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Cities Make Police Changes After Unrest Over Citizen Deaths
The fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, by a white Ferguson, Missouri, policeman was a catalyst…
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Prosecutors Fight for Eric Garner Grand Jury Record Secrecy
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers battling over whether the grand jury record in the chokehold death…
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NYC Proposes High Sodium Warning for Chain Restaurants
(USA Today) – The New York City health department will propose a new rule Wednesday that would require chain restaurants…
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If You Die Poor or Alone in New York City, You’ll Be Buried by Prisoners in a Mass Grave
(The Nation) – We all die alone. But some of us die even more alone than others. In New…
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Time for Justice for Children in New York
By Marian Wright Edelman and Melanie Hartzog NNPA Guest Columnists Under New York’s juvenile justice system a child as…
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Rats and Rot: NYC Report Rips Family Homeless Shelters
JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One family of six was living in a homeless-shelter apartment where a…
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Warning Signs Overlooked in Hiring for New York City Jails
(New York Times) – A recent applicant for a job as a correction officer at New York City jails had…
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NYC Jail Guards Use of Force a Record in 2014
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City jail guards reported more use of force against inmates…
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Arrest Stats Point to New York Police Department Slowdown
TOM HAYS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Despite efforts by New York City officials to tout a dip in…
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Suspects Questioned in Wounding of 2 NYC Police Officers
COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two suspects were being questioned Tuesday about the shootings of two plainclothes…
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