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Police statements tell the first version of an incident. Then video footage comes out
In the days since Tennessee officials released video footage of Memphis police officers brutally beating Tyre Nichols, law enforcement has faced a new… -
Tyre Nichols' killing revives calls for Congress to address police reform
The release of video footage of Memphis, Tenn., police brutally beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black father and FedEx employee, has revived calls for… -
Boston protesters demand a new policing landscape as nation processes killing of Tyre Nichols
Mourners, advocates say little has been done to curb police brutality nearly three years after the murder of George Floyd. -
5 Memphis ex-police charged with murder and jailed over beating death of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis Police officers have been indicted and jailed in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.The five former officers each face a litany of… -
NPR uncovered secret execution tapes from Virginia. More remain hidden
On a summer's day in 2006, inside an apartment not far from Virginia's old death chamber, an 82-year-old man handed over a briefcase to an archivist. The… -
Army lieutenant pepper-sprayed in Virginia traffic stop receives $3,685 in damages
Caron Nazario, an Army lieutenant who was held at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed by Virginia police during a 2020 traffic stop, was awarded $3,685 in damages… -
One Black man says Worcester cops have stopped him more than 70 times
Defense attorneys say federal probe of Worcester police is long overdue. -
Hundreds demand answers at Cambridge City Hall about police shooting of Sayed Faisal
City officials say it will be months before a full investigation into the 20-year-old's death is complete. -
Massachusetts sheriff ends enforcement agreement with ICE
The lawsuit over the agreement is anticipated to be dropped. -
State commission calls for dismantling structural racism in Mass. prisons, jails
Inmates of color said they frequently had poorer access to health care, and waited longer for job placement than their white counterparts, the report found.
