In 2013, The New Yorker published a revealing, troubling piece called “Taken,” an in-depth investigation into the practice of civil asset forfeiture, where American citizens can have their property (cash, cars, homes) confiscated by police, even though they haven’t been charged with a crime.
Now John Oliver on HBO takes on civil forfeiture:
The Institute for Justice is tackling civil forfeiture: website here: http://endforfeiture.com/