The Philadelphia bill—which awaits the approval of Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney—bans the use of ski masks, also called balaclavas, on public transportation, in schools, daycares, parks, city ...

Wade said the rise in ski mask use has coincided, in part, with the Jackson Police Department’s rollout of facial recognition technology — a tool approved by the council earlier this year ...

Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade wants to ban ski masks in public. A draft ordinance includes broad exemptions and penalties.

If the person is caught wearing a ski mask during a criminal activity, they would face a fine of up to $2,000. Just two weeks ago, City Council voted 13-2 passing the legislation. It was sponsored by ...

I don’t plan on causing harm to anybody.” Philadelphia City Council’s ski mask ban is just the next in a series of tough-on-crime policies that disproportionately affect Black and brown youth.

If the person is caught wearing a ski mask during a criminal activity, they would face a fine of up to $2,000. City council members voted 13 to 2 to pass the legislation and send it to the mayor's ...

A cyclist wearing a ski mask rode up to an 80-year-old man in New York City on Sept. 17 and killed him with a point-blank gunshot to the head in front of his wife. Police said they have yet to ...