On NYPD Oversight, Manhattan’s D.A. Candidates Are Split
Candidates running in Tuesday’s election vow to sideline untrustworthy officers and purge past convictions. The outgoing DA has drawn fire for his handling of police misconduct.
Sam Mellins Jun 17, 2021
San Antonio Election Will Test Police Union Power This Saturday
If Proposition B passes, police would no longer have the upper hand at the bargaining table. Advocates say union contracts have allowed police brutality to go unpunished.
James Russell Apr 26, 2021
How Criminal Justice Reform Fared at the Ballot Box on Tuesday
Voters elected new sheriffs and DAs who’ve vowed to challenge mass incarceration and ICE, and they approved initiatives to curtail drug criminalization and expand voting rights.
Daniel Nichanian, Anna Simonton Nov 05, 2020
St. Louis Prosecutor Faces Voters, After Years of Sustained Fire from Police Union
Kim Gardner has an Aug. 4 rematch against a former prosecutor whom she defeated four years ago, but the terrain has shifted significantly since 2016.
Rachel M. Cohen Jul 23, 2020
How Unequal Perceptions of Protest and Violence Shape Black Lives Matter
Juliet Hooker, a scholar of Black political thought, discusses Black Lives Matter, asymmetrical perceptions of violence, and the role that images play in our politics.
Daniel Nichanian Jun 04, 2020
New York Senator Makes the Case for Defunding the NYPD
“These changes won’t be made unless we demand them loudly and relentlessly,” says state Senator Julia Salazar.
Daniel Nichanian Jun 01, 2020
Reviewing the 2018 Results: What Accountability Was There Through the Polls?
Daniel Nichanian This year, voters ousted many law enforcement officials who faced public protests over their actions if not allegations of outright misconduct. In August, St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch lost in his first contested election since the Ferguson protests of 2014. On Tuesday, voters ousted two other public officials who drew fire for their handling […]
Daniel Nichanian Nov 09, 2018
2018 Election Preview: Initiative 940, Washington State
Ballot measure would change law that currently makes it nearly impossible to hold police officers accountable for excessive force.
Sarah Lustbader Nov 06, 2018
2018 Election Preview: District Attorney of Rensselaer County, New York
A year after being charged with misconduct, a prosecutor seeks re-election
Daniel Nichanian Nov 01, 2018
2018 Election Preview: District Attorney of Hennepin County
Racial disparities and police shootings under the spotlight in Hennepin County election
Daniel Nichanian Nov 01, 2018
Nashville Considers an Independent Police Oversight Board
This article is part of our series previewing 2018 local elections. In the wake of a Nashville police officer shooting and killing Jocques Clemmons, a Black man who was running away, community groups have put a referendum on the November ballot to create an independent board empowered to investigate police misconduct. Clemmons’s mother led the […]
Daniel Nichanian Oct 25, 2018
New California Laws Limit Prosecution of Children, Increase Police Transparency
California adopted a wave of criminal reform legislation on Sept. 2018. Some takeaways.
Daniel Nichanian Oct 04, 2018
Ted Cruz & Beto O'Rourke debate policing practices: Sept. 21, 2018
Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Beto O’Rourke debate on September 21st featured a lengthy exchange on policing and protests. Watch the relevant footage–or read our transcript below. Transcript Gromer Jeffers: Senator Cruz, this question is for you. This month in Dallas officer Amber Guyger shot Botham John, a Black man, in his own apartment. […]