Police
Three strikes and a life sentence for selling pot?
May 18, 2011Cornell Hood is no pioneer of the legalization movement or political activist, but is a life sentence really appropriate?
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Latino community rejects DOJ whitewash in Gutierrez case
March 3, 2011A coalition of community and labor activists in Sacramento, California are demanding justice for Luis Gutierrez who was fatally shot by three deputies last year and were recently cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Cop found not guilty in slaying of African American youth
February 16, 2011A grand jury ruled that the police killing of Danroy "D.J." Henry, Jr., the African American Pace University football player cops shot outside of a bar in suburban New York, was not a crime.
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Illinois sues to prevent pension for cop tied to torture
February 9, 2011Activists against police torture here welcome Ill. Attorney General Lisa Madigan's lawsuit to stop Jon Burge, the former police commander convicted for lying about the torture of suspects, from receiving his pension.
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Worker receives mixed verdict in court battle
January 12, 2011What happens if a city trains a police officer on condition she stays five years on the job, but she resigns after two years?
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