The programs aim to better connect those experiencing mental or behavioral health crises with the proper care, starting from the moment a person calls 911.
Outside a Durham public housing complex, an unmarked vehicle from the Alamance sheriff s department was shot up with Durham and Alamance deputies inside of it. Sheriffs from both counties confirm a joint "strike team" exists between the jurisdictions
A county task force recommended asking commissioners to delay the youth detention center vote for at least six months to allow for greater public input, but the board voted to approve the $30 million jail on December 10.
During last yearâs uprisings against the ongoing anti-Black violence of police, âdefund the policeâ emerged as the demand and rallying cry. Today, as we mark one year since George Floyd was murdered in the Cup Foods parking lot in Minneapolis by police, abolitionist organizers are still issuing that call, waging fights to defund police and invest in their communities â and experimenting with more holistic ways to keep communities safe.
In the past year, defund police campaigns have seen material wins, gained traction and grown in numbers. As Interrupting Criminalizationâs recent report
The Demand is Still Defund breaks down, over $840 million dollars were cut from local police departments and $160 million of community investments were won by defund police organizers across the country in 2020. These wins include: the first cut to the Minneapolis Police Departmentâs budget in 20 years, a 20 percent reduction in the Seattle Police Departmentâs budg