News & Commentary about Police Corruption
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Jan 17, 2024
Unaccountable Police Units Are Wrong for Safety
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Sep 7, 2021
10 Things to Know about Combating Violence in America
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Jun 26, 2020
Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder
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Jun 23, 2020
'Black Lives Matter' is About More than the Police
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Jun 11, 2020
Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer
![Two San Francisco police officers interrogating and standing over two Black American men seated on the sidewalk. Overall, Black Americans are arrested at 2.6 times the per-capita rate of all other Americans.](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2020/02/SFPD-Drug-Laws-Header-Image-400x266.jpg)
Feb 21, 2020
Racist Drug Laws Lead to Racist Enforcement in Cities Across the Country
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Dec 27, 2018
In South Dakota, Police Officers Involved in Shootings Are Claiming They Have a Right to Privacy as Crime Victims
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Oct 10, 2018
The Public Deserves to Know Whether They Can Trust Police Officers Who Testify in Court