Mothers of Young Men Killed by NYPD Call on Musicians to Write Songs for Justice
by Jorge Rivas on April 23 2013, 3:06PM
This is a call to action from mothers who have lost children to police violence.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
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VideoMothers of Young Men Killed by NYPD Call on Musicians to Write Songs for Justice
by Jorge Rivas on April 23 2013, 3:06PM
This is a call to action from mothers who have lost children to police violence.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly ‘Wanted to Instill Fear’ in Black and Latino Men
by Jorge Rivas on April 3 2013, 11:08AM
The testimony of a New York state senator in landmark trial reveals the commissioner’s stop-and-frisk intentions.
Topics: /NOW Blog, Politics, Stop-and-Frisk
NYPD Using Facial Recognition Software on Facebook and Instagram Photos
by Jorge Rivas on March 29 2013, 1:13PM
The New York Police Department is using facial recognition technology to match photos of suspects with images in online databases like Facebook and Instagram.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Kimani Gray’s School Sent a Letter to Parents Praising His Academic Abilities
by Jorge Rivas on March 20 2013, 2:39PM
Earlier this week Kimani Gray’s high school, The Urban Assembly School of Design and Construction, sent a letter to parents and staff in honor of the teen who was fatally shot by undercover cops last week after he allegedly pulled a gun on them.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Officer Says ‘There Are Definitely Quotas’ for Arrests
by Jamilah King on March 19 2013, 12:42PM
An officer says on the record what supporters of the department have been denying for years.
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NYPD Issues Memo Ordering Cops to Run Criminal Checks on Domestic Abuse Victims
by Jorge Rivas on March 18 2013, 11:52AM
The new directive could further dissuade victims from coming forward.
Topics: Gender & Sexuality, /NOW Blog
Dispatch From Brooklyn: Fraying Patience With NYPD’s Protection
by Jamilah King on March 18 2013, 11:03AM
As the department’s stop-and-frisk program heads to court this week, the scene in Flatbush reveals just how tired many communities have become of the city’s policing style.
Topics: Criminal Justice, Dispatches, Stop-and-Frisk
Kimani Gray’s Mother Speaks: ‘He Was Slaughtered’
by Jorge Rivas on March 15 2013, 11:25AM
Carol Gray told reporters that her son was slaughtered.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Today Marks the 5 Millionth ‘Stop-And-Frisk’ by NYPD Under Bloomberg, Says NYCLU
by Jorge Rivas on March 14 2013, 1:34PM
The majority of stop-and-frisks victims are black and Latino—and 89% of stops result in no arrest of ticket.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Violence Looms in Third Day of Protests for Kimani Gray [PHOTOS]
by Jamilah King on March 14 2013, 10:18AM
The teen was shot and killed by NYPD officers.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Kills Teen Who Witness Says Was Just Adjusting Belt
by Jorge Rivas on March 12 2013, 11:53AM
NYPD says the shot the teen 11 times because he was reaching for a gun. But eyewitnesses say the teen was just running for his life.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Report: NYPD Spy Program Traumatized Muslim Communities
by Seth Freed Wessler on March 12 2013, 8:48AM
A new report documents the human impact of the NYPD’s sprawling Muslim surveillance program. Though there’s no evidence that the spying stopped acts of terrorism, the report found that it has stoked fear and mistrust in schools, neighborhoods—and mosques.
Topics: Criminal Justice, NYPD Spying, Wealth Gap
NYPD Breaks Down ‘Stop-Frisk’ Data by Precinct and Race
by Jorge Rivas on February 8 2013, 11:47AM
Earlier this week the New York Police Department released a report that breaks down its controversial stop and frisk policy by precinct and race.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
N.Y. Judge Rules Part of ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ is Unconstitutional
by Jorge Rivas on January 8 2013, 2:40PM
Manhattan Judge Shira Scheindlin said the practice of stopping people suspected of trespassing outside private buildings in the Bronx was unconstitutional.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Terrorism Suspect Pleads in Yet Another NYPD Case Riddled With Questions
by Seth Freed Wessler on December 5 2012, 10:44AM
The city’s ongoing use of informants to create terror plots it can then prosecute raised concerns of even the FBI in Ahmed Ferhani’s case.
Topics: Criminal Justice, NYPD Spying, National Security
New York City Terrorism Sting Latest In Line of ‘Entrapment’ Cases
by Seth Freed Wessler on October 18 2012, 1:06AM
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged a 21-year-old Bangladeshi man named Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis for attempting on Wednesday to to blow up the Federal Reserve building with what he believed was a 1,000 pound bomb. But, the NY Times…
Topics: /NOW Blog
Class Action Lawsuit Moves Forward Against NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk
by Jamilah King on October 11 2012, 11:38AM
Get ready for a legal showdown.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
Watch the Only Known Recording of NYPD’s Stop-and-Frisk in Action
by Jamilah King on October 9 2012, 2:39PM
A Harlem teenager secretly recorded his encounter with NYPD officers in his neighborhood.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
NYPD Cop ‘Accidentally’ Shoots and Kills Unarmed 20-Year-Old Latino
by Jorge Rivas on September 7 2012, 4:01PM
An innocent and unarmed 20-year-old was shot by the NYPD while fleeing a robbery in the Bronx.
Topics: Criminal Justice, /NOW Blog
The Real Reason Big Brother’s Still Spying on New York City’s Muslims
by Seth Freed Wessler on August 29 2012, 9:34AM
A program that was meant to make New York City “safer” from would-be terrorists has proven to be an abysmal failure. But city officials aren’t budging.
Topics: Criminal Justice, NYPD Spying, National Security
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