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June 7, 2023
Reducing pretextual stops leads to more equitable traffic policing
Published by Justice Innovation Lab
JIL joined Ramsey County (MN) law enforcement leaders in Saint Paul to release findings in the Traffic Stop Policy in Ramsey County report. The analysis finds the new traffic stop policy successfully reduced minor, non-safety-related vehicle violation stops, this reduction narrowed racial differences in traffic stops and searches, and the policy had no discernible effect on public safety.
Legal experts weigh in on Jamal Sutherland’s death, newly released videos
Reported by Live 5 - WCSC
Jury indicts former police officers in George Floyd killing
Published by The Wall Street Journal
How the trial over Floyd’s death flipped the script for Black victims
Published in The New York Times
Garland announces Justice Dept. probe into Minneapolis police
Published by The Washington Post
CBS News Special: America Changed Forever 4/2
Featured on the CBS Presents America Changed Forever podcast
Prosecutor seeks to document, eliminate racial disparities in justice system
Published by the University of South Carolina