police violence

A small Alabama city has been roiled by accusations that the local police department has a “rampant culture of corruption.” The residents of Hanceville, Alabama, flooded the city council on Thursday for a polarized debate over whether to disband the department altogether.

Alabama lawmakers are advancing a bill that would make it harder to sue police who use excessive or lethal force. Sponsors of the bill said the legislation will increase officer recruitment and improve officer safety.

A man has filed a $20 million federal civil rights lawsuit against police officers in Pickens County, Alabama, saying he was repeatedly and wrongly shocked with a Taser. The lawsuit is based on events depicted in a video that went viral in December.

A federal judge has ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force. Foster, a former New Orleans Saints defensive end, died in December 2021, after being taken to jail in Pickens County for allegedly speeding and attempting to elude police.

The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man in Alabama, who was found hanging in an abandoned house, following a request from a local sheriff amid fears among community members who accuse local law enforcement of longstanding, unchecked misconduct.

An Alabama Senate committee voted down a bill that would have required the public release of police body-worn camera video and dash camera footage.

The family of a 38-year-old Mobile man who died after police hit him twice with a stun gun said they want the City to release police bodycam footage of the incident.

A judge has scheduled a hearing for a request to move a police officer’s murder trial out of Montgomery and to another city.Montgomery Circuit Judge Greg…

A white Alabama police officer charged with killing a black man last year is now asking the black judge currently hearing the case to step aside.Attorneys…