Policing & Security • Public Safety & Justice
A new study finds official public health data on law enforcement-related deaths in the US fails to accurately record and report deaths. I spoke with Justin Feldman, the study’s lead researcher, about the implications of these findings.
As New Jersey Governor Chris Christie takes the lead in crafting the Trump administration’s response to the opioid crisis, he and his colleagues need to understand that we can’t fix the problem until we kick our long-term addiction to the war on drugs and accept overdoses for what they are: a health issue.
Shasha, a transgender sex worker in China, was stopped on the street one night by the police. Though she hadn’t conducted any business that night, she was hauled to a local precinct for questioning. Once there, the police searched her bag and found lubricant and condoms. Declaring them evidence of guilt, she was immediately sent …
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Marc Krupanski 