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 ...

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 ...

I’ve spent the past two and a half years requesting and reviewing more than 10,000 misconduct files from New York State’s roughly 500 police agencies. The work has been as tedious as it probably ...

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 ...

Canton police and town officials said Monday that a sergeant was placed on paid administrative leave last month after they were notified of allegations of misconduct. According to officials, they were ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A federal judge Wednesday dismissed the consent decree agreement between Louisville Metro government and the U.S. Department of Justice that laid out sweeping reforms of ...

On Oct. 29, 1984, a White New York City police officer shot and killed Eleanor Bumpurs, a 66-year-old Black woman, during an eviction at her Bronx home. The shooting ignited a major, long-running ...

Freedom of Information requests led to the discovery of varied offenses by officers around New York State. By Sammy Sussman I’ve spent the past two and a half years requesting and reviewing more than ...