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Cities That Defunded Their Police Departments Are Quietly Refunding Them

Major American cities were praised for cutting their law enforcement budgets following months of protests, but a few months later, they're reversing their decisions.

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Kendi King
May 25, 2021
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People protest the Kentucky grand jury decision in the case of Breonna Taylor’s death by Louisville police. (Robert Gauthier/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

During the Black Lives Matter protests following the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, calls to defund the police rang louder than any other. 

The realization that police budgets were e…

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