Officer Spencer Badger, who operates the Columbus Police Body Camera channel on YouTube, is currently on desk duty pending the results of an administrative investigation alleging that on two occasions he bypassed Public Records to download police body camera footage. It’s not the first time his social media activities have drawn scrutiny.
Screening at the Wexner Center for the Arts on Thursday, Nov. 7, Catherine Gund’s documentary weaves together the stories of artists Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter and the late Faith Ringgold, both of whom created work that stand in opposition to the carceral system.
Justice can look like a lot of things depending on where you’re standing.
Dozens of local police traveled to Milwaukee to provide security support to the Republican National Convention. Five of those officers shot and killed an unhoused Black man named Samuel “Jehovah” Sharpe Jr.
In late February, Jennings’ boyfriend called 911 and told the dispatcher the 26-year-old was in mental health crisis. Less than 15 minutes later, Jennings was dead, shot and killed by Columbus police.
Five to 10 years from now, Columbus and Franklin County could have a unified and streamlined crisis response system that looks very different from the one that currently exists.
The shooting death of Young, 21, has left her family asking questions about everything from the actions taken by Blendon Township police to the use of Marsy’s Law to shield the officers involved.
City Council Member Emmanuel Remy and Rena Shack, director of the Office of Violence Prevention, speak with Edie Driskill about the city's efforts to combat rising violence.
Looking for solutions to gun violence, city leaders opted to turn the arts and entertainment hub over to the police. The dystopian approach won’t fix anything long-term.
Four years since the disbandment of a corrupt police unit, Columbus continues to feel the aftershocks of the scandal. This is the story of how the squad went astray, plus a look at what replaced it.
