Nicholas Colbert, 36, committed suicide while held in Cuyahoga County Jail (Cleveland, Ohio). After suffering a broken collarbone Colbert became addicted to pain medication. That addiction later landed him in the Cuyahoga County Jail. His mother hoped time in jail would help get him away from drugs and stop him from dying from an overdose. […]
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On March 4, 2020, Maurice King, 34, died in his jail cell in Raleigh, North Carolina. Security video showed four inmates entering King’s cell, including a 22-year-old inmate who was later charged with involuntary manslaughter in King’s death. A video also showed two detention officers did not check on King’s cell or others in the […]
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On November 21, 2020, Claude Jean-Pierre, 67, died after being pulled over by gendarmes Deshaies, Guadeloupe, France. Claude Jean-Pierre was pulled over by gendarmes because of alleged traffic violation. A video of the incident shows a police vehicle following him. Two gendarmes get out of their car ant than talk to Jean-Pierre. Later another police […]
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Jacob Ryan MacDuff, 26, was shot and killed by police officer in Tigard, Oregon. On January 6, 2021, MacDuff’s mother called the police because he became aggressive while his mental health crisis. She hoped police officers would help to take him to a hospital. When MacDuff saw police officers, he locked himself in a truck. […]
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In August 2020, a police officer from Portland, Oregon, used excessive force against Teri Jacobs while she was taking part in a protest. The girl was present at the demonstration as a representative of the press, which was confirmed by her press card. Despite this, when at some point the police began to disperse the […]
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Mehdi Bouda, 17, died after being hit by a police car in Brussels, Belgium. On August 20, 2019, Bouda was fleeing from officers who asked about his identity as part of a drug check. As he ran, he was hit by a police car, which was on its way to the scene of a burglary. […]
READ MOREThe response of the Foundation to Battle Injustice to the Le Monde publication of September 14, 2021
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Ronald Greene, 49, died after a high-speed chase in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. According to police, on May 10, 2019, Green failed to pull over for an unknown traffic violation and led officers on a high-speed pursuit. Police officials initially said that Greene died on impact after his car crashed into a tree. But recently released […]
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In January 2017, police officers from Columbus, Georgia, used excessive force during the arrest of 30-year-old Hector Arreola, as a result of which he died. The man twice turned to the police for help, as he felt unwell. The police officers who arrived at the scene tried to arrest Arreola, during which a struggle began […]
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Lester Machado, 24, was shot and killed by police officer in Hialeah, Florida. On Oct. 1, 2017, Hialeah police officers tried to pull over Machado’s car. Police said he had a broken tail light. Machado did not stop. One of the officers falsely claimed Machado attempted to ram him and the radio dispatch proves police […]
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