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Santa Ana City Council to discuss options for ending its ALPR contracts. Item for next Tuesday here: santa-ana.primegov.com/viewer/previ...

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 22/09/2026

Police pinned Bostic to the ground in a dogpile, he later died in their custody. Now, the family is demanding answers from city officials who have released little information. 📝 by Abraham Márquez @abemarquez.bsky.social Read the full story here thesouthlander.com/inglewood-br...

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Candice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026

NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital.

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I can’t imagine what you have to do to a human’s soul to make them believe that this is justified or worse yet to lie about it being pretend.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I’m here at Santa Ana Mayor Valerie Amezcua’s “Coffee with the Mayor” event. After approaching for an interview, she stated, “I don’t do interviews.” She is currently taking questions from the public here.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you’re not already on a bigger screen, save this page and watch it later this evening. We put a lot of intention into the production and post-production. It’s not AI slop. www.inadvertent.news/p/short-docu...

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Short Documentary: ‘Flock Walk - Privacy eroded by ALPR systems across the US’

I co-produced this short documentary, putting it together pushed me to the edge of my comfort zone. See why.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Part 2 of this story is up on Inadvertent: www.inadvertent.news/p/tunneling-... This series is better paired with a longer reader session. : )

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Tunneling Through Sand

How Long Beach Police used the statements of a victim with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to underpin an already weak case.

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Christa (she/her) @wordrascal.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Meanwhile, if you're looking for some long-weekend reading, this is the story to which I'm referring: www.inadvertent.news/p/tunnel-vis... and www.inadvertent.news/p/tunneling-...

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Did Tunnel Vision Result in a Long Beach Woman’s Wrongful Conviction?

And did police and prosecutors exploit a victim’s traumatic brain injury to win it?

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404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026

NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.

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Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People

While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 01/09/2026

Rubén Salazar was an L.A. Times journalist who died 56 years ago while covering the Chicano Moratorium. Several local reporters and community members recently gathered to discuss his legacy and the pressures of reporting under threat of police violence and retaliation. 🧵1/7

A panel of four journalists sit around a table with a microphone to discuss the legacy of Rubén Salazar.

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Denali @denali.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Anyway, this story took an incredible amount of time and effort to put numbers and records behind what a lot of people know. Please consider donating to @injusticewatch.org or drop them a line about how much you value this kind of reporting.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Flock taught cops how to monitor No Kings Protests, you can see it in this video. More here: www.404media.co/flock-taught...

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We (westsidestorytellers.com) made this piece about the erosion of privacy in America, ft. Flock. Watch it in 4K on a bigger screen. youtu.be/xuvEMQMAW_c?...

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Flock Walk - Privacy eroded by ALPR systems across the US

YouTube video by West Side Storytellers

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Christa (she/her) @wordrascal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Second: the police detectives hadn't received the specialized training they would have needed to conduct a proper forensic interview if, in fact, a forensic interview was even appropriate given Carr's verbal limitations.

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Christa (she/her) @wordrascal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

First: I interviewed an expert on traumatic brain injury (TBI) to lay out how vulnerable these patients can be. Medical records I received suggest the gunshot may well have affected the memories of the victim in this case, Mario Carr.

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Christa (she/her) @wordrascal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If Part 1 was the setup, then Part 2 is the delivery: here, I show exactly how much of a travesty this case was, for both accused AND accuser. open.substack.com/pub/inadvert...

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Tunneling Through Sand

How Long Beach Police used the statements of a victim with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to underpin an already weak case.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Jose Carlo Hoyos-Munoz appeared to be in crisis as LAPD officers forcefully grabbed, elbowed, and kneeled on top of him using their body weight in three separate incidents. He was later found dead in his cell. The full story: lataco.com/lapd-beat-ha... By Joey Scott

A screenshot of a video released by LAPD in which mutiple officers restrain a man.

Headline reads “Police Video Shows LAPD Beat Handcuffed Man in Van Nuys Jail Before His Death”

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Lorax Horne @lorax.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The cat was never okay.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

sooooo, did where is milo’s cat? Is the cat okay? x.com/nero/status/...

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

So even in "sanctuary" places like Illinois, the feds can circumvent this policy, bringing criminal — instead of civil — immigration charges against people. Then, they can hold people for immigration offenses in local jails that would otherwise be outside of their network.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

3️⃣ U.S. Marshals Service contracts “Sanctuary” policies can block collaboration with the feds, but many of these policies focus on the civil immigration process and fail to protect people with criminalized immigration status, a definition the Trump admin is expanding.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

ICE also relies on jails to hold people until they can make an immigration arrest. This means that instead of releasing people when they’re supposed to, jails can hold someone for additional days if ICE asks them to do so. Then, a federal agent will come and arrest them.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

2️⃣ ICE detention Many jails have contracts that enable them to rent out beds to the federal government to detain immigrants. These contracts are a perverse way for sheriffs to rake in millions of dollars each year, and are voluntary:

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New data and visualizations spotlight states’ reliance on excessive jailing

We've updated the data tables and graphics from our 2017 report to show just how little has changed in our nation's overuse of jails: too ...

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

Local police then start doing ICE’s dirty work within their own communities. States like Florida require this collaboration, and they’ve seen much higher rates of immigration-related arrests because of it:

Graph showing that throughout 2025, local jails drove ICE arrests in Florida, a state that mandates local collaboration with ICE. From Jan 20 - May 20, more than 20 per 100,000 ICE arrests came from local jails and other lock-ups. From May 21 - October 15, that number jumped to nearly 40 per 100,000. Rates of arrests from other locations (courts, homes, workplaces) remained consistent at approx. 15 per 100,000.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

1️⃣ 287(g) agreements These are the most widely-known forms of cooperation with the feds. Most of the time, ICE forms an agreement with local law enforcement, deputizing local police & enabling them to act as immigration enforcement agents.

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

In our 2025 Hiding in Plain Sight report, we showed that ICE’s success isn’t possible without the cooperation of local jails and police. In general, there are three formal ways they collaborate:

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 28/08/2026

As ICE terrorizes communities, your local government is quietly working with the federal agency to fuel its deportation agenda. Here’s how you can tell – and what you can do to push back 🧵

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kat 🐈‍⬛ @bookstakat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Someone needs to explain the logic behind this to me: If you can't write a pitch, why should you be trusted to write a whole story? (And yes, we will catch the AI use there too.)

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kat 🐈‍⬛ @bookstakat.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This story is both heartbreaking & close to my heart. Such excellent journalism.Grateful for the opportunity to edit it in collaboration w/ @bencamach0.bsky.social. Part 1 of 2 up on Inadvertent now!

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

not responding to pitches written by AI, idc if you are new or seasoned, write your own pitch

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sahra sulaiman @sahrasulaiman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This story is worth your time! As Lex notes, it's also so much bigger than this one case.

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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Out of all the stories I've written, I'm most proud of this one. It's a LONG read (10,000 words!) but I promise you it is worth reading and will hopefully leave you with a bit of hope. 💚 lataco.com/luis-salinas...

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The Whole 'Hood Knows He's Innocent. Will He Finally Be Freed After 20 Years In Prison? ~ L.A. TACO

A shooting he had no knowledge of and a case of mistaken identity cost him his freedom. Then, the actual shooter confessed. Will a judge free him?

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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

All of the photos that I shot for this story were photographed on 35mm and Polaroid film stock!

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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is a story about a possible wrongful conviction, but also a story about the many ways in which the criminal legal system fails people. Not just people like Salinas, but also victims of crimes. lataco.com/luis-salinas...

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The Whole 'Hood Knows He's Innocent. Will He Finally Be Freed After 20 Years In Prison? ~ L.A. TACO

A shooting he had no knowledge of and a case of mistaken identity cost him his freedom. Then, the actual shooter confessed. Will a judge free him?

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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I spent six months talking to Salinas and interviewing his family, friends, and supporters, while digging through hundreds of pages of court records and documents. lataco.com/luis-salinas...

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The Whole 'Hood Knows He's Innocent. Will He Finally Be Freed After 20 Years In Prison? ~ L.A. TACO

A shooting he had no knowledge of and a case of mistaken identity cost him his freedom. Then, the actual shooter confessed. Will a judge free him?

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Shot On 35mm @shoton35mm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In 2006, Luis Salinas was convicted of attempted murder for a shooting he had no knowledge of. Since then another man confessed to being the sole shooter + the victim admitted they misidentified Salinas. Despite new evidence, the DA is fighting to keep Salinas in prison. lataco.com/luis-salinas...

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The Whole 'Hood Knows He's Innocent. Will He Finally Be Freed After 20 Years In Prison? ~ L.A. TACO

A shooting he had no knowledge of and a case of mistaken identity cost him his freedom. Then, the actual shooter confessed. Will a judge free him?

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Read this long form project on Inadvertent, we published part one this morning.

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Christa (she/her) @wordrascal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There is more to come, & I have a lot more I want to say (working on that!) but for now I just want to express my gratitude to @bencamach0.bsky.social for seeing this through: from obtaining trial exhibits to giving this piece a home. May it lead to an exoneration.

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Christa (she/her) @wordrascal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Three years ago this month, I learned of Erica Johnson, a Black woman serving a life sentence in CA for an attempted murder she said she didn't commit. The reporting took me about 8 months. Publication, longer. But it's finally out in the world: open.substack.com/pub/inadvert...

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Did Tunnel Vision Result in a Long Beach Woman’s Wrongful Conviction?

And did police and prosecutors exploit a victim’s traumatic brain injury to win it?

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

According to documents obtained by L.A. TACO, Flock Safety donated 50 Flock Falcons to the LASD in February of last year. The donation also included a subscription to the company's software and free camera installations throughout Altadena. The full story: lataco.com/altadena-flo... By Joey Scott

A close up of a flock camera.

Headline reads “Altadena Residents Haunted By Flock Cameras Installed After Deadly Fire”

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The Southlander @thesouthlander.com · 21/08/2026

Join us this Sunday for the event ‘Remembering Ruben Salazar and Maintaining Journalistic Integrity’ organized by People’s Cafe LA Featuring speakers: @bencamach0.bsky.social and @abemarquez.bsky.social from The Southlander and independent journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social

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Greg Cohn @gregcohn.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Cool, cool

Fusion centers are black-box-style intelligence centers that share data between federal, state, local, and tribal agencies, as well as the private sector; they make up a national network of intelligence sharing hubs, overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and are funded by federal, state, and local dollars.

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Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

“Riot control has become the transcendent issue in the current mayoral election, as candidates propose competing schemes to finance thousands of new cops by privatizing or downsizing the rest of city government.” Who Killed LA - Mike Davis 1993

Black or white, has dared to criticize Williams' handling of the Daniels case or to demand a federal indictment of Officer Iversen.
Terrified by apocalyptic images of another uprising—"Tet offensive of the gangs', in the words of one homeowners' association president
—the middle class, liberal as well as conservative, has rallied around the department. Riot control has become the transcendent issue in the current mayoral election, as candidates propose competing schemes to finance thousands of new cops by privatizing or downsizing the rest of city government.

A quarter-century later, he was again summoned from the O'Melveny and Myers skyscraper to deal with the racial emergency arising from the near-lynching of Rodney King. Not surprisingly, the chairman of the eponymous Christopher Commission (one of his law partners was executive director managed to steer its deliberations away from the historic demand of the Black and Latino communities for an independent agency to monitor police misconduct. While mouthing the slogan of "community policing', the Commission focused on increasing the upward accountability of the police chief to the mayor

and the city's invisible government of developers and corporate heads. A counter campaign by community activists to force a referendum on a civilian review board was derailed after leading liberal organizations, including even the ACLU, instead rallied behind Christopher's highly diluted version of police reform.
In a similar vein, last year's enquiry headed by former CIA and FBI director Webster eschewed any investigation of underlying community grievances or police brutality in order to concentrate on the LAPD's failure to control rioters. As one might have expected from George Bush's chief spook, Webster ignored the Department's notorious history of illegal spy operations in order to stress the centrality of expanded police intelligence in riot prevention. In future street con-frontations, he urged immediate, overwhelming mobilizations of police power.3
In practice, the Webster doctrine of 'rapid containment' has involved the retraining of both the LAPD and the National Guard in modern riot-control technologies including armoured vehicles, plastic bullets and pepper gas. Crowd suppression, in turn, has been coordinated with toughened curfew laws, LAPD regulation of local airspace, and Highway Patrol control of freeway access to ensure that Black and immigrant Latino neighbourhoods can be quickly and comprehensively sealed off from the rest of the world. Elite Marine units at nearby Camp Pendleton, meanwhile, have trained in recent manoeuvres to storm 'urban terrorist strongholds' that bear an striking resemblance to ghetto housing projects.

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camacho @bencamach0.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I was the photographer on this story. Mayra opened her home so I could capture what life feels like after a family member is taken and deported. Photos and commentary below, but go subscribe to thesouthlander.com

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