Why Are Police the Wrong Response to Mental Health Crises?

Over the last months on our podcast, At Liberty, we’ve explored different conversations on the subject of policing: abolition, violence and accountability, protest, and activism. This week, we dug into a topic that has gained more attention in the wake of Daniel Prude’s death in March at the hands of the Rochester Police Department: the startling connection between mental health-related 911 calls and police brutality.

Hand holding smartphone with emergency number 911 on the screen.

Lower Courts Agree — It’s Time to End Qualified Immunity

It's time that we abolish the doctrine and begin funneling resources away from law enforcement and into community services.

A police officer holds a man against the back of his police car during a night of unrest in downtown Minneapolis.

ACLU Calls On Tech Companies to End Their Alliance with ICE and CBP

Tech companies provide access to the sensitive personal information used to destroy communities and undermine the rights that we work every day to protect. Join the #NoTechforICE campaign.

Demonstrators hold banner that reads "#NoTech4Ice"outside Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, Manhattan apartment to protest Amazon technology being used by the Department of Homeland Security.

Hurricanes Pose Grave Threat to Immigrants in Detention

Coronavirus continues to be an ever growing threat in immigrant detention facilities. We must act now to save lives.

By Thomas Kennedy

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For Black Immigrants, Police and ICE Are Two Sides of the Same Coin

Millions have poured onto the streets to yell “Black Lives Matter.” Advocates from Black immigrant communities say that should include theirs as well.

A close up of a police officer wears a "Police" label beside a U.S. ICE (standing for Immigration and Customs Enforcement) badge on his vest.

The Law Enforcement Violence Trump Won’t Talk About

Law enforcement officers have used sharpshooters to maim people, swept protesters away in unmarked cars, and brutally attacked journalists, legal observers, and medics.

Police in Portland wear riot gear and armed with guns as smoke fills the streets.

Police Divestment, the Florida PBA and the Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (LEOBOR): Without Statewide Organizing We Won’t Win

Activists are uniting to create a organized force to fight LEOBOR and push back against organized police power supported by the Florida PBA.

By Lakey Love

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Stop the Police Surveillance State Too

We can't let cash-strapped police departments shift from racist human policing to racist technology-driven policing.

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Chad Wolf’s Desperate Attempt to Rewrite History

Recognizing that he’s in hot water, Chad Wolf, who was illegally appointed as head of DHS, wants us to forget about the administration's lawlessness.

Chad Wolf.