The second presidential administration of Donald Trump has shut down a national database designed to track misconduct by federal police officers, a tool that advocates for policing reform saw as crucial for preventing officers with disciplinary records from moving unnoticed between agencies.
The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD), which contained records of police misconduct, is no longer accessible, as first reported by The Washington Post.
A North Carolina judge has determined that racial bias played an improper role in the jury selection process for Hasson Bacote, a Black man who contested his death...
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Black men accounted for nearly 60% of the recruits who died, despite making up only about 12% of local police forces nationwide. Experts point to a genetic condition—sickle...
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A Georgia Senate committee, led by Republicans, has moved forward with a bill that would require Atlanta to permit the Fulton County sheriff to utilize the city jail,...
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A judge Wednesday, February 5, ended the trial of former Georgia prosecutor accused of using her influence to protect the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery by throwing out...
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A judge on Monday, February 3, acquitted former Georgia District Attorney Jackie Johnson of one of the two misconduct charges against her, ruling that prosecutors had failed to...
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