Report finds Tens of Thousands of New Yorkers Jailed Because of Unaffordable Bail | New York Civil Liberties Union

NEW YORK – The New York Civil Liberties Union released a report today on five years of bail data in eight small, medium and large upstate New York counties, which found tens of thousands of New Yorkers spent time in jail before trial because they could not make bail. The report, Presumed Innocent for a Price, draws from 2010-2014 data obtained through public records requests
— Read on www.nyclu.org/en/press-releases/report-finds-tens-thousands-new-yorkers-jailed-because-unaffordable-bail

Criminal justice: Police, progressive prosecutors battle over reform

A new wave of progressive prosecutors are drawing the ire of police groups that warn a \
— Read on www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/02/08/criminal-justice-police-progressive-prosecutors-battle-over-reform/4660796002/

COUNTERING MASS VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES: Criminology & Public Policy: Vol 19, No 1

COUNTERING MASS VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES: Criminology & Public Policy: Vol 19, No 1
— Read on onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17459133/2020/19/1

Seattle Project Seattle | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KOMO

A quick glance this section has a lot of stories about quality of life issues in Seattle.

KOMO 4 TV provides news, sports, weather and local event coverage in the Seattle, Washington area including Bellevue, Redmond, Renton, Kent, Tacoma, Bremerton, SeaTac, Auburn, Mercer Island, Bothell, Shoreline, Lynnwood, Mill Creek and Everett.
— Read on komonews.com/news/project-seattle

Is hiring more black officers the key to reducing police violence?

Diversity among officers lags behind the general population. But is police culture a greater problem when it comes to combating excessive force?
— Read on theconversation.com/is-hiring-more-black-officers-the-key-to-reducing-police-violence-126075

NYPD response to J31 subway protest

Excellent description why police are needed in the subway.

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Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE

Here Are the Fare-Evasion Enforcement Data the NYPD Fought to Keep Secret – VICE
— Read on www.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/y3mww7/here-are-the-fare-evasion-enforcement-data-the-nypd-fought-to-keep-secret

The Arrest-Jail Admission Gap | Vera Institute

More than 10 million arrests were made across the United States in 2016. Although the numbers have decreased since 1997, roughly 28, 000 arrests still happen…
— Read on www.vera.org/blog/the-arrest-jail-admission-gap-jail-admission-rates-surpass-arrest-rates-in-small-and-rural-counties

How police justify shootings: The 1974 killing of an unarmed teen set a standard

After Edward Garner, 15, was shot dead by police in Memphis, Tennessee, the Supreme Court established that police cannot shoot fleeing suspects unless they pose immediate danger.
— Read on www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/officer-killed-unarmed-teen-1974-it-changed-how-police-justify-n1120611

Newly Elected SF DA Boudin Withdraws Charges Against Cop Attack Suspect – NBC Bay Area

Charges dropped against the man who attacked police with a glass bottle. WOW?!

San Francisco’s new district attorney Chesa Boudin has withdrawn charges against a man accused of attacking two police officers in the Mission District in December, a move that has drawn harsh criticism from the head of the police union.
— Read on www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco/newly-elected-sf-da-boudin-withdraws-charges-against-cop-attack-suspect/2220998/