The Hidden Curve
Estimating the Spread of COVID-19 among People in ICE Detention
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Ending Police Violence and Ensuring Accountability
Systemic policing reform is long overdue
How can we change a system set up to control Black people? By radically dismantling it.
The senseless and violent deaths of Black people—like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and David McAtee—at the hands of law enforcement are not isolated incidents. They are examples of an unjust and oppressive system that is weaponized against Black people. Though the just prosecution of officers involved in acts of police brutality is necessary, it h ...
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Jamila Hodge
A Look Inside the New York City Police Department Budget
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is by far the biggest and most expensive police department in the country: The overall cost of the NYPD is actually more than $11 billion annually. In recent weeks, the call to defund the NYPD has reached fever pitch, with calls to pass a budget on July 1, 2020, that includes $1 billion less for policing. ...