Colleen Long
@ctlong1
.@AP Law enforcement reporting team leader + DOJ and SCOTUS. Once and always an NYC crime reporter. clong(at)http://ap.org / DM for Signal / WhatsApp
Joined August 2009
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Pinned TweetChildren were not the focus after George Floyd died at the hands of police in 2020, prompting a raging debate on the disproportionate use of force by law enforcement.
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Colleen Long RetweetedGreat collaboration w/
@MarshallProj looking at how US prisons are facing major staff shortages with officers quitting amid COVID, high stress and low pay (w/ @keribla @Jamiles @schwartzapfel @cm_thompson3) -
Colleen Long RetweetedStaff shortages have long been a challenge for prison agencies, given the low pay and grueling nature of the work. But the coronavirus pandemic — and its impact on the labor market — has pushed many corrections systems into crisis.
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BALTIMORE (AP) — COVID-19′s global death toll tops 5 million in less than 2 years, as virus humbles both poor and rich countries.
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Colleen Long RetweetedTop 10
#ddj:@AP examined 3,000 instances of police use of force against children under 16 in the US over the past 11 years. The data tells a story about kids subjected to physical force & serious mental health trauma. https://buff.ly/3bmqWoH@helenwieffering@ctlong1@camfassett -
Colleen Long RetweetedIn
#Rittenhouse Case, Americans See What They Want to See An insightful piece by a AP colleague@sbauerAP. -
Colleen Long RetweetedI'm in
#Kenosha,#Wisconsin, for the Monday start of Kyle#Rittenhouse's#trial for killing two men and injuring a third at a#BLM protest. For full coverage, follow me and the rest of the AP team, including@trichmond1,@AmyForliti and@sbauerAP.#selfdefense#law#legal -
Colleen Long RetweetedThreats and disinformation spread across the country in the wake of the Capitol siege, shaking the underpinnings of American democracy.
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Colleen Long RetweetedWe know many of you have heard about recent statements that may have been made on a Southwest flight, and we wanted you to hear directly from us.
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Letter from Washington Post Executive Editor Sally Buzbee about The Post’s Jan. 6 investigation
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Colleen Long RetweetedThe U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear a gun rights case this week that could dramatically increase the number of people eligible to carry firearms as they go about their daily lives. The case centers on New York state’s restrictive gun permit law.
