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DOJ to add more police in Kansas City area, crimes continue
Federal and state officials are pooling millions of dollars to add more police officers to combat Kansas City’s gun violence, but research has shown that changing the way police interact with people is likely to have a greater impact on crime reduction. Kansas City, Missouri, is on its way to report about 150 homicides and […]
DOJ to add more police in Kansas City area, crimes continue
Federal and state officials are pooling millions of dollars to add more police officers to combat Kansas City’s gun violence, but research has shown that changing the way police interact with people is likely to have a greater impact on crime reduction. Kansas City, Missouri, is on its way to report about 150 homicides and […]
DOJ ordered to reprocess Sheppard FOIA request
A federal judge has denied a bid by the U.S. government to throw out a records lawsuit from a man who served 20 years in prison for a 1988 explosion which killed six firefighters, for which he maintains his innocence. On Aug. 6, U.S. District Judge Ortrie D. Smith denied summary-judgment motions by both the […]
A look at the 5 federal death row inmates facing execution
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it will resume executing death row prisoners for the first time in nearly two decades. At the direction of Attorney General William Barr, the federal Bureau of Prisons has scheduled the executions of five inmates being held on death row at USP Terre Haute, a high-security penitentiary in Indiana. […]
A look at the 5 federal death row inmates facing execution
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it will resume executing death row prisoners for the first time in nearly two decades. At the direction of Attorney General William Barr, the federal Bureau of Prisons has scheduled the executions of five inmates being held on death row at USP Terre Haute, a high-security penitentiary in Indiana. […]
Buttigieg: South Bend to look at use of force after shooting
The city of South Bend will examine its Police Department’s use of force, body camera regulations and other policies after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said this week. How South Bend police officers are trained and diversity efforts in hiring city residents […]
Buttigieg: South Bend to look at use of force after shooting
The city of South Bend will examine its Police Department’s use of force, body camera regulations and other policies after the fatal shooting of a black man by a white officer, mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said this week. How South Bend police officers are trained and diversity efforts in hiring city residents […]
Government fails to release data on deaths in police custody
More than four years after Congress required the Department of Justice to assemble information about those who die in police custody, the agency has yet to implement a system for collecting that data or release any new details of how and why people die under the watch of law enforcement. The information vacuum is hampering […]
Government fails to release data on deaths in police custody
More than four years after Congress required the Department of Justice to assemble information about those who die in police custody, the agency has yet to implement a system for collecting that data or release any new details of how and why people die under the watch of law enforcement. The information vacuum is hampering […]
DOJ supports lawsuit demanding religious tuition payments
The U.S. Department of Justice is backing three families who are suing to force the state of Maine to pay tuition for some students to attend religious high schools. The “Statement of Interest” filed Monday supports a lawsuit that targets the state’s longstanding tuition policy for students in districts that don’t have a high school. […]
DOJ supports lawsuit demanding religious tuition payments
The U.S. Department of Justice is backing three families who are suing to force the state of Maine to pay tuition for some students to attend religious high schools. The “Statement of Interest” filed Monday supports a lawsuit that targets the state’s longstanding tuition policy for students in districts that don’t have a high school. […]
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