ICYMI, I reported on Oregon's drug recriminalization for The Nation. I heard much valid criticism of how Measure 110 decrim was rolled out; fewer convincing arguments about why people with an illness should be punished for societal & bureaucratic failures thenation.com/article/societ…

'Where life is precious, life is precious.' Ruth Wilson Gilmore

#FacialRecognition is faulty and racially biased, and the #NYPD routinely uses the technology as a digital form of #StopAndFrisk to target communities of color. It's time to #BanTheScan . banthescan.org

A Portland petition for extra police $$, detox ctrs, & 'street response' services was ruled unconstitutional yesterday. A separate petition to water down a voter-approved police oversight board is still held up in a court challenge. Link to past coverage👇 portlandmercury.com/news/2024/02/2…

Mayor Ted Wheeler Portland Police Ideally there would be alt-text on these images to provide more context.

The 13 PPB promotions according to DPSST on April 25, 2024:

'Judge Rules Police Union-Backed Ballot Initiative to Increase Police Force Is Unconstitutional'

The cops, while under a settlement with DOJ for unconstitutional policing, were advocating for more unconstitutional moves. wweek.com/news/2024/05/1…

Terri was freed from prison thanks to a commutation during the pandemic. Gov. Kotek illegally revoked it & sent her back to prison.
Our attorneys filed an emergency petition for her release, which was granted. Now Terri is back at home where she belongs. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/05/08/ore…

Campus Police Are Among the Armed Heavies Cracking Down on Students | ⁦Alex Vitale⁩ for ⁦The Nation⁩ thenation.com/article/archiv…

RE: PPB

ICYMI: Ga.'s Dep. AG says in court Atlanta cops don't use Signal to communicate abt. 'Cop City.' My reporting says they do. Now what?

Will Potter Lucy Parsons Labs #BLM Alex Vitale Hannah Riley

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“There's a global arms race going on, that most people never think about, to pour billions of dollars into technology all designed to break into your phones,” - S.T.O.P.'s Albert Fox Cahn🦊 (@[email protected]) lpm.org/investigate/20…

PPB is out of compliance with its own directives.