...

This week a New York Times/CBS News Poll found that nearly 60 percent of Americans, heavy majorities of both black and white alike, “think race relations are generally bad, and that nearly four in 10 ...

July 26, 2015
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Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 22, 2015
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Baltimore Police Commissioner: Reform Efforts Will Very Likely See More Police Officers Arrested

This weekend, the Baltimore Sun published the column of Anthony Batts, the police commissioner for Baltim ...

This weekend, the Baltimore Sun published the column of Anthony Batts, the police commissioner for Baltimore City. Mr. Batts argued in part: "Our reform efforts will very likely see more police office ...

June 22, 2015
| by David Greenwald

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