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DOJ Launches Discrimination Investigation Into Worcester Police Department
Photo: Screenshot\Worcester Police Department The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Worcester Police Department (WPD). ...
Police Accountability: Justice Department Announces Investigation Into Phoenix Police Department
Photos: YouTube\Twitter WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Civil Rights Division announced Thursday that the ...
DOJ Announces Investigation into Louisville Government, Metro Police Department
Photo: YouTube Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced today that the Department of Justice has opened a pattern or practice investigation into the Louisville/Jefferson ...
Pressley, Advocates Re-Introduce Comprehensive ‘People’s Justice Guarantee’ Bill Package to Transform Criminal Legal System
Photo: Wikimedia Commons In close partnership with advocates, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today re-introduced the People’s Justice Guarantee (PJG) – a comprehensive, decarceration-focused resolution ...
Black Leaders Reject AG Jeff Sessions Bid to gut DOJ’s Civil Rights Protections
AG Jeff Sessions–he’s tongue-tied when it’s time to denounce White extremism hate-crimes. Photo Gage Skidmore-Flickr Several African-American civil rights leaders sent a ...