Police Budgets Have Always Been Untouchable. That Could Change.
Police Budgets Have Always Been Untouchable. That Could Change.
“The United States did not have to be the country that had the highest number of [coronavirus] cases and deaths in the...
“The United States did not have to be the country that had the highest number of [coronavirus] cases and deaths in the world,” said Kumar Rao, co-author of the Freedom to Thrive report and director of
It’s (Way Past) Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Schools, Hospitals, and Buses
It’s (Way Past) Time to Redistribute Obscene Police Budgets to Schools, Hospitals, and Buses
cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Baltimore, and Houston spend more than 25 percent of their...
cities like Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Baltimore, and Houston spend more than 25 percent of their general fund budgets on their police departments, according to a 2017 report by the Center … for Popular Democracy.
Hot & Bothered: Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha
Hot & Bothered: Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha
Further reading Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety & Security in Our Communities (Center for Popular...
Further reading
Freedom to Thrive: Reimagining Safety & Security in Our Communities (Center for Popular Democracy, Law for Black Lives, Black Youth Project 100)
Movement for Black Lives Policy Platform
The Movement To Defund The Police Is Getting Stronger — Here's Why
The Movement To Defund The Police Is Getting Stronger — Here's Why
police being armed to the teeth is particularly striking given that research has found no evidence that shoring up...
police being armed to the teeth is particularly striking given that research has found no evidence that shoring up police budgets keeps civilians safer — in fact, to the contrary, a 2017 report from the Center … For Popular Democracy found that reallocating the money currently being spent on policing towards “a living wage, access to holistic health services and treatment, educational opportunity, and stable
Philly plans to increase police funding while cutting city services. Critics say that’s a mistake
Philly plans to increase police funding while cutting city services. Critics say that’s a mistake
are continuously increasing the amount of spending that we do on policing and criminalization, and that naturally comes...
are continuously increasing the amount of spending that we do on policing and criminalization, and that naturally comes with tradeoffs,” Kumar Rao, director of the Justice Transformation Program at the Center … for Popular Democracy, told The Intercept.
As cities make deep cuts because of COVID-19, police departments are keeping their funding
As cities make deep cuts because of COVID-19, police departments are keeping their funding
Even if former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted in the murder of George Floyd, that won’t fully...
Even if former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted in the murder of George Floyd, that won’t fully deliver justice to black communities, Jennifer Epps-Addison, network president and co-executive
Activists propose reforming policing by cutting budgets
Activists propose reforming policing by cutting budgets
“When you have more and more police officers in a community, research has shown it leads to more and more sort of...
“When you have more and more police officers in a community, research has shown it leads to more and more sort of conflict and interaction,” said Kumar Rao, director of justice transformation at the Center
Thousands of cars protest in caravan through Oakland
Thousands of cars protest in caravan through Oakland
Oakland resident Tracey Corder said she took part in the caravan because she is immunocompromised and felt safer...
Oakland resident Tracey Corder said she took part in the caravan because she is immunocompromised and felt safer protesting in her car.
Bill de Blasio Needs to Resign. By Defending Police Violence, He Has Betrayed New Yorkers.
Bill de Blasio Needs to Resign. By Defending Police Violence, He Has Betrayed New Yorkers.
To quote New York human rights lawyer Kumar Rao, “This is Bill de Blasio’s ‘very fine people on both sides’ moment.”
To quote New York human rights lawyer Kumar Rao, “This is Bill de Blasio’s ‘very fine people on both sides’ moment.”
Want to avoid another #GeorgeFloyd? Start by defunding the Minneapolis police, organizers say
Want to avoid another #GeorgeFloyd? Start by defunding the Minneapolis police, organizers say
That investment, as evidenced by findings in a Center for Popular Democracy report, has been a costly one. Between 2011...
That investment, as evidenced by findings in a Center for Popular Democracy report, has been a costly one. Between 2011 and 2014, the city has paid out $9.3 million in police misconduct lawsuits. … The authors of the Center for Popular Democracy’s report describe budgets as “moral documents” in that they serve as reflections of “what—and whom—our cities, counties, states and country deem worthy of
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