Philadelphia Police Aren’t Solving Crimes. It’s Time to Divert Their Funding This budget season, Philadelphia must hold our law enforcement accountable for their failures by redirecting resources to strategies that can help us. Kendra Brooks
Florida’s HIV Criminalization Laws Target Sex Workers. A Reform Bill Offers Little Relief. 67% of people arrested under state laws that criminalize HIV exposure and transmission are sex workers. But new legislation meant to modernize these laws would retain harsh penalties against them. Molly Minta
Secretive Campus Cops Patrol Already Overpoliced Neighborhoods Campus police forces have become more professionalized, but critics say they operate behind a veil of secrecy and often exceed their jurisdiction. Ryan Briggs
Buffalo Lawsuit Challenges ‘Racial Profiling’ in Traffic Stops Advocacy group demands an end to traffic checkpoints concentrated in Black and Latinx areas. Prince Shakur