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Madison Wisconsin Police Under $400,000 Review, Chief Pushes Back

June 18, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1047 Views Accountability, aldermen, anti police, ARTICLE, assault, blog, Brutality, chief koval, city counsil, Civil rights, copblock.org, Corruption, double-standards, Drug war, excessive force, federal review, Illegal search/entry, journalism, Justice System, Madison PD, mental health unit, no victim no crime, opinion, police accountability, police blog, police reform, police review, politics, progressive police reform, strike the root, Surveillance, Transparency, Wisconsin, wisconsin police, writing

Like many other departments, Madison Wisconsin’s force is in the process of resisting the scrutiny of a federal probe. Police

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Madison, Alabama Police Department Spending 50K To Protect Top Cops; Crucifying Others

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Isiah Holmes 1357 Views Accountability, AL.com, ARTICLE, Brian White, Brutality, Captain Terrell Cook, chief Larry Muncey, Civil rights, Contempt, cop block, copblock, copblock.org, Corruption, Councilman Mike Potter, DCI agent, defense attorney, defense fund, Department of Justice, DoJ, DOJ probe, double-standards, Drug war, ensuring officers don’t use force unnecessarily, excessive force, Filming police, foia request, freedom of information act request, Harassment, held at gunpoint, Illegal search/entry, indefinite administrative leave, India, journalism, Judge Madeline Haikala, Justice System, Larry Barclay, lawsuit, legal fees, Madison, Madison PD, Madison Police Department, misconduct cover up, misdemeanor assault, news, obligation to avoid city lawsuits, Officer Eric Parker, paid leave, paid vacation, Police brutality, Police Chief, police cover-up, report, rights, Robert Tuten, Sgt. Anderson, SNAFU, strike the root, superbly tight lipped, Sureshbahi Patel, Surveillance, surveying the courthouse, suspiscious man, Traffic stop, Transparency, us district court, use of force inquiry, video, within policy, writing

After a series of FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) requests, AL.com learned of the hefty legal fees Madison, Alabama spent to defend

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