Three California Highway Patrol officers who fatally shot a 23-year-old unarmed man in 2020 after he rammed a stolen car into their vehicles in Oakland will not face criminal charges, authorities said Monday.
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No births behind bars: The scandal of imprisoning pregnant women
Following the deaths of newborn babies in prisons, a new campaigning organisation protested outside Parliament against the incarceration of pregnant women, reports Feyzi Ismail.
Officers refused immunity for inquiry into death in custody
Scotland’s police force and its prosecution authority have refused to give 12 police officers immunity from criminal charges in an inquiry into the death in custody of Sheku Bayoh.
Daniel Morgan murder: Met anti-corruption measures ‘dire’, damning report finds
Measures taken by the Metropolitan police to tackle corruption are “fundamentally flawed” and “dire”, with continued failings down to arrogance, secrecy and lethargy, a devastating independent report has said.
Visit the Memorial Family Fund Two-Way Give-Back shop
The National Mikey Powell Memorial Family Fund (NMPMFF) launched its new ‘Two-Way Give-Back Online Shop’ in August 2021 with additional support from the United Families & Friends Campaign (UFFC).
National Memorial Family Fund fifth funding round due to open
We are pleased to announce that the fifth round of National Memorial Family Fund grants will open on 7 April 2022. We are also administering the UFFC Legacy Fund for child dependents of custody death victims.
West Midlands firearms officer facing criminal inquiry over fatal shooting
A police firearms officer is being investigated for potential homicide offences over the shooting of a 31-year-old man in Coventry in 2019. The officer and victims family have been advised of this development.
Legal action over Pat Finucane public inquiry to take place in June
Long-delayed legal action against the UK Government for not holding a public inquiry into the murder of solicitor Pat Finucane is set to go ahead in June, a judge announced today.
