police corruption

The latest report putting the NYPD in a negative light comes by way of a lawsuit from The Legal Aid Society that accuses cops of secretly collecting over 32,000 genetic samples from New York citizens for storage in a "rogue" DNA database.

Jay-Z and his social justice reform initiative Team ROC have directed their efforts to putting major pressure on the Department of Justice to take a seriously look into the corruption going on within the Kansas City Police Department. 

An investigative report led by Steptoe & Johnson LLP produced a more than 660-page document that spelled out all sorts of crimes being committed by the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force, from robbing and beating residents to dealing drugs.

BALTIMORE (AP) — The gunshot that killed a Baltimore detective one day before he was to testify in front of a grand jury investigating dirty cops was likely self-inflicted, leaders of an independent review board announced Wednesday. The panel’s unanimous decision is the latest twist in a real-life whodunit that has captivated Baltimore for 10 […]

Four men, dubbed the "Englewood Four," reached a $31 million settlement with Chicago for their wrongful conviction.

Shaun King has started a new series highlighting the corruption inside New York City’s NYPD’s false arrest cases. Just three days after the inauguration of President Trump, the city of New York filed a police corruption case named Stinson vs. New York. The NYPD paid out $75 million in police corruption and false arrest. The number […]

The St. Louis police secretly settled dozens of cases. Many of those cases have not been reviewed for possible criminal charges.

The St. Louis police secretly settled dozens of cases. Many of those cases have not been reviewed for possible criminal charges.

Protesters say the firing of Garry McCarthy does not go far enough to address corruption in the city.

Roland Martin talks about the Associated Press’ report about over 1,000 police officers that have committed sexual misconduct in the last six years. He talks to former Dallas prosecutor, Yodit Tewolde about what the report shows and how it’s comparable to Catholic priests that are accused of molesting young boys. “When cops commit these crimes it only […]