Santa Rita Inmate Suffocated from Restraints Used by Deputies
Yes, this is what we have been afraid of. Ban spit hoods. Its humiliating. It's torture. And yes, sometimes lethal. Berkeley City...
Jul 10, 2019
Copwatchers Wear Spit Hoods During City Council Meeting to Protest their use by the Berkeley Police
Last night, Berkeley City Council heard from a psychiatrist and various mental health care providers that the use of the "hooding"...
Jul 10, 2019
Ban BPD Use of "Hooding" Technique
Berkeley needs to stop their police from "hooding" people who are mentally ill or have mental health disabilities. It is traumatizing and...
Jul 8, 2019
California Police Departments Still Not Complying with SB 1421
“It’s been quite a first six months of disclosure under California’s new police transparency law, Senate Bill 1421, which took effect...
Jul 2, 2019
Know Your Rights! Training with Berkeley Copwatch
Join Berkeley Copwatch on Thursday, June 20 for a training. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - On the street - When observing/recording - Safely...
Jun 14, 2019
UCPD #76 Sean Aranas Violently Arrests Disabled Man, Takes His Prosthetic Leg
After 16 minutes of conversation, UCPD Officer Aranas finally decides that instead of using some legal pretense, he simply attacks a...
May 22, 2019
