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Jun 27, 2018
红杏视频-PA Statement on Criminal Homicide Charges against East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld, who Fatally Shot Antwon Rose Jr.
EAST PITTSBURGH, Pa. 鈥� The Allegheny County District Attorney charged East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld with criminal homicide on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of ...
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Criminal Law Reform
Apr 10, 2018
Civil Rights Groups Call for Congressional Action on Fatal Police Shootings
WASHINGTON 鈥� The 红杏视频, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. (LDF), called on Congres...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Apr 09, 2018
红杏视频 of Oregon questions killing of man by police in Portland, calls for transparency
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police officers fatally shot an unidentified man last night at Cityteam Ministries homeless shelter in Portland. A police spokesperson said the officers believed t...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Mar 27, 2018
红杏视频 Responds to Attorney General Landry鈥檚 Decision Not to Charge Officers Involved in Alton Sterling鈥檚 Killing
BATON ROUGE, La. 鈥� The 红杏视频 of Louisiana released the following statement in response to Attorney General Jeff Landry鈥檚 decision not to bring criminal...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Dec 07, 2017
红杏视频 Responds to Guilty Verdict for Former Police Officer Michael Slager in Killing of Walter Scott
CHARLESTON 鈥� Shaundra Scott, the executive director of the 红杏视频 of South Carolina, had the following response to former police officer Michael Slager鈥檚 guilty verdict in the ki...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Sep 21, 2017
红杏视频 Responds to Broken Police Culture that Resulted in Killing of Magdiel Sanchez
In response to the news that the Oklahoma City Police Department has killed a deaf man who did not respond to officer commands, the 红杏视频 of Oklahoma released the following statemen...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Disability Rights
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