After 17 Years, DNA Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.
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Massachusetts has one of the strictest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court.
https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Massachusetts#Law#Rape #Police#Crime#DNA

After 17 Years, DNA Tied a Man to Her Rape. Under Massachusetts Law, It Was Too Late.
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Massachusetts has one of the strictest deadlines in the country for prosecuting rape. After the 15-year mark, no DNA match, testimony or even confession can give a rape victim a chance of facing their attacker in court.
https://www.propublica.org/article/massachusetts-statute-of-limitations-rape?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Massachusetts#Law#Rape #Police#Crime#DNA

New records show that Uvalde school leaders initially planned to defend Police Chief Pete Arredondo after the Robb Elementary shooting.

The details were revealed in over 25,000 pages the district released after a legal fight with news outlets.
https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-pete-arredondo-new-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Texas#Records#Law #Police #Uvalde #Shooting

Alaska publishes a quarterly list with the names of Indigenous people reported missing — but it still doesn’t issue a list for those who’ve been killed.

When a local nonprofit requested that information, the state said no.

https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-denies-indigenous-murders-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Alaska#Indigenous#Data#Crime #Police

Alaska publishes a quarterly list with the names of Indigenous people reported missing — but it still doesn’t issue a list for those who’ve been killed.

When a local nonprofit requested that information, the state said no.

https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-denies-indigenous-murders-records?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Alaska#Indigenous#Data#Crime #Police

‘How Should Private-Sector GDPR Data Controllers and Processors Address Security Threats from State Actors?’, by Douwe Korff & Ian Brown https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5363593#privacy #gdpr #surveillance#police

‘How Should Private-Sector GDPR Data Controllers and Processors Address Security Threats from State Actors?’, by Douwe Korff & Ian Brown https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5363593#privacy #gdpr #surveillance#police

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: #Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
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We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before #Trump took office.

#ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

#News#Government #HumanRights #Police#Courts#Politics

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: #Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
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We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before #Trump took office.

#ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”

You can judge for yourself.

#News#Government #HumanRights #Police#Courts#Politics

https://projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/

Appeals Court Overturns Murder and Kidnapping Conviction in Etan Patz Disappearance
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The judges’ decision echoed ProPublica’s reporting from 2013 that raised questions about the veracity and legality of suspect Pedro Hernandez’s confessions in one of the most famous missing child cases in U.S. history.
https://www.propublica.org/article/etan-patz-pedro-hernandez-conviction-overturned-murder-kidnapping?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Crime#TrueCrime#Law #Police

Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.
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Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities argue harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crackdown won’t make schools safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/social-media-arrests-school-threats-law-tennessee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#SocialMedia#Children #Education#School#Crime #Police#Tennessee

NEW: Despite being caught in a 2021 video ripping out Shantel Arnold’s hair, sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to report the incident.

A new law authored by Arnold’s attorney will mandate excessive-force reporting for all law enforcement agencies.

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-shantel-arnold-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Louisiana#Law #Police#Accountability#Report

NEW: Despite being caught in a 2021 video ripping out Shantel Arnold’s hair, sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to report the incident.

A new law authored by Arnold’s attorney will mandate excessive-force reporting for all law enforcement agencies.

https://www.propublica.org/article/louisiana-police-shantel-arnold-law?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#Louisiana#Law #Police#Accountability#Report

Former NYPD Commissioner Accuses Mayor Adams of Running “Criminal Enterprise” and Cites ProPublica Investigation
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A lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that the NYPD’s Community Response Team was a “rogue” unit that answered “only to City Hall.” The complaint draws extensively from ProPublica’s reporting.

https://www.propublica.org/article/lawsuit-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-community-response-team-thomas-donlon?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#NYC#NewYorkCity#EricAdams #Police #NYPD#Crime

Former NYPD Commissioner Accuses Mayor Adams of Running “Criminal Enterprise” and Cites ProPublica Investigation
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A lawsuit filed by former Commissioner Thomas Donlon alleges that the NYPD’s Community Response Team was a “rogue” unit that answered “only to City Hall.” The complaint draws extensively from ProPublica’s reporting.

https://www.propublica.org/article/lawsuit-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-community-response-team-thomas-donlon?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News#NYC#NewYorkCity#EricAdams #Police #NYPD#Crime