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Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures Carol D. Leonnig, Aaron C. Davis, Dan Lamothe and David A. Fahrenthold, The Washington Post Jan. 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail WASHINGTON - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Wednesday was a disastrous failure of security: In a city on high alert, in a building with its own 1,700-member police department, people forced their way into the sanctums of American democracy with nothing more than flagpoles, riot shields and shoves. Nobody stopped them - and some officers were captured on...

Trump policing commission calls for independent probes of officer shootings, more technology use Tom Jackman © Charles Rex Arbogast/AP In October 2019, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Attorney General William Barr before Trump signed an executive order creating a commission to study law enforcement and justice at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Convention in Chicago. Every state should require its police departments to have an independent agency investigate all fatal shootings and other serious use-of-force incidents by officers as one way of re...

The new Baltimore mayor, Brandon Scott, says the infamous surveillance plane that recorded the city from above for six months will not keep flying. Scott said the plane, meant to curb violence, does not record when most crimes happen: at night.   Have a tip for the links? Submit it here. Continue the conversation about urbanism in the Washington region and support GGWash’s news and advocacy when you join the GGWash Neighborhood! Libby Solomon is a writer and editor for GGWash. She was previously a reporter for the Baltimore Sun covering the Baltimore suburbs and a writer for Johns Hopk...

Virginia prosecutor formally ends cash bail, joining growing movement Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post Dec. 21, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano, a Democrat, speaks at a news conference Oct. 15, 2020.Washington Post photo by Tom Jackman Fairfax County, Va.'s top prosecutor formally announced Monday that his office would no longer seek cash bail, saying it exacerbates inequalities between the rich and poor in the criminal justice system. The announcement codifies what had been the general practice of Commonwealth's Attorney Steve Descano since...

Fairfax County prosecutor formally ends cash bail, joining a growing movement Justin Jouvenal Fairfax County’s top prosecutor formally announced Monday that his office would no longer seek cash bail, saying it exacerbates inequalities between the rich and poor in the criminal justice system. Popular Searches The announcement codifies what had been the general practice of Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve T. Descano (D) since he took office in January after running on a platform of bringing major changes in Virginia’s largest county. Descano joins a growing number of ...