The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-Up in Oakland

From the Polk Award-winning investigative duo comes "a meticulously researched and enraging account" (Shane Bauer, New York...
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The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-Up in Oakland by Winston, Ali

The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-Up in Oakland

$43.00

The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-Up in Oakland

$43.00
Author: Ali Winston
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From the Polk Award-winning investigative duo comes "a meticulously researched and enraging account" (Shane Bauer, New York Times bestselling author) of the systematic corruption and brutality within the Oakland Police Department, and the more than two-decades-long saga of attempted reforms and explosive scandals.

No municipality has been under court oversight to reform its police department as long as the city of Oakland. It is, quite simply, the edge case in American law enforcement.

The Riders Come Out at Night is the culmination of over twenty-one years of fearless reporting. Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham shine a light on the jackbooted and sadistic cops known as "The Riders," and the lack of political will and misguided leadership that have conspired to stymie meaningful reform. The authors trace the history of Oakland since its inception through the lens of the city's police department, through the Palmer Raids, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights struggle, the Black Panthers and crack eras, to Oakland's present-day revival.

Those who have fought for reform are also revealed, including Keith Batt, a wide-eyed rookie cop turned whistleblower, who was unwittingly partnered with the leader of the Riders, and Jim Chanin and John Burris, two dedicated civil rights attorneys. Meanwhile, Oakland's deep history of law enforcement corruption, reactionary politics, and social movement organizing is retold through historical figures like Black Panther Huey Newton, drug kingpin Felix Mitchell, district attorney and future Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, and Mayor Jerry Brown.

"As thrilling as the best noir fiction" (Whiting Foundation, 2021 Creative Nonfiction Grant Jury), The Riders Come Out at Night is the story of one city and its police department, but it's also the story of American policing--and where it's headed.

Author: Ali Winston, Darwin Bondgraham
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 03/12/2024
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.50w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781982168605

About the Author
Ali Winston is an independent reporter covering criminal justice, privacy, and surveillance. His work has been rewarded with several awards, including the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2017. Ali is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in New York. You can follow him on Twitter @AWinston.

Darwin BondGraham has reported on gun violence for The Guardian and was an enterprise reporter for the East Bay Express. BondGraham's work has also appeared with ProPublica and other leading national and local outlets. He holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was the co-recipient of the George Polk Award for local reporting in 2017. He lives in Oakland, California. You can follow him on Twitter @DarwinBondGraha.

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