Anne Feeney, a folk singer and an impassioned activist who fought for workers' and women's rights, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh of COVID-19 complications.
10 Investigates finds few law enforcement agencies closely track when officers fail to record on body cameras
Most of these agencies said they police themselves internally – relying on random and routine reviews to uncover instances where officers failed to record. Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 5:33 PM EST February 4, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio A survey of more than two dozen Ohio law enforcement agencies found very few of them closely track when officers fail to record on their body-worn cameras, a month’s long investigation by 10 Investigates uncovered.
While a growing number of police agencies in Ohio continue to use or acquire body-worn cameras, 10 Investigates found the majority of agencies didn’t have the ability or resources to accurately track with certainty how often their officers were misusing these devices.
Rolling Stone Anne Feeney, Influential Folk Musician and Activist, Dead at 69
Singer’s anthem “Have You Been to Jail for Justice” is sung at protests around the world
By Julie Leonardsson
Anne Feeney, the influential folk musician and labor activist whose “Have You Been to Jail for Justice” has served as an anthem for activists worldwide, died of Covid-19 on Wednesday. She was 69.
Her daughter, Amy Sue Berlin, confirmed the news on Wednesday night. “It is with a very heavy heart that we must announce the passing of our courageous, brilliant, beautiful mother, Anne Feeney,” Berlin wrote on Facebook. “We were very lucky that she fought hard enough to open up her eyes, and give us a couple days to be with her before she finally decided it was time to let go.”
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A fierce activist who lent her voice and music to a range of grassroots causes a self-described “hellraiser” and “troublemaker” Anne Feeney spent decades turning the push for social justice into lyrics.
“Anne, like a laser, would identify these issues and help people understand these in a very effective way,” said Larry Berger, a longtime friend and colleague of Feeney’s and executive producer of the “Saturday Light Brigade” radio show.
Folk singer, songwriter and lawyer Anne Feeney died Wednesday at UPMC Shadyside hospital from complications of covid-19. She was 69.
Anne Feeney, a folk singer who collaborated with Pete Seeger, John Prine and Peter, Paul and Mary and an impassioned activist who fought for workers’ and women’s rights, died Wednesday in Pittsburgh of COVID-19 complications. She was 69.