Washington Post – The Justice Department just shut down a huge asset forfeiture program

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/23/the-feds-just-shut-down-a-huge-program-that-lets-cops-take-your-stuff-and-keep-it/

…”Asset forfeiture has become an increasingly contentious practice in recent years. It lets police seize and keep cash and property from people who are never convicted — and in many cases, never charged — with wrongdoing. Recent reports have found that the use of the practice has exploded in recent years, prompting concern that, in some cases, police are motivated more by profits and less by justice.”…

…”It’s unclear how much of the total national forfeiture haul will be affected by the DOJ’s change, since many states don’t make their forfeiture data public.”…

TIME TO PUBLISH PUBLIC DATA – DO I NEED TO SAY MORE?

IF I DO SAY MORE, IT’S GONNA HURT !

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