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Report Documents Police Use of Force in New Jersey
Black Agenda Radio with Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford
17 Dec 2018
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Zayid Muhammad, of Newark Communities for Accountable Policing, was pleasantly surprised at the scope of a NJ Advanced Media report on police use of force in every city and town in the state. Muhammad didn’t expect an organization affiliated with the Star Ledgerto produce such useful documentation, since the newspaper “has been in denial and not very willing to investigate” police abuses.

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