Stolen Lives Project Explained

Stolen Lives Project
Formation:1990
Location:United States
Website:stolenlives.org

The Stolen Lives Project is a watchdog group for deaths from police brutality in the United States. The group collects data on people who have died from the police and Border Patrol. Current supporters of the group include the National Lawyers Guild, the Anthony Baez Foundation, and the Center for Constitutional Rights.[1] [2]

History

The Stolen Lives project was created in 1990 in response to inaccurate public reporting of deaths due to police brutality and a lack of a nationwide body dedicated to reporting police brutality deaths.[3] [4] [5] In an attempt to improve accountability, SLP encourages people to send photographs, names, and narrative accounts of individuals killed by the police, and has won awards for its thorough documentation of police brutality.[6] [7] In the 1990s, the Stolen Lives Project documented approximately 200 police killings per year.[8] [9]

Activity

The Stolen Lives Project, along with other police brutality watchdog groups, has organized a national day of protest against police brutality since 1996.[10] [11] Every year, the project holds a ceremony to present families of victims with certificates recognizing their loss.[12] The Stolen Lives book published a print version of the group's database; the second edition was published in 1999.[13] [14] Further updates on the second edition were provided in the 2000s, in addition to state-specific versions.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stolen Lives. 2021-07-03. Democracy Now!. en.
  2. Ross. Cody T.. 2015-11-05. A Multi-Level Bayesian Analysis of Racial Bias in Police Shootings at the County-Level in the United States, 2011–2014. PLOS ONE. en. 10. 11. e0141854. 10.1371/journal.pone.0141854. 1932-6203. 4634878. 26540108. 2015PLoSO..1041854R. free.
  3. Web site: Freedom Archives Search Engine: Stolen Lives Killed and Brutalized by Police. 2021-07-03. search.freedomarchives.org.
  4. Duran. Robert J.. 2017. A Call to Disrupt Institutional Racism: Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the Criminal Justice System. ACJS Today. 17. 36–40.
  5. Web site: 2018-05-08. OPINION - Death by Sonoma County Sheriffs. 2021-07-03. Sonoma County Gazette. en-US.
  6. Bryant-Davis. Thema. Adams. Tyonna. Alejandre. Adriana. Gray. Anthea A.. 2017. The Trauma Lens of Police Violence against Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Trauma Lens of Police Violence against Ethnic Minorities. Journal of Social Issues. en. 73. 4. 852–871. 10.1111/josi.12251.
  7. Web site: Kolsy. Uzma. 2013-11-05. Are Today's Cops Too Quick to Shoot?. 2021-07-03. The Atlantic. en.
  8. Drake. Jarrett M.. 2014. Insurgent citizens: the manufacture of police records in post-Katrina New Orleans and its implications for human rights. Archival Science. en. 14. 3–4. 365–380. 10.1007/s10502-014-9224-2. 143921131. 1389-0166.
  9. Web site: After a Police Shooting, One Father's Quest for Justice Sets a Precedent. 2021-07-03. www.vice.com. 12 September 2016 . en.
  10. Web site: STOP POLICE BRUTALITY, REPRESSION AND THE CRIMINALIZATION OF A GENERATION!. 2021-07-03. www.october22.org.
  11. Web site: National Day Against Police Brutality being commemorated in Newark. 2021-07-03. amsterdamnews.com. 17 October 2019 .
  12. Web site: Sosin. Clarissa. Khan. Daryl. 2019-01-09. New York Activist Against Police Shootings Laid to Rest. 2021-07-03. Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. en-US.
  13. Web site: Stolen Lives Project. 2021-07-03. www.stolenlives.org.
  14. Book: Stolen Lives Project. Stolen lives: killed by law enforcement.. 1999. Stolen Lives Project. 978-0-9675136-2-1. New York, N.Y. (P.O. Box 2627, New York 10009). English. 43686900.
  15. Web site: Stolen Lives Project Updates. 2021-07-03. www.stolenlives.org.

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