Chief Ken Wallentine has repeatedly defended police behavior that judges later found violated the constitution or resulted in millions of dollars in settlements and judgments.
The New York governor is making an appeal to “mob justice” as she threatens to take her state back decades on issues of pretrial justice and policing.
While a debate over defunding the police rages in Austin, a new lawsuit reminds its residents that assault cases in the city are routinely ignored.
Qualified immunity is just one obstacle of many that incarcerated people face when seeking to hold correctional officers accountable for misconduct.
As criminal justice reformers take steps to defund police departments and limit qualified immunity, it’s important to consider the role of universal and special duties in policing.
The New Jersey General Assembly unanimously passed a bill to extend qualified immunity to police officers at private colleges and universities.
Current and former mayors were questioned about how they managed their police departments.
The accusations span decades and involve two separate Biddeford cops and at least seven alleged victims.
How a 60-year-old legal doctrine lets law enforcement officers off the hook for civil rights violations.
With Appeal contributors Amir H. Ali and Emily Clark of the MacArthur Justice Center
A new court order allows the family’s lawsuit to proceed, and may lead to holding jail staff accountable.
