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What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department?
4 May 2015

What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department?

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0

What Does It Take for the Feds to Investigate a Police Department? by Sarah Childress | FRONTLINE Enterprise Journalism Group Residents and community activists in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department on Monday, hoping to persuade the federal … Continued

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Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports
4 May 2015

Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports

by reformnow | posted in: Federal | 0

Activists Petition For Federal Investigation Of Boston Police, FRONTLINE Reports By SARAH CHLDRESS Boston Police Headquarters Credit BPD News Residents and community activists in Boston have united to file a petition to the Justice Department on Monday, hoping to persuade the … Continued

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DOJ Ferguson Report: Please Come To Boston
16 Mar 2015

DOJ Ferguson Report: Please Come To Boston

by reformnow | posted in: City, Federal | 0

Department of Justice Releases Scathing Report on Ferguson As much of the world is shocked and amazed at the revelations detailed in the Department of Justice’s report on Ferguson.  For those who have been organizing against police brutality and calling … Continued

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Open Letter to The DOJ: Investigate & Reform BPD
15 Jan 2015

Open Letter to The DOJ: Investigate & Reform BPD

by reformnow | posted in: Federal, Why We Need Reform | 0

Letter to DOJ: Investigate and help reform BPD May 4, 2015 The Honorable Loretta Lynch Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 Dear Attorney General Lynch: The City of Boston … Continued

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News

  • Boston Police Reform Task Force Open Letter to Final Mayoral Candidates Boston Police Reform Task Force Open Letter to Final Mayoral Candidates October 12, 2021
  • 3 Years Waiting – No Justice for Stop and Harass 3 Years Waiting – No Justice for Stop and Harass March 23, 2021
  • Boston Police Task Force Releases Final Recommendations October 21, 2020
  • DOGGY SLAYCARE: COPS CLAIM K-9S TO BE KILLED IF POLICE REFORM PASSES October 6, 2020

Research

  • Can a cop be in two places at once? September 30, 2020
  • Demonstrators Demand Reopening Of Police Shooting Cases In Boston Rally September 9, 2020
  • ‘Defund The Police’: Activists In Boston’s Black Neighborhoods Don’t All Agree September 9, 2020
  • Calls For Boston Police Reform Evoke Almost 30 Years Of Tension September 3, 2020
  • Mass Police Reform Timeline August 3, 2020

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