Taiyler S. Mitchell

Manuel Esteban Paez Terán was killed by law enforcement in January this year, prompting increased scrutiny against “Cop City.” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Deputy Attorney General John Fowler wrote in the motion filed on Nov. 15 that Terán was…

The Supreme Court's liberal justices opposed the decision, calling it an “indisputable legal error.” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Supreme Court on Monday decided against hearing the appeal of an imprisoned man in Illinois who was locked in…

The arrests come after dozens of people accused of being involved in the movement were arraigned on Monday. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Atlanta Police Department on Wednesday arrested four protesters who sat outside of the construction site…

The Georgia attorney general accused 61 people against a controversial police training facility of being “military anarchists” in a massive August indictment. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter More than 60 individuals were arraigned at the Fulton County…

The officers were captured on body camera footage brutally beating the 29-year-old Black man. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A federal grand jury has indicted the five Memphis police officers involved in the January killing of 29-year-old Tyre…

The protest comes two days after the Georgia attorney general announced a massive RICO indictment against 61 individuals they allege are “militant anarchists.” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Five individuals protesting against a controversial police…

The Fulton County Jail, the site where former President Donald Trump and 18 other co-defendants were recently booked, is being investigated after an inmate's death. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A pretrial detainee at an infamous jail in Atlanta,…

Execution by nitrogen hypoxia has never been implemented, though Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, originally requested it before his failed lethal injection. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The state of Alabama is seeking to use an untested method to execute…

The Justice Department is investigating whether conditions at the overpopulated Fulton County Jail, where dozens of inmates have died, are unconstitutional. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter When former President Donald Trump and 18 others appear to be…

The officers in the Goodhue Police Department were demanding better pay. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Goodhue Police Department’s seven officers, including the police chief, were demanding better pay. The City Council was set to discuss pay for…

Video of the incident shows police repeatedly punching the man on or near his head as he lay on the floor while another officer restrained him. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, are conducting an internal investigation…

He was convicted in December on three felony charges in the shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion, who was left wounded. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Rapper Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years on Tuesday after he was found guilty in December of…

The Frisco Police Department in North Texas released the distressing body camera footage of guns drawn on the driver, her husband and two boys. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A police department in a suburb north of Dallas pulled over a Black family…

Body camera footage showed the officer yelling, “Get your ass on the ground or you’re going to get bit!” By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Ohio police officer who discharged a dog that mauled 23-year-old Jadarrius Rose has been fired from the…

A Portland, Oregon, police officer released a video apology three years after beating a photojournalist who sought restorative justice. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A Portland, Oregon, police officer issued a public video apology to a woman he…

Solitary Watch and Unlock the Box's research sheds light on how frequently the practice, regarded by some as torture, is used in the criminal justice system. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter A first-of-its-kind report released on Tuesday finally gave a…

At least 42 people have been charged with domestic terrorism in connection to the Stop Cop City movement, and one person has been killed. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter Georgia lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the death of an activist…

Police fatally shot Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, known as Tortuguita, in January. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The Georgia Bureau of Investigation claims that gunshot residue was found on a slain activist’s hands, despite two previous autopsy reports…

Myles Cosgrove fired 16 shots during the raid, delivering the bullet that killed the 26-year-old Black woman. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter The cop responsible for firing the bullet that killed Breonna Taylor in a Kentucky police raid now works at a…

The officers — seven of whom are white — shot at Walker more than 90 times during a traffic stop in Akron on June 27, 2022. By Taiyler S. MitchellReporter An Ohio grand jury decided Monday not to charge the eight officers responsible for ending a…