The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office unveiled a new strategy on its prosecutions of cases emanating from a non-public safety traffic stop, also known as a “pretext” stop.
Read the entire Non-Public Safety Traffic Stop Policy here.
The Non-Public Safety Traffic Stop Policy is scheduled to be implemented on October 15, 2025, after a period to allow feedback from system and community partners
— Read on www.hennepinattorney.org/news/news/2025/september/nps-traffic-stop-policy
Tag: Criminal Justice System
Court hears arguments on when police may enter a home without a warrant – SCOTUSblog
Court hears arguments on when police may enter a home without a warrant – SCOTUSblog
— Read on www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/court-hears-arguments-on-when-police-may-enter-a-home-without-a-warrant/
No. 24-624 William Trevor Case, Petitioner v. Montana
See all court documents, especially Amicus Briefs HERE
Notoriously violent Brooklyn neighborhood pushes ‘police free zone’
Two blocks of a Brooklyn neighborhood were turned into a police free zone this week, The Post has learned.
— Read on nypost.com/2025/10/18/us-news/nypd-agrees-to-steer-clear-of-violent-brooklyn-nabe-labeling-the-two-block-stretch-a-police-free-zone/
Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will — ProPublica
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And nearly 20 children, two of whom have cancer.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-american-citizens-arrested-detained-against-will
Now is Not the Time to “Moderate” on the Police
Prominent mayoral candidates are distancing themselves from “defund” and instead offering “cops and more” public safety plans. But that approach neglects the victims of police brutality and risks further entrenching police legitimacy and power.
— Read on www.currentaffairs.org/news/now-is-not-the-time-to-moderate-on-the-police
Police don’t stop crime, but you wouldn’t know it from the news
Police don’t stop or prevent crime, but police propaganda in U.S. media pushes another narrative
— Read on prismreports.org/2022/02/23/police-dont-stop-crime-but-you-wouldnt-know-it-from-the-news/
California Bans Police From Concealing Killings While Grilling Relatives For Dirt – Mother Jones
A Reveal investigation helped spark a crackdown on a disturbing, widespread practice.
— Read on www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/california-newsom-police-killing-interrogation-ab571/
For Most Women Who Give Birth in Prison, “The Separation” Soon Follows | The Marshall Project
Introducing “Tutwiler,” a Marshall Project/Frontline documentary about incarcerated women who support each other through pregnancy, labor and saying goodbye to their newborns.
— Read on www.themarshallproject.org/2020/05/06/the-separation
Rethinking the role of race in crime and police violence | Brookings
In a nation grappling with a seemingly endless cycle of violent crime and police shootings, the public narrative often perpetuates a simplistic assumption: These issues are exclusively Black experiences. However, a closer examination of the data reveals a far more complex picture that challenges this oversimplified notion. In 2023, data on police shootings revealed a complex picture, with approximately 40% of civilians shot being white, 20% Black, 13% Hispanic, and three percent of other races; notably, the race/ethnicity of a significant portion—24%—of those shot by police in the same year was not reported, highlighting ongoing challenges in transparency and data collection surrounding these critical incidents.
— Read on www.brookings.edu/articles/rethinking-the-role-of-race-in-crime-and-police-violence/
The United Police State of America Has Arrived
The lines between local, state, and federal law enforcement and the military have blurred.
— Read on theintercept.com/2025/10/04/united-police-state-of-america/
Future of Policing 