Assaults on Police/Corrections Officers

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Being a Corrections Officer Is Hard Enough. Doing the Job While Pregnant Is a Nightmare.

Lia McKeown says a California prison refused to adjust her job duties to accommodate her pregnancies. Now she’s suing for discrimination.

Life Inside • 11.17.2023

I’m a Cop Who Went Viral for Not Killing a Man

A play-by-play of a police-involved shooting in Ohio.

Life Inside • 06.16.2016

Will the ‘21 Foot’ Defense Work for the Chicago Cop Who Shot Laquan McDonald?

Revisiting a 30-year concept that is used to justify deadly force.

Q&A • 11.25.2015

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