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More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980

After the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., news organizations started to keep their own tallies of deaths, which turned out to be higher than the government's numbers. Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption

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Criminal Justice Collaborative

More than 17,000 deaths caused by police have been misclassified since 1980

Public health data experts have a new way to calculate the underreporting of people killed by police. Criminologists call the results "interesting" but are reserving judgment on the accuracy.

Thursday

Black Kids In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police-Related Injuries

A young girl and her mother visit a temporary art installation, called Bear the Truth, on June 28, 2020, at the Los Angeles City Hall. The installation honors Black children who have lost their lives to racial injustice and senseless violence. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption

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Children's Health

Black Kids In California More Likely To Be Hospitalized For Police-Related Injuries

Black boys and girls ages 10-14 are injured at 5.3 and 6.7 times, respectively, the rate for white boys and girls, the study says., a new study shows.

Saturday

Opinion: Remembering The Life And Spirit Of Elijah McClain

String players perform during a violin vigil for Elijah McClain in Washington Square Park on June 29, 2020, in New York City. Byron Smith/Getty Images hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: Remembering The Life And Spirit Of Elijah McClain

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on this week's indictments in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. He had committed no crime, but police used a carotid hold on him and paramedics injected him with a sedative.

Opinion: Remembering The Life And Spirit Of Elijah McClain

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Wednesday

Violence That Doesn't Go Viral
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Code Switch

Violence That Doesn't Go Viral

We talk a lot on this show about people who have been killed by police officers. But there is so much police violence that falls short of being fatal, but forever alters the lives of the people on the business end of it. So this week, we're turning things over to the "On Our Watch" podcast, out of KQED and NPR's Investigations Team.

Violence That Doesn't Go Viral

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Thursday

In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health

Therapist Kiki Radermacher was one of the first members of a mobile crisis response unit in Missoula, Mont., which started responding to emergency mental health calls last year. That pilot project becomes permanent in July and is one of six such teams in the state — up from one in 2019. Katheryn Houghton/KHN hide caption

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Shots - Health News

In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health

KFF Health News

Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.

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Police Settlements: How The Cost Of Misconduct Impacts Cities And Taxpayers

A memorial for Breonna Taylor is seen during the Good Trouble Tuesday march for Breonna Taylor on Tuesday, Aug. 25 in Louisville, Ky. Amy Harris/Amy Harris/Invision/AP hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

Police Settlements: How The Cost Of Misconduct Impacts Cities And Taxpayers

Payouts range from multi-million-dollars to far less but the financial impact is often overlooked. One argument in the protests over policing is that funds for police could be better used elsewhere.

Police Settlements: How The Cost Of Misconduct Impacts Cities And Taxpayers

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Thursday

Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

People march in the streets during a demonstration on June 26 in Minneapolis, Minn. The march honored Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by members of the Louisville Metro Police Department on March 13. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice

Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

Andrea Ritchie, attorney and author, discusses how Black women's experiences with police violence are different from those of Black men and how they've been erased in the movement for racial justice.

Author: Black Women's Experiences With Police Brutality Must Be 'Invisible No More'

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Thursday

'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

Kai Koerber, a rising sophomore at the University of California, Berkeley, is a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Since then, he says, he's made promoting a mental health curriculum in high schools and colleges a personal priority. Brittany Hosea-Small hide caption

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Shots - Health News

'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

Unrest over social injustice spotlights the acute need for, and the high historical barriers to, mental health treatment for Black people facing layers of emotional pain.

'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers

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Thursday

Georgia Marching Band Drops Song From 'Gone With The Wind' For 'Georgia On My Mind'

The University of Georgia's marching band, seen during a football game last November in Athens. The band's acting director, Brett Bawcum, announced that it would no longer play "Tara's Theme" from Gone with the Wind. The film has attracted criticism for its depiction of race. Carmen Mandato/Getty Images hide caption

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Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice

Georgia Marching Band Drops Song From 'Gone With The Wind' For 'Georgia On My Mind'

The Redcoat Band will no longer play "Tara's Theme" from the controversial film. And it already has an apt replacement in mind: the official state song, best known for Ray Charles' rendition.

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