Meg O'Connor
Senior Reporter and Newsletter Director at The Appeal
Covering cops and prosecutors for @TheAppeal, a worker-run newsroom. Past @PhoenixNewTimes, @MiamiNewTimes. Free Palestine. she/they🏳️🌈
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Sep 19, 2023 |
theappeal.org | Meg O'Connor
Legal experts who spoke with The Appeal warned the criminal justice system will continue to target pregnant people in the coming years. Nearly 1,400 people were arrested for actions related to their pregnancies from 2006 through June 2022, according to a report released today by Pregnancy Justice, a nonprofit that defends pregnant people from criminalization. Most of those arrests occurred in five southern states—Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Mississippi.
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Sep 13, 2023 |
theappeal.org | Meg O'Connor
Jacob Harris's father is heading to appeals court on Wednesday. Federal judges will decide the fate of his wrongful death suit against the city of Phoenix. Jennifer DiPonzio, the former Phoenix homicide detective who investigated the 2019 police killing ofJacob Harris, mishandled evidence indozens of murder cases before the Phoenix Police Department allowed her to quietly retire in 2022—without fully investigating all of the misconduct allegations against her.
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Sep 5, 2023 |
theappeal.org | Meg O'Connor
Organizers with the movement say the charges are meant to “send the chilling message that any dissent to Cop City will be punished with the full power and violence of the government.” This is a breaking story and it may be updated as the situation develops.
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Aug 23, 2023 |
theappeal.org | Meg O'Connor
Police say they need pay raises to help with hiring and retention. But crime has been falling in LA, even as the department reports having its lowest number of officers in decades. The Los Angeles City Council approved a contract with the Los Angeles Police Department’s union on Wednesday containing salary increases, increased healthcare pay, and bonuses that will cost the city an additional $994 million over the next four years.
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Jul 6, 2023 |
theappeal.org | Meg O'Connor
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