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Accountability in Crime and Law

477 stories published since 2008

How Criminal Cops Often Avoid Jail

by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press,

Her Stepfather Admitted to Sexually Abusing Her. That Wasn’t Enough to Keep Her Safe.

by Nadia Sussman,

Over a Dozen Black and Latino Men Accused a Cop of Humiliating, Invasive Strip Searches. The NYPD Kept Promoting Him.

by Joaquin Sapien and Topher Sanders, ProPublica, and Nate Schweber for ProPublica,

As Trump Calls for Law and Order, Can Chicago’s Top Prosecutor Beat the Charge That She’s Soft on Crime?

by Mick Dumke,

What Can Mayors Do When the Police Stop Doing Their Jobs?

by Alec MacGillis,

He Faced a Criminal Charge for Not Self-Isolating When He Had COVID-19 Symptoms. Prosecutors Just Dropped the Case.

by Tony Briscoe,

The NYPD Is Withholding Evidence From Investigations Into Police Abuse

by Eric Umansky and Mollie Simon,

Illinois Has Promised to “Infuse Love” in Its Juvenile Justice System, but What Will Actually Change?

by Duaa Eldeib,

The Complaint Files NYPD Unions Don’t Want You to See

by Josefa Velasquez, Greg B. Smith and Reuven Blau, THE CITY,

Grace, Black Teen Jailed for Not Doing Her Online Coursework, Is Released

by Jodi S. Cohen,

New York Grand Jury Indicts Two Former Leaders of Mexico’s Drug War for Cartel Connections

by Ginger Thompson,

Portland Protesters No Longer Being Banned From Attending Protests to Win Release From Jail

by Dara Lind,

Prosecutors Say They Support Releasing Girl Who Was Detained for Not Doing Her Schoolwork

by Jodi S. Cohen,

What Has Happened to Police Filmed Hurting Protesters? So Far, Very Little.

by Zipporah Osei and Mollie Simon,

We Tracked What Happens to Police After They Use Force on Protesters

by Zipporah Osei, Mollie Simon, Moiz Syed and Lucas Waldron,

She Asked to Be Saved From Him. Now She’s Dead.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

Your Questions About the New York City Police Complaint Data, Answered

by Ken Schwencke and Celeste LeCompte,

We’re Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades

by Eric Umansky,

The NYPD Files: Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

by Derek Willis, Eric Umansky and Moiz Syed,

Judge Won’t Free Michigan Teenager Sent to Juvenile Detention After Not Doing Online Schoolwork

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Thousands Demand That Michigan #FreeGrace After the Teenager Was Incarcerated for Not Doing Her Schoolwork

by Jodi S. Cohen,

The NYPD Isn’t Giving Critical Bodycam Footage to Officials Investigating Alleged Abuse

by Eric Umansky,

The Nation’s First Reparations Package to Survivors of Police Torture Included a Public Memorial. Survivors Are Still Waiting.

by Logan Jaffe,

Drug test kit pods collaged onto a red backdrop.

Since We Reported on Flawed Roadside Drug Tests, Five More Convictions Have Been Overturned

by Ryan Gabrielson,

For Decades, She Blamed Herself for the Abuse. Writing Her Story Was an Act of Survival. Publishing It Was an Act of Rebellion.

by Adriana Gallardo,

I’ve Reported on How Chicago’s Ticketing System Has Hurt Black Residents. Now, the Conversation About Reform Is Changing.

by Melissa Sanchez,

Has the NYPD Stopped a Teen You Know? Are You a Young Person With a Story to Share? We’d Like to Hear From You.

by Adriana Gallardo,

Her Addiction Landed Her in a Prison Segregation Wing. The Man She Says Abused Her Lives Free.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

“Alguien tiene que ayudarme”

por Thalia Beaty, Ryan Gabrielson, Nadia Sussman y Lucas Waldron,

The Prison Was Built to Hold 1,500 Inmates. It Had Over 2,000 Coronavirus Cases.

by Dara Lind,

Her Attacker Was Stopped in the Act and Arrested, but This Assault Was Only the Beginning of Her Trauma

by Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News,

“Somebody’s Gotta Help Me”

by Thalia Beaty, Ryan Gabrielson, Nadia Sussman and Lucas Waldron,

“They Were the Authority and I Didn’t Argue With Authority”

by Agnes Chang,

The Teacher Who Returned to the Small Village Where She was Abused is Not Staying Silent

by Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News,

Trapped at Sea, Alone With Her Assailant, He Told Her “You’re Mine for the Week”

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

I Cover Cops as an Investigative Reporter. Here Are Five Ways You Can Start Holding Your Department Accountable.

by Andrew Ford, Asbury Park Press,

Unheard

by Adriana Gallardo, Nadia Sussman and Agnes Chang, ProPublica, and Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News,

Bill Barr Promised to Release Prisoners Threatened by Coronavirus — Even as the Feds Secretly Made It Harder for Them to Get Out

by Ian MacDougall,

An Elementary School Repeatedly Dismissed Allegations Against Its Principal. Then, an FBI Agent Pretended to Be a 13-Year-Old Girl.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, and Greg Kim, KYUK,

COVID-19 Cases at One Texas Immigration Detention Center Soared in a Matter of Days. Now, Town Leaders Want Answers.

by Perla Trevizo,

Early Data Shows Black People Are Being Disproportionally Arrested for Social Distancing Violations

by Joshua Kaplan and Benjamin Hardy,

Walmart Hid That It Was Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Sales, Lawyers Say

by Jesse Eisinger,

33 Years After Dubious Evidence Helped Convict Him, Joe Bryan Has Been Released on Parole

by Pamela Colloff,

An Employee at an Illinois School We Reported On Has Been Charged With Battering a 7-Year-Old Boy

by Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune, and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica,

He Was Ordered to Self-Isolate. He Didn’t. Now He’s Facing Criminal Charges.

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Walmart Was Almost Charged Criminally Over Opioids. Trump Appointees Killed the Indictment.

by Jesse Eisinger and James Bandler,

Convicted Based on Lies

by Pamela Colloff and Katie Zavadski,

A Key FBI Photo Analysis Method Has Serious Flaws, Study Says

by Ryan Gabrielson,

The FBI Is Investigating Massive Embezzlement of Border Patrol Union Funds

by A.C. Thompson and Jeff Ernsthausen,

California Takes a First Step Toward Improving Its Failing County Jails

by Jason Pohl, The Sacramento Bee, and Ryan Gabrielson, ProPublica,