police accountability

At least 15 civilian review boards across Florida, which review investigations of potential law enforcement misconduct after they’re completed, have dissolved or temporarily ceased operations after a new law targeting the panels took effect.

A new state law will take a lot of power away from civilian oversight boards in cities like in Miami, Tampa and St. Petersburg. It goes into effect on July 1.

Civilian-run police oversight panels in South Florida and across the state could be at risk under HB 601. Advocates say the prospective ban would betray efforts to foster better relations and trust among police and communities.

Palm Beach County Sheriff Office finally equipping its deputies with body-cameras.

Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch. The images are a glaring reminder of repeated failures of efforts to prevent police brutality.

A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina, who was the Orlando police chief during the Pulse Nightclub shooting, is joining a Department of Justice task force that's investigating the police response to the Uvalde school shooting.

Police shot and killed the 22-year-old Black man while executing a no-knock search warrant last week. Protesters called for the resignation of the chief and the officer they say shot Locke.

What’s next for Miami-Dade County Public Schools with Superintendent Carvalho’s upcoming exit? Pembroke Park wants to police itself and break away from BSO. And A former WLRN intern is the Harvard Crimson’s first Latina president.

The court has long held that police may do this when pursuing a fleeing felon. The question in this case was whether they can do the same thing when pursuing someone suspected of a minor offense.

Two non-profits in South Florida, both focused on food insecurity, are battling for federal dollars. A new Sun Sentinel investigation looks into how police K-9s are used for arrest. Plus, healing continues five years after the Pulse shooting.

Reflecting on the racial justice movement a year after George Floyd’s death and Miami Beach prepares for massive crowds this Memorial Day.