As part of his plea, he agreed to relinquish his MCOLES certification making him now ineligible to be a police officer ...

Former County Sheriff's Sergeant Ronald Leggitt has been sentenced to seven days in jail and two years' probation for assaulting an inmate.

The FBI and U.S. Justice Department — which has a Civil Rights Division that handles criminal cases involving law enforcement misconduct, including instances of excessive force — are also ...

A Black jail inmate who was dragged backward across a concrete floor by a rope attached to his handcuffed wrists is suing a Washington state sheriff’s office.

At least 58 people have been arrested and detained following a statewide sweep by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

James Forman Jr. is a professor of law at Yale University and a former public defender. He is the author of “Locking Up Our ...

Police said Andre Casey was able to conceal a weapon and removed it while in handcuffs in the back of the police car.

A former LaSalle police officer has pleaded guilty under a plea agreement to manslaughter in a 31-year-old man’s shooting death in 2023.

Both sides have rested in the trial of Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61. The couple are charged with civil ...

We have huge challenges with people who have mental illness,’ says Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez.

THEFT UNDER $5,000 A 37-year-old man was arrested on Thursday morning in the first block of Seventh Street after the Brandon ...

The families of two people struck and fatally injured by police cruisers in separate incidents filed lawsuits Friday, Jan. 24. Attorney Ven Johnson and civil rights attorney Ben Crump were expected to ...