This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. On Oct. 29, 1984, a ...

Missouri’s police officer “bill of rights,” passed in 2021, closed most police misconduct records and internal investigations to the public. However, building relationships with local officers can ...

For years, well-publicized examples of police failing to hold officers accountable for misconduct have helped paint a harsh portrait of an institution that refuses to earn the public trust it relies ...