In 2023, news reports exposed a years-long pattern of torture, extreme violence, and other abusive practices by deputies in the Sheriff’s Office to coerce confessions and manufacture evidence for...
Updated: January 22, 2026
Inclusive Louisiana, a faith-based, grassroots organization working for racial and environmental justice in St. James Parish, Louisiana, to spread "enlightenment and hope" and create a fairer and...
Updated: February 3, 2026
On April 30, 2025, residents raised in St. Helena Island, SC, filed a lawsuit against Theresa Aigner, Robert Cody Harper, and Walter Robert Harper, Jr, newcomer neighbors who have obstructed access...
Updated: February 27, 2026
This case aims to end the state of Pennsylvania’s mandatory imposition of death-by-incarceration sentences, otherwise known as life without parole, for Derek Lee and others convicted of felony murder...
Updated: March 26, 2026
Calvin Duncan is a Black exoneree, law school graduate, advocate, and current Clerk-Elect for the Criminal Court in New Orleans Parish. He is being targeted by high-level Louisiana officials for his...
Updated: May 15, 2026
In October 2019, NYPD then-Sergeant Jonathan Rivera shot and killed Allan Feliz during a traffic stop in the Bronx. NYPD officers stated they pulled Allan over for allegedly not wearing a seatbelt,...
Updated: May 27, 2026
In the summer of 2012, the Buffalo Police Department created a "Strike Force" Unit to aggressively patrol and conduct vehicle checkpoints in "high crime" areas of the city. While purportedly set up...
Updated: June 3, 2026
In July 2020, ICE announced it would be holding a "Citizens Academy" in Chicago, Illinois where civilian invitees would be trained in various enforcement techniques used by the law enforcement agency...
Updated: June 11, 2026
On April 16, 2026, the New Orleans City Council voted to approve a controversial law enforcement program known as the “Drone as First Responder” program. The program would launch drones equipped with...
Updated: June 22, 2026
In March 2025, federal and state officials announced a massive incentive package for a planned industrial park on the west bank of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The plan would spell the end of the...
Updated: July 2, 2026
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