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A man stands on a street. His right hand rests on his left shoulder.

June 16, 2021<July 25, 2022

Bakersfield Police Broke 31 People’s Bones in Four Years. No Officer Has Been Disciplined for It.

Using batons, police caused fractures in some Bakersfield residents accused of serious crimes, and others who were never charged, or had charges dismissed.

November 13, 2020<October 18, 2021

Facing Budget Cuts, Kansas City Police Department May End Social Worker Program

by Elizabeth Gerson

The Kansas City Police Department’s Social Services Program, which stations a social worker at all six patrol divisions across the city, faces possible discontinuation as the department adjusts to a $26 million budget cut for fiscal year 2021-22.