NYPD Commissioner Bratton gave a press conference about the rising number of shootings in NYC. Bratton went on to blame marijuana for the increase in
New York Mayor de Blasio made a lot of promises in regards to marijuana enforcement while he was campaigning. Sadly, the promises up to this point
As loyal TWB readers know, the New York Police Department had been using ‘stop and frisk’ practices for a long time, using ‘harmless’ pat-downs to
By Evan Goldstein, Drug Policy Alliance In the early hours of last Thursday morning, the New York City Council did something historic that will benefit
Brutality of NYPD “Stop and Frisk” Policy Revealed By Brendan Ferreri-Hanberry A new audio recording reveals a disturbing example of current NYPD practices, specifically the “stop
By Phillip Smith The Legal Aid Society in New York City announced Friday that it had filed a lawsuit against the NYPD over its continuing
By Tony Newman An 18-year-old teenager, Ramarley Graham, was killed in his home in the Bronx last week by plainclothes cops. A member of the
New Data Released: NYPD Made More Marijuana Possession Arrests in 2011 than in 2010; Illegal Searches and Manufactured Misdemeanors Continue Despite Order by Commissioner Kelly
Drug War Corrupts Police, Ruins Lives, Destroys Trust Between Law Enforcement and Community Stephen Anderson, a former NYPD narcotics detective, testified yesterday that he regularly
