CT researchers studied 1,500 police use-of-force incidents. Here’s what they found | Connecticut Public

The analysis points to a racial disparity in how municipal police use force against Black people. A significant share of violent police encounters also involve people experiencing mental health challenges, the study found.
— Read on www.ctpublic.org/news/investigative/2025-09-15/connecticut-police-use-of-force-study-uconn

Get a .PDF copy of the report HERE

SCOTUS Just Gave ICE a Green Light to Profile Latinos. We Should All Be Outraged. – ACLU of Wisconsin

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court quietly made one of the most dangerous immigration rulings in decades. In a 6-3 decision in Noem v. Vasquez-Perdomo, the Court used its “shadow docket” to lift a lower court ban on ICE’s “roving patrols” in Los Angeles.
What does that mean in plain language? This means that ICE agents now have the legal cover to stop, question, and detain people based on appearance, language, accent, workplace, or any other marker that “looks suspicious” to them. In other words, the Court just gave its blessing to racial profiling on a massive scale—and they did it without a full briefing or hearing and without explaining their reasoning.
— Read on www.aclu-wi.org/news/scotus-just-gave-ice-a-green-light-to-profile-latinos-we-should-all-be-outraged/

State of Policing: The Annual Assessment of Policing in England and Wales 2024–25

This is His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s report to the Secretary of State, under section 54(4) of the Police Act 1996. It contains his independent assessment, as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, of the efficiency and effectiveness of policing in England and Wales. It is based on the evidence we found during our inspections between 1 April 2024 and 31 July 2025.

This report draws on findings from inspections of police forces in England and Wales, to provide an overall view of the state of policing.
— Read on hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/publications/state-of-policing-the-annual-assessment-of-policing-in-england-and-wales-2024-25/

Dorian Johnson….. dies after being shot in Ferguson | CNN

The problem here is that CNN is perpetuating a lie. The investigation of the incident between Darren Wilson and Michael Brown showed that “hands up don’t shoot” was a false narrative.  Why must CNN perpetuate this lie? Why is CNN trying to keep this false narrative of “hands up don’t shoot” alive?

Learn for yourself HERE.

Eleven years after the officer shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked waves of protest against police brutality, the friend who was with Brown when it happened has been shot dead.
— Read on www.cnn.com/2025/09/08/us/dorian-johnson-fatally-shot-ferguson-michael-brown

US families shoulder nearly $350B in annual costs tied to incarceration, report finds • Ohio Capital Journal

U.S. families lose nearly $350 billion each year due to the incarceration of a loved one in jail or prison, according to a recent report from the criminal justice advocacy group FWD.us. The estimate includes both direct expenses and long-term losses in household income.
— Read on ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/us-families-shoulder-nearly-350b-in-annual-costs-tied-to-incarceration-report-finds/

Get the report HERE