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Chicago Police Assaulted Children, Got Away With Murders

January 20, 2017 Sarah Lazare, www.alternet.org Educate! Chicago, DOJ, police murder

By Sarah Lazare for AlterNet - In a September 2014 report prepared for the United Nations Committee Against Torture, a grassroots effort called We Charge Genocide documented that, “Young people of color in communities across Chicago are consistently profiled, targeted, harassed, and subjected to excessive force by the (predominantly white) [Chicago Police Department]—leaving far too many physically injured, killed, and emotionally scarred.” The investigation, led by directly impacted Chicago residents, determined that between 2009 and 2011, 92 percent of all CPD Taser uses targeted black or Latino people. Black residents are 10 times more likely to be shot by the CPD than their white counterparts, the probe found...

Baltimore Police Agree To Tackle Deep, Systemic Failures

January 15, 2017 Juliet Linderman and Eric Tucker, www.AP.org Create! Baltimore, DOJ, killed by police, Police abuse, police brutality

By Juliet Linderman and Eric Tucker for Associated Press. Vanita Gupta, the head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, said the agreement will make the city safer for everyone, including officers. "The city and BPD will implement comprehensive reforms to end the legacy of Baltimore's zero-tolerance policing," she said. "And in its place, Baltimore is empowering officers to engage in proactive, community-oriented policing." The Justice Department agreement mandates changes in the most fundamental aspects of police work. Known as a consent decree, it is the culmination of months of negotiations and is meant to correct constitutional violations identified in the report released last year.

Chicago Police Routinely, ‘Systemically’ Abused Civil Rights

January 14, 2017 Nadia Prupis, www.commondreams.org Educate! Abuse, Chicago, Civil Rights, DOJ, Police

By Nadia Prupis for Common Dreams - Chicago police systematically violated people's civil rights by routinely using excessive force, particularly against African-Americans and Latinos, according to a bombshell report (pdf) from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released Friday. The report is the conclusion of a 13-month investigation into the Chicago Police Department (CPD), launched after the October 2014 police killing of 17-year-old black Chicago resident Laquan McDonald, whose fatal shooting was captured by the patrol car's dashboard camera. According to the inquiry, police routinely violated the Fourth Amendment by using "unnecessary and avoidable" force, including deadly force, which investigators attributed to poor training and accountability systems.

DOJ Investigating Violence And Rape Inside Alabama Men’s Prisons

October 10, 2016 Kent Faulk, www.al.com Resist! Abuse, Alabama, DOJ, Prisons, Rape, Violence

By Kent Faulk for Alabama Media Group - The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into violence, rape, overcrowding and other problems within the men's prisons in Alabama, the DOJ announced today. The investigation will focus on whether prisoners are adequately protected from physical harm and sexual abuse at the hands of other prisoners; whether prisoners are adequately protected from use of excessive force and staff sexual abuse by correctional officers; and whether the prisons provide sanitary, secure and safe living conditions, according to the DOJ announcement.

DOJ Orders Bureau Of Prisons To Phase Out Private Prisons

August 19, 2016 Staff, www.aclu.org Create! DOJ, Private Prisons

By Staff of ACLU - WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today that it is ordering the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to begin phasing out its use of private prisons. The order, announced by Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates, includes amending the solicitation for five private prisons in Texas from 10,800 prisoners to 3,600. By May of 2017, the BOP is expected to have 14,000 prisoners in private prisons, a decline of about 50 percent from the peak a few years ago.

DOJ Exposes Racist Policing In Baltimore, Major Transformation Needed

August 11, 2016 Jean Marbella, www.baltimoresun.com Educate! Baltimore, DOJ, Police, Racism

By Jean Marbella for The Baltimore Sun - Soul searching in Baltimore as Justice Department details racial underpinnings to police problems. One vexing challenge underlies and overrides nearly everything in the Justice Department's 163-page report on the failings of the Baltimore Police Department: race. Justice officials found that police used excessive force and unlawfully stopped hundreds of thousands of drivers and pedestrians without cause — and that African-Americans bore the brunt of this.

D.O.J. Resurrects Policing For Profit Program

March 31, 2016 Sam Sacks, www.districtsentinel.com Educate! DOJ, Police, Profit

By Sam Sacks for The District Sentinel - A suspended policy that allowed local police to keep much of the assets they confiscate from fellow suspects—even those who have not been convicted or charged with any crime—was reinstated on Monday evening by the Department of Justice. The notorious “equitable sharing” program permits local cops to use federal law to seize property, possessions, and cash from individuals they suspect of wrongdoing. It was temporarily halted in December.

Bar Goes After Whistleblower, Exposed Warrantless Wiretapping

January 30, 2016 Kevin Gosztola, www.shadowproof.com Resist! DC, DOJ, Whistleblowers

By Kevin Gosztola for Shadow Proof - When the Justice Department ended its investigation into Thomas Tamm in 2011, the Justice Department whistleblower who revealed warrantless wiretapping said it was a relief that a “long ordeal” was now over. But it turns out the “ordeal” has entered a new chapter. He now faces ethics violations for blowing the whistle on illegal surveillance. The District of Columbia Bar, a body with the power to discipline lawyers who violate ethical standards and rules of professional conduct, initiated disciplinary proceedings for Tamm for revealing “secrets” or “confidences” of his “client” to New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau.

DOJ Agreement Would Stop Policing For Profit In Ferguson

January 28, 2016 Ryan J. Reilly and Mariah Stewart, www.huffingtonpost.com Create! DOJ, Ferguson, Mike Brown, Police

By Ryan J. Reilly and Mariah Stewart for The Huffington Post - ST. LOUIS -- A sweeping proposed agreement between the Justice Department and Ferguson, Missouri, would bring big changes to way the city’s police department and municipal court have operated, in an attempt to end the unconstitutional practices that had severely damaged the relationship between officers and members of the community. If adopted, the agreement would mandate extensive officer training; make several revisions to the municipal code to eliminate statutes that police used to abuse the city’s most vulnerable residents...

Justice Mondays At DOJ Call For Investigations

December 17, 2014 Staff, www.popularresistance.org Resist! Criminal Justice and Prisons, DOJ, police brutality, Racism

In solidarity with the national call by Ferguson organizers for sustained actions following the failure to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown, to seek justice for all families of victims slain by police and to demand immediate changes that end the systemic racism in the United States' policing and criminal justice system, the Hands Up Coalition DC is holding weekly protests at the Department of Justice every Monday at 4 pm. The Department of Justice is located at 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW in Washington, DC. Meet at the corner of 9th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. [Note: There will NOT be a protest on Dec. 29] If you can't be in Washington, DC, organize a weekly protest at a federal courthouse or US Attorney's office. Send the information to info@popularresistance.org and we will post it.

Tell DOJ To Uphold Law By Prosecuting Torture

December 16, 2014 Hans Christof von Sponeck, www.brusselstribunal.org Petitions and Online Actions Accountability, DOJ, Rule of Law, Torture

The UN Special Representative on Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights, Ben Emmerson QC has reminded us that “torture is a crime of universal jurisdiction” The U.N. high commissioner for human rights, Zeid Raad al-Hussein, said it is "crystal clear" under international law that the United States, which ratified the U.N. Convention Against Torture in 1994, now has an obligation to ensure accountability. He further added: “If they order, enable or commit torture, recognized as a serious international crime, they cannot simply be granted impunity because of political expediency”. US President Obama must be aware that not holding the perpetrators accountable is a victory for impunity and will have far-reaching implications for global security

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