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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. -
In county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis
When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pa., after he had just punched a man. After… -
Officers with past complaints recertified by state policing commission amid first batch of names released
Commission says a disciplinary history does not necessarily disqualify an officer. -
Amid calls to increase policing at Mass. and Cass, overtime spending surges under Mayor Wu
One year into her tenure, Wu finds herself at the center of a great divide over policing at Mass. and Cass. -
San Francisco supervisors bar police robots from using deadly force for now
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to put the brakes on a controversial policy that would let police use robots for deadly force.The… -
Mass. leaders push benefits of college-in-prison programs to the incoming administration
On the heels of falling incarceration rates, some want Maura Healey to put in-prison education front and center. -
San Francisco considers allowing law enforcement robots to use lethal force
Should robots working alongside law enforcement be used to deploy deadly force?The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is weighing that question this week… -
'How can you hate anybody that much?' LGBTQ+ Boston club goers react to Colorado Springs shooting
Shock but not surprise at queer friendly venues in Boston, and a worry about security.
