Mental Health Crisis

Florida Ocoee police killing Jean Samuel “Sammy” Celestin, who was suffering from a mental health crisis.

Florida: Body Camera Video Shows Ocoee Police Killing Samuel Celestin

Photos: Justice For Samuel Celestin (March 3, 2022) — Campaign Zero (CZ), a research-driven, activist-led organization focused on ending police violence in America, today ...

officers violated department policies and procedures leading to the death of 26-year-old Marvin Scott III,

7 Officers Fired After Black Man Dies in Texas Jail

Photo: Twitter Seven detention officers in Texas were fired after a Black man, whose family says may have been experiencing a mental health crisis, ...

Denton County grand jury on Thursday declined to indict the officer who killed Darius Tarver, a 23-year-old

Texas Police Who Killed Black Man Won’t be Charged, Sparking Outrage

Photo: YouTube North Texas police reform advocates are seething after a Denton County grand jury on Thursday declined to indict the officer who killed ...

police officer on charges related to the March 2020 death of Daniel Prude.

Daniel Prude: NY Ag Issues Recommendations after Grand Jury Declines to Indict Officers

Photo: YouTube New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that today a grand jury voted not to indict any police officer on charges related ...

lawsuit alleging instances of police brutality during protests following the deadly shooting of Walter Wallace Jr. by city polic

Legal Observers Suing Philly Police over Brutality at Walter Wallace Protest

Photo: Wikimedia Commons A Philadelphia historian and legal observer has filed a lawsuit alleging instances of police brutality during protests following the deadly shooting ...

Deputies fired 21 shots into Travis Stevenson’s vehicle, killing him, despite the fact that Stevenson posed no immediate threat

Louisiana: ACLU asks Appeals Court to overturn local Qualified Immunity decision

[East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff\Qualified Immunity] ACLU: “Deputies fired 21 shots into Travis Stevenson’s vehicle, killing him, despite the fact that Stevenson posed no ...

Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams responded to Mayor Bill de Blasio's recently announced pilot program for mental health crisi

Mayor Must Provide More Info on Mental Health Crisis Response Program

[NYC Mental Health Crisis] Williams: “While the Mayor’s pilot program appears to adopt some of the recommendations in the report, such as a 2-hour ...

Now is the moment to fundamentally reimagine a different role for police in our society.

Walter Wallace Killing: ACLU Demands Divestment from Philadelphia Police Department

[Walter Wallace Jr.] ACLU: “Tragically, police killings of Black disabled men like Mr. Wallace are not a rarity. Between 25 to 50 percent of ...