Injustice: Police, Courts, and Prisons

News about and analysis of police terror and prison brutality across the U.S. Empire and the struggle to abolish the repressive institutions.

Washington, D.C.: Police Lieutenant Charged with Aiding “Proud Boys” Terrorists in 2021 Assault on Capitol Hill

May 22, 2023 Cde. Mazal 0

A lieutenant of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has been charged with multiple counts, under federal and municipal law, of obstructing justice, perjury, and leaking classified police information. The charges all relate to Lt. Shane Lammond’s longstanding acquaintanceship and collaboration with Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, a fascist civilian paramilitary militia.

One Portland Cop is One Too Many

May 2, 2023 Cde. Serj 0

The impetus behind the “mass exodus” is unclear, but various news outlets attribute it to around 50 cops suddenly retiring following the 2020 June Uprisings. The police have done nothing for the people of Portland other than intimidate and terrorize. Enough is enough!

Popular Demonstrations Force Clay County, Missouri Officials to Charge White Supremacist in Shooting of Black Child

April 21, 2023 Cde-Editor Katsfoter 0

The Black community of Kansas City, and their allies, did not wait for the police to act. They demanded action. The masses, primarily the local Black working-class community, poured into the streets. They gathered in front of Lester’s house to demand justice. They gathered in front of the police station to expose the lie of “protect and serve.”

Grieve, but Act!

February 3, 2023 Cde. B. S. M. 0

Tyre Nichols died on January 10, 2023, after three days spent in critical condition following his brutal beating at the hands of the Memphis Police Department. One view on Nichols’ […]

Terror in Memphis, the Police and the People

January 31, 2023 Cde-Editor Katsfoter 0

“Killer cops aren’t the exception and they aren’t “the bad apple that spoils the bunch.” They are the intended outcome of the policy that unleashes stormtroopers in blue on the streets of every poor and majority-Black neighborhood in every city.