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Police Arrest Occupy Houston Protestors for Using Rain Tarpnew

Police arrested 11 Occupy Houston protestors on Tuesday night for using a tarp to protect some electronic equipment from the rain, an apparent violation of the city's law prohibiting tents in city parks. During the arrest, protestors videotaped a officer refusing to give his badge number to another protestor.
Houston Press  |  Steve Jansen  |  11-10-2011  |  #OCCUPY

How I Spent Election Night in a Baltimore Jailnew

Why was I, a 42-year-old husband and father of two young daughters, a senior employee of Johns Hopkins, a freelance journalist, and a law-abiding, civic-minded guy, sitting in my piss-soaked underwear in the back of a paddy wagon outside the Northern District police station?
Baltimore City Paper  |  Michael M. Hughes  |  11-14-2008  |  Civil Liberties

Amy Goodman Talks About Indie Media and Her RNC Arrestnew

The Democracy Now! host says that all charges against her and her producers have been dropped, but "it has a chilling effect on our ability to report."
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bianca Phillips  |  10-20-2008  |  Media

Where's the Outrage Over Media Mistreatment at the RNC?new

Given the media's reputation for self-absorption, it's remarkable how little attention the press has paid to the crackdown on journalists during September’s Republican National Convention.
Boston Phoenix  |  Adam Reilly  |  10-02-2008  |  Media

Minneapolis Mayor to Arrested Journalists: Drop Deadnew

For a city leadership that spent so much time trying to convince everyone that the convention was in Minneapolis, too, Mayor R.T. Rybak's office suddenly wants very little to do with hosting the RNC, especially those nasty reports of police brutality and journalist arrests.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Beth Walton  |  09-17-2008  |  Media

Criminalizing Journalism at the RNCnew

Dozens of reporters were arrested while covering the Republican National Convention. What does that mean for America?
Boulder Weekly  |  Pamela White  |  09-15-2008  |  Media

Vermont Bill to Help Children of Incarcerated Parents Moves Forwardnew

Vermont currently has no mandatory training or statewide protocols that address how police deal with children at the time of a parent's arrest. But a new bill, one of four such pieces of pending legislation, would mandate a study of prevailing practices around the state.
Seven Days  |  Ken Picard  |  04-14-2008  |  Crime & Justice

Operation MBI Shamenew

On the heels of the agency's arrest of three Weekly employees, we take a closer look at how Orlando's vice cops really operate.
Orlando Weekly  |  Staff  |  10-23-2007  |  Crime & Justice

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