Trump May Abandon Federal Police Oversight From New York to Phoenix

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Trump May Abandon Federal Police Oversight From New York to Phoenix

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March 12, 2025

One of the Justice Department’s goals under President Joe Biden was to investigate some of the nation’s most troubled police ...

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Public Should See Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Body Camera Videos Within Seven Days

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March 4, 2025

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Filed 6:00 a.m. EST 03.04.2025 Policy shift follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the ...

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Police Oversight, Accountability Face Shifting Perspectives

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March 1, 2025

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This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...

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Why the Big Apple must save the NYPD gang database from pro-crime left

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February 26, 2025

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New York City isn’t yet unsafe enough for the two dozen City Council progressives still pushing to kill the NYPD’s ...

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‘How Many Stops Act’ is a wasteful failure: Repeal it now

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December 19, 2024

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What cost city taxpayers $1.4 million in just three months and stinks to high heaven? The How Many Stops Act’s ...

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Some of The Marshall Project’s Best Work for 2024

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December 16, 2024

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As the debate on reproductive rights and prison conditions swirled, and U.S. voters prepared to choose a new president, The ...

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Arizona Prop 312: The Nationwide War Over Homelessness Comes to the Arizona Ballot

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October 25, 2024

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In November, Arizona voters will decide on Proposition 312, a ballot measure that would allow property owners to claim a ...

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Cleveland Police Stop and Search Black Drivers at Higher Rates Despite DOJ Oversight

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October 1, 2024

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Cleveland police searched Black people more than three times as often as White people during stops in 2023 — despite ...

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How a Massachusetts Cop Allegedly Groomed and Killed Sandra Birchmore

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August 30, 2024

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Content warning: This story contains details of sexual abuse and suicide. Matthew Farwell brought ginger ale. Sandra Birchmore, 23, texted ...

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For Democratic Convention, Lessons From 1968 Loom Over Chicago Police

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August 14, 2024

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The violence at the Democratic National Convention in 1968 shocked a fractured country. In a decade that had seen its ...

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