Former Chicago Police Commander Accused Of Torture Dies At 70
Suspects told horrifying stories about being beaten, electro-shocked or suffocated by Jon Burge and his men to elicit confessions.
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Arizona Police Officers On Leave After Video Showed Them Punching Unarmed Man
The Mesa Police Department is investigating footage from May 23 that shows officers hitting a black man in the face as he stood against a wall.
Georgia Police Officer Suspended After Screaming Obscenity At Black Woman
A traffic stop of Rose Campbell north of Atlanta devolved into a white officer screaming an obscenity at the woman and pulling her roughly from her vehicle.
Police Investigating After Video Shows Officer Choking Black Man In Prom Tux
The cellphone video shot outside a Waffle House in Warsaw, N.C., last week shows the white officer choking and slamming the man to the ground. The 22-year-old had taken his 16-year-old sister to prom.
Videos Show Asheville, N.C., Police Beating And Choking A Man Stopped For Jaywalking
Police body camera footage released by the North Carolina city shows Johnnie Rush being beaten, choked and stunned with a Taser. An officer involved in the incident resigned.
'I Can't Breathe' Examines Modern Policing And The Life And Death Of Eric Garner
"The reality is that Eric Garner died at the hands of a police force and a criminal justice system that were designed entirely by white people, for the most part," says journalist Matt Taibbi.
When LA Erupted In Anger: A Look Back At The Rodney King Riots
This week 25 years ago, policemen were acquitted in the savage beating of African-American Rodney King. Five days of riots, arson and looting ensued, fueled by deep-rooted tensions that persist today.
5 Films Look At The Los Angeles Riots From (Almost) Every Angle
The documentaries attempt to complete the picture of what transpired in LA in 1992 after Rodney King was beaten by police, showing how the riots affected a wide swath of Angelenos.
LAPD Report Finds Racial Disparity In Approval And Trust Of Police
The civilian police commission overseeing the Los Angeles Police Department held a public hearing on Tuesday devoted to the issue of bias in policing.
The Pain Of Police Killings Can Last Decades
Cordero Ducksworth says he barely remembers his father, Roman, who died in 1962. And he didn't learn the circumstances of his death for almost 30 years. Now, he's fighting for justice.