Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death. Over a ...

In May 2023, a Portland, Oregon security officer was convicted of murder in the second degree with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm, as well as three misdemeanor charges: recklessly ...

Taliban security forces in Afghanistan used excessive force against protesters in the city of Herat on June 9, 2026.

The woman stood on the sidewalk outside her home and waited for the first officers to show up. Blood streamed down her face and shoulders. She had called 911 after her significant other stabbed her.

Reporters tallied thousands of incidents and read hundreds of police reports documenting the heavy-handed tactics used on students.

Boulder police are pulling their guns at more than two times the rate they were four years ago — 240 times in 2024 compared with 93 times in 2021, a new use of force dashboard released by the ...

A Department of Homeland Security watchdog report revealed that staff at an ICE detention center in Louisiana used a prohibited chokehold to “gain control” of one person being held there and stabbed ...

THAT’S RIGHT, GUYS. THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GETTING NEW TASERS, AND THAT WAS DECIDED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE BOARD OF ESTIMATES. THE TASERS WILL NOW COST $5 MILLION EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE ...

A Louisiana detention center failed to ensure sanitary conditions, properly store perishable food, properly notify ...