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Police Helicopter Surveillance
The LAPD says it needs helicopters. An audit found most flights aren’t for ‘high priority’ crimes.
Los Angeles Times - December 2023. The LAPD says it needs helicopters. An audit found most flights aren’t for ‘high priority’ crimes.
Why the Noise of L.A. Helicopters Never Stops
The New Yorker - December 2023. The L.A.P.D. says it has the largest local airborne law-enforcement unit in the world. A recent audit found little evidence that its choppers deter crime.
The environmental terrorism of police choppers
Heated - May 2023. The unequal surveillance by L.A.'s most notorious aerial polluters provide yet another example of why climate change and racial justice are inseparable.
They say sheriff’s helicopters buzz lowest over Black homes, and they’re out to prove it.
Los Angeles Times - February 2023. Law enforcement helicopters routinely buzz around Greater Los Angeles. But in certain neighborhoods, they swoop in — low and loud.
Heated - April 2023. For their unnecessary joy rides over L.A., celebrities have been called “climate criminals.” What, then, should we call the L.A. police?
Are Helicopters Worth the Cost?
Capital & Main - November 2022. As advocates and academics question the impact of flights over neighborhoods, police departments lack persuasive evidence of crime-fighting effectiveness.
Should law enforcement helicopters fly so much? UCLA study looks into impact of emissions.
ABC 7 - April 2023. Should police helicopters fly so much? Is the benefit worth the cost? A UCLA study is looking into all of that.
Deaths in Custody
Carceral Environments
Florida Prisoners Deserve Safe Drinking Water
Tampa Bay Times - March 2024. Like so many unintentional environmental activists, my research began when I fell ill.
Nearly half of US prisons draw water likely contaminated with toxic PFAS – report
The Guardian - April 2024. Around 1 million people, including 13,000 youths, especially vulnerable because they can do little to protect themselves
Extreme heat and decades of mismanagement are putting Indigenous inmates at deadly risk.
Grist - May 2023. Decades of inadequate funding and rising temperatures are putting Indigenous detainees at risk.
Other Media Mentions
LA Will End Most Pre-Trial Detention, Amid US Push to Abolish Cash Bail
Filter - July 2023. LA Will End Most Pre-Trial Detention, Amid US Push to Abolish Cash Bail
Protestors continue push for long-promised closure of L.A. County Men’s Central Jail
KTLA 5 - January 2024. Protestors were seen rallying in downtown Los Angeles, calling for the Los Angeles County Men’s Central Jail to be shut down amid reports of inhumane conditions and dozens of inmate deaths.