Alesia Thomas

News
LAPD Officer Convicted in Fatal Arrest Case as Chief Clears Others in Shooting of Ezell Ford
As a jury convicted a female officer of felony assault in a deadly 2012 arrest, the LAPD chief and his department's independent watchdog reportedly found that a separate fatal shooting last year was justified.
Purvi Thacker
6.6.15
Bad Cop Blotter
The Horrible Quota Policy Followed by Immigrant Detention Centers
Though illegal immigration is at its lowest levels in years, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) still has to keep an average of 34,000 people in custody, even if that means detaining legal immigrants who have been convicted of crimes.
Lucy Steigerwald
10.14.13