Context for this: the Washington state department of health & the department of labor & industries have repeatedly tried to inspect the facility recently only to be turned away by the private prison company GEO Group.
We've been screaming at the top of our lungs about what happened to Manny since 2020. His death was covered up for 3 months before the community found out. The $500k each might be the least shocking detail.
The collective bargaining agreement is being talked about at the City Council meeting. Nothing about police oversight or conditions to fire cops, guess we have to wait another 3 years. Meanwhile the cops who murdered Manny were paid $500k each to resign.
.@Shea_Journo finds that citizen-made complaints against Tacoma police are rarely sustained in internal affairs investigations. The most frequent complaints are for unsatisfactory performance and courtesy. @thenewstribune
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Western Washington announced Friday that it is launching an investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis, who died in Tacoma police custody in 2020 after repeatedly pleading that he could not breathe. https://t.co/q6gxGhs0fs
The day Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine were found not guilty of murder or manslaughter in Ellis death, Tacoma's city manager said a decision on discipline based on the results of TPD's internal affairs investigation would be shared in 14 days
Today was supposed to be the day Tacoma's police chief announced whether three of his officers will face any disciplinary action -- including firing -- for potential violations of TPD policy the night Manuel Ellis died in their custody. But the city missed its own deadline
Susan Sarandon tells us why she attended this morning’s shutdown of three bridges and a tunnel in NYC: “Because no one is free until everyone is free. And it’s my tax money that is paying for all these horrible weapons. And it’s a genocide—there are no bystanders in a genocide.”
I could hardly believe this news yesterday when my boyfriend read me the post announcing the co-founder of Howdy Bagel had been killed in New Orleans. It's a loss that makes my heart hurt to think of. Here's what @kriscarasher and I have learned —
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