Justice Department Taskforce Recommends Criminal Justice Reforms Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Tear gas reigns down on a woman kneeling in the street with her hands in the air after a demonstration over the killing of teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson police officer on August 17, 2014. ( Scott Olson / Getty ) Produced by Mythili Rao Produced by PRI and WNYC