WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Wednesday night in a 220-212 vote, ushering in a series of police reform measures in the wake of national uprising…
Two widows of slain NYPD detectives appeared in a new video calling on New York Democrats to “fix” the state’s bail-reform laws, which critics argue are sending too many criminals back to…
Commissioners in the city where Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer nine years ago Friday have agreed to form an advisory committee to study how race, class…
Illinois set to become first state to eliminate cash bail under sweeping criminal justice reform law
Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker this week signed into law a sweeping overhaul of policing and criminal justice that eliminates the cash bail system, requires police agencies to equip officers with body…
Illinois police and politicians are sounding off against a sweeping criminal justice reform bill signed into law earlier this week, in one instance calling the legislation “a blatant move to punish an…
Several dozen Minneapolis residents attended a virtual public hearing Thursday to contest and discuss the proposed plan to replace its current police department, but after several hours one outcome is certain: the debate promises…