policereform

Police aren't the best option for handling mental health crises. Here's what we can try instead

Though the phrasing of “defund the police” has proven to be more than a little divisive among Democrats and progressives, many of us do agree with core sentiments in the movement. Even simply …

Sat Jan 15, 2022

Atlanta approves $90 million for ‘Cop City’ sitting on over 300 acres of forested land

Imagine your local city council overwhelmingly approving a proposal that about 98% of residents local to the area oppose. That’s exactly what happened on Sept. 8 when the Atlanta City Council signed …

Mon Dec 27, 2021

Introducing Pathways to Liberation: An abolition-ish podcast

Welcome to Pathways to Liberation. Pathways to Liberation is an abolition-ish podcast where we explore police accountability activism and wrestle with the question: Could we possibly be safe in a …

Fri Oct 29, 2021

Cops who joined Oath Keepers double down after being exposed as far-right extremists

It’s disturbing enough that not only are there significant numbers of law enforcement officers who are members of the Oath Keepers, and there was a surge in registration for the far-right “patriot” …

Tue Oct 19, 2021

New mother has to be taken off life support after school cop shoots her in car fleeing fight

An 18-year-old California woman was scheduled to be taken off of life support over the weekend after a school resource officer shot her in reported violation of the district’s use of force policy. …

Mon Oct 4, 2021

California governor signs eight police reform bills, accomplishing what federal legislators couldn't

California legislators accomplished what federal lawmakers simply couldn’t due to Republican pandering to law enforcement unions, and that is actual legislation to back the lip service given to …

Mon Oct 4, 2021

South Carolina senator caught in fib after saying failed reform talks hinged on ‘defunding police’

A week ago, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said in a statement that “defunding the police” was central to the reason why policing reform negotiations collapsed in Congress. Fast forward to Tuesday, …

Wed Sep 29, 2021

Democrats walk away from negotiating police reform bill after Republicans reject stripped-down offer

Here’s entirely unsurprising news: Efforts to come up with a bipartisan police reform bill have failed. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass negotiated with Republican Sen. Tim Scott to …

Thu Sep 23, 2021

Lawmakers take qualified immunity off table as fight rages to get horrific case before Supreme Court

Police reform negotiations between Republican and Democratic lawmakers no longer include conversation on qualified immunity, Politico reported, quoting three sources who have knowledge of the …

Wed Aug 18, 2021

Shocking! Negotiations on police reform bill hampered by the very people who need to reform

Police reform negotiations in Congress have reached a stalemate, NBC News reported after interviewing several sources from both political parties, civil rights organizations, and law enforcement …

Wed Jun 30, 2021

Republicans mark anniversary of George Floyd's death by working to weaken police reform bill

It’s the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer-turned-convicted-murderer Derek Chauvin. Where are we on this day? First and foremost, George Floyd is still …

Tue May 25, 2021

James Clyburn is wrong on this one. Qualified immunity must be tossed out with other trash

House Majority Whip James Clyburn is facing criticism for being all too willing to compromise when Black lives are at stake. As progressive legislators try to get federal legislation passed to …

Tue May 11, 2021