Wilbert L. Cooper

1 month ago | commercialappeal.com | Daphne Duret |Daja Henry |Christie Thompson |Lakeidra Chavis |Geoff Hing |Wilbert L. Cooper

One of the Justice Department’s goals under President Joe Biden was to investigate some of the nation’s most troubled police agencies, including the ones responsible for the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Tyre Nichols. Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the prospect of federal oversight appears likely to disappear in most of those 12 agencies.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Daphne Duret |Daja Henry |Christie Thompson |Lakeidra Chavis |Geoff Hing |Wilbert L. Cooper

For places where civil rights investigations were still open — the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office near Jackson, Mississippi, and the New York Police Department’s Special Victims’ Unit — the federal government will likely choose to take no further action. New leadership at the Justice Department has already ordered a halt to all open civil rights investigations as they reevaluate how many, if any, they still want to pursue.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Daphne Duret |Daja Henry |Christie Thompson |Lakeidra Chavis |Geoff Hing |Wilbert L. Cooper

A brass relief sculpture of state troopers at the entrance of Louisiana State Police headquarters in Baton Rouge. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project,  a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on  Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook.

Jun 14, 2024 | thelandcle.org | Wilbert L. Cooper

How one of the oldest Black policing organizations in the country shaped law enforcement  in Cleveland. This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. The Black Shield formed in Cleveland nearly 80 years ago.

Jun 13, 2024 | themarshallproject.org | Wilbert L. Cooper

The Black Shield formed in Cleveland nearly 80 years ago. Initially, Black officers came together to support and protect each other from discrimination and retaliation in the mostly White police department. In the 1970s, the association took that battle to court, fighting for a more fair system of hiring and promoting Black officers and pushing for a police force that reflected the makeup of the city.