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The Chauvin conviction left dangling one more problem that ensures cops that use wanton deadly force will skip away free.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Minn. -- A Minnesota prosecutor in Washington County resigned Monday, days after his office announced it would no longer handle the case against Kim Potter. She is the former police officer who was charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright in the Minneapolis suburb of Brookly

She says there has been a lot more conversation since then.

After situations involving forceful detentions or worse, the organization seeks prompt accountability and change.

Suburban cities saw a higher arrest rate than urban cities, despite having substantially fewer violent crime arrests, according to a new finding from a policy group that monitors criminal justice and racial disparities. Why it matters: The findings released Wednesday by the Vera Institute of Justice suggest suburban cities are making less progress around policing while bigger cities adopt reforms.Get market news worthy of your time with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free.By the numbers: In 2016, ...

In downtown Minneapolis, the city that was plagued with tension during the Derek Chauvin murder trial last month, a celebration of George Floyd’s life was held less than a mile from where the white former Minneapolis officer was convicted of all three counts of his murder. The event, organized by the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, was filled with shrieks from children as they leapt in bouncy houses while others filled the air with bubbles....

The attorney general who organized the prosecution of Derek Chauvin for murdering George Floyd makes the case for police accountability.

"George Floyd is not going in history as a martyr," said anniversary rally keynote speaker Rev. Al Sharpton.

The McKnight Foundation is giving $1 million in surprise grants to 10 organizations in honor of George Floyd one year after his murder. The Minneapolis foundation, which announced the unsolicited grants Tuesday, will give $100,000 each to the Minnesota groups working to make the state more inclusive and address systemic justice. Each organization "connects to our vision of a more equitable ...

Rep. Karen Bass and NAACP President Derrick Johnson Discuss Police Reform on the Anniversary of George Floyds Murder Time 1 hr ago © Justin Knight—NAACP NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Representative Karen Bass The United States has faced a racial reckoning in the 365 days since former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds. Millions of Americans have marched in dozens of cities pro...