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Accountability in Crime and Law

477 stories published since 2008

Officials Outraged After ‘Shocking’ Report on NYPD Kicking People Out of Homes

by Sarah Ryley for ProPublica and The New York Daily News,

A Brutal Crime, Often Terribly Investigated

by T. Christian Miller,

Rape is Rape, Isn’t It?

by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, and Tom Meagher, The Marshall Project,

An Unbelievable Story of Rape

by T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, and Ken Armstrong, The Marshall Project,

Yes, Black America Fears the Police. Here’s Why.

by Nikole Hannah-Jones,

Data-Driven Sentencing May Punish the Poor and More in MuckReads Weekly

by Terry Parris Jr.,

Police Brutality from Chicago to Gitmo and More in MuckReads Weekly

by Amanda Zamora and Terry Parris Jr.,

Deadly Force, in Black and White

by Ryan Gabrielson, Eric Sagara and Ryann Grochowski Jones,

The Best Reporting on Federal Push to Militarize Local Police

by Hanqing Chen,

Sentenced to Wait: Efforts to End Prison Rape Stall Again

by Joaquin Sapien,

Judge Throws Out Murder Charge in Mississippi Fetal Harm Case

by Nina Martin,

Missing: A Boy and The Evidence Against His Accused Killer

by Joaquin Sapien and Hanna Trudo,

Boys in Custody and the Women Who Abuse Them

by Joaquin Sapien,

Rape and Other Sexual Violence Prevalent in Juvenile Justice System

by Joaquin Sapien,

Hunger Strikes and Indefinite Detention: A Rundown on What’s Going on at Gitmo

by Cora Currier,

The Best In-Depth Reporting on Immigration (#MuckReads)

by Theodoric Meyer,

Land of the Free: the Best Investigative Reporting on U.S. Prisons

by Cora Currier,

By the Numbers: The U.S.’s Growing For-Profit Detention Industry

by Suevon Lee,

The 24 States That Have Sweeping Self-Defense Laws Just Like Florida’s

by Cora Currier,

NYC’s Anti-Profiling Law: ‘Not Worth Paper It’s Written On’

by Justin Elliott,

Drive-by Scanning: Officials Expand Use and Dose of Radiation for Security Screening

by Michael Grabell,

U.S. Insurance Firm Neglects Survivors of Iraqi Translators, May Face Criminal Charges

by T. Christian Miller,

Six More Charged in New Orleans Danziger Bridge Shootings

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica,

In New Orleans, Chaos in the Streets, and in Police Ranks Too

by A.C. Thompson, ProPublica, and Brendan McCarthy and Laura Maggi, The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune,

FBI Opens Inquiry Into Death of Henry Glover

by A.C. Thompson,

Air Marshals and the Law

by Michael Grabell,

Air Marshals: Undercover and Under Arrest

by Michael Grabell,