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A Brooklyn neighborhood is experimenting with a hybrid approach.

On a two-block stretch of Brownsville in April, the police stepped aside and let residents respond to 911 calls. It was a bold experiment that some believe could redefine law-enforcement in New York City.

A Globe review shows that most people shot by police in Massachusetts are suicidal, mentally ill, or having a breakdown.

Zeldin's “Day One” plan includes declaring a state of emergency in order to suspend bail reforms, including changes to discovery and speedy trial laws and statutes limiting the use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails.

Word spreads that the suspects in two violent attacks there this month had been released from prison before serving their full sentences for prior convictions.

The killing of Eudes Pierre, 26, underscores the need for alternatives to having the police respond to mental health episodes, activists say.

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As mental health calls increase, Maine police seek and find backup ways to respond Share During his first six months as the Biddeford Police Departments community engagement specialist, Jacob Hammer has handled 314 referrals of people in crisis or struggling with their mental health. Derek Davis/Staff Photographer On June 16, one man called Biddeford police more than 15 times. Sometimes he told dispatchers he needed to talk about his mental health, other times his words didn’t make much sens...

Despite breaching the bio-secure bubble during the ongoing Bangbandhu Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League, Shakib Al Hasan and his team Mohammedan Sporting Club got away from any punishment that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had earlier announced. Kazi Inam Ahmed, the chairman

City’s Jail Population Rises After Bail Reform Gets A Rewrite arrow Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock After years of steady decline, the city’s jail population started going up this year. More than 4,700 people were in jail in November, compared to 3,800 at the end of April, based on the latest complete data available from the city.  The majority are people whove been accused of a crime but were not able to pay bail while waiting for their cases to play out in court. That’s ...