Walter Wallace Jr., Philadelphia police kill mentally ill man with knife not threatening them

Video Shows Philadelphia Police Shoot, Kill Walter Wallace

Walter Wallace Jr., who was said to have suffered from mental illness, was killed on a Philadelphia street as his…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.04.21
op-ed Protests In Rochester NY Over The Police Killing Of Daniel Prude

How To Stop Police Killing Mentally Ill People

Police frequently encounter people with psychiatric disabilities when someone calls 911 about a person acting unusually in public. If police…
by Jennifer Sarrett
10.02.21
A prisoner behind bars with hands cuffed

SC Restaurant Manager Accused Of Enslaving, Beating Mentally…

The former employee claims he was hit with frying pans and beat with belts during the end of his nearly…
by Desire Thompson
11.19.15
Police officer in bulletproof vest outdoors, back view

9 Georgia Deputies Fired After 21-Year-Old Mentally Ill…

Nine Chatham County sheriff’s deputies have been fired in the wake of the death of a 21-year-old mentally ill man…
by Lynette Holloway
05.11.15