Gov. Roy Cooper signed a slate of policing reforms into law Thursday, creating a new duty for officers to intervene if they see another officer using excessive force. In addition, there’s new required training for officers. For example, new psychological exams for officers and a new requirement that the State Bureau of Investigation must investigate death at the hands of law enforcement when the governor, a law enforcement agency head, a district attorney or the commissioner of prisoners requests it. More of this story here.

Youth Justice By The Numbers
Josh Rovner, the Director of Youth Justice, authored this briefing paper as part of the campaign titled “50 Years and a Wake Up: Ending The