It’s not just a training problem. Indiscriminate traffic stops are dangerous and unnecessary—no matter who conducts them.

A decade ago, the killings of Sandra Bland and Philando Castile forced people in the United States to reckon with the harms of traffic stops—especially for people of color. In the years since, many jurisdictions have become safer by curbing the use of traffic stops as a law enforcement tool. But in much of the country, the harms have persisted. Now ...

Twenty-four people have died in county jails so far this year.

How are people dying?It typically takes months for Los Angeles County to publicly issue causes of death for people who have died in LA County jails. And even once autopsy reports are finalized, they don’t tell the whole story. When the coroner rules that a death is the result of “natural causes,” jail conditions can still be to blame. Researchers h ...