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Chicago promised a better way to handle mental health crisis calls, but CARE program is struggling
The city’s CARE teams were established to replace police with trained clinicians for responses to 911 mental health calls.
Democratic socialist in Maryland legislature ready to ‘fight like hell,’ says party moving in his direction
As self-described “Democratic socialist” candidates are seeing greater success in races around the country, one Maryland ...
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Buffalo lawmaker joins call for police oversight
Council Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope submitted a resolution this week calling for police reforms, including a civilian review board.
Trump yanks Habba's nomination for U.S. attorney, appoints her in acting capacity
The federal district court in New Jersey appointed Alina Habba's deputy, Desiree Leigh Grace, to serve as U.S. attorney.
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Crisis Response In Turmoil: Chicago’s CARE Program at a Tipping Point
Chicago’s mental health crisis teams were meant to replace police with clinicians. Bureaucratic dysfunction and fading ...
3 brothers serve with Faribault police; Minnesota Legislature approves scholarships for children of cops
He's the oldest of the three Shuda brothers who currently work in the Faribault Police Department. Michael, 29, and Jason, 22 ...
FACT FOCUS: Trump claims cashless bail increases crime, but data is inconclusive
TRUMP: ''Crime in American Cities started to significantly rise when they went to CASHLESS BAIL. The WORST criminals are flooding our streets and endangering even our great law enforcement officers.
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Community groups protest promotion of officer who killed Amir Locke
The Racial Justice Network, Communities United Against Police Brutality (CUAPB), CAIR MN, Families Supporting Families, Twin Cities Coalition for Justice, Black Lives Matter Minnesota, SWAE (Southwest ...