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477 stories published since 2008

Why We’re Investigating Sexual Violence in Alaska

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

Have You Experienced Sexual Violence in Alaska? We’d Like To Hear Your Story.

by Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, and Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

What’s Really Going On Inside Mississippi’s Prisons? We Need Your Help to Find Out.

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, and Kengo Tsutsumi, ProPublica,

Trump Hailed This State’s Prison Reforms as a National Model — but the Numbers Reflect a Grim Reality

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting,

Years Ago, I Investigated Mississippi’s Prisons. Here’s Why I’m Doing It Again.

by Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting,

Last Rights: Making Sense of the Supreme Court’s Series of Death Penalty Rulings

by Joe Sexton,

California Tried to Fix Its Prisons. Now County Jails Are More Deadly.

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

Chicago’s Inspector General Finds the City’s Gang Database Is Riddled With Errors

by Mick Dumke,

Criminal Justice Legislation Will Force New York Prosecutors to Disclose More Evidence, Sooner

by Joaquin Sapien,

Joe Bryan Denied Parole for Seventh Time

by Pamela Colloff,

Prosecutors Dropping Child Porn Charges After Software Tools Are Questioned

by Jack Gillum,

Two Indiana Police Officers Face Federal Charges in Videotaped Beating of Handcuffed Man

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

5 Things You Need to Know About Hate Crimes in America

by Rachel Glickhouse,

Head of Rhode Island’s 911 System Is Removed From Post

by Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio,

New York City Council Passes Legislation to Help Workers in Private Trash Industry

by Kiera Feldman for ProPublica,

Cook County Takes Steps to Erase Its Regional Gang Database

by Mick Dumke,

What Do You Know About County Jails in California? Talk to Us.

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

Chicago Public Schools Monitored Social Media for Signs of Violence, Gang Membership

by Aaron Leibowitz for ProPublica Illinois, and Sarah Karp, WBEZ Chicago,

Domineque Ray Is Executed in Alabama After Supreme Court Bid Fails

by Lauren Gill for ProPublica,

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office Says Its Gang Database Is on Lockdown, but Questions Remain

by Mick Dumke,

Detective in Elkhart, Indiana, Wrongful Conviction Case Dies in Apparent Suicide

by South Bend Tribune,

In Elkhart, Indiana, Another Conviction Gets Tossed. The Star Witness Was Hypnotized, a Fact the Prosecutor Concealed.

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Domineque Ray Is Set to Be Executed Thursday. Did He Ever Really Have a Chance at Being Spared?

by Lauren Gill for ProPublica,

Correction: Stories on Insanity Defense Included Factual Errors and Inaccurate Data

by ProPublica and The Malheur Enterprise,

Long-Lost Records Surface in Wrongful Conviction Case, Detailing Lead Detective’s Fondling of Informants

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Austin Police Department Orders Deeper Investigation After Audit Finds It Misclassified Cleared Rape Cases

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

The FBI Says Its Photo Analysis Is Scientific Evidence. Scientists Disagree.

by Ryan Gabrielson,

Audit Finds Austin, Texas, Improperly Cleared Rapes

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

6 Young Men, Given Adult Sentences for “Minor” Infractions, Are Freed in Illinois

by Duaa Eldeib,

When the Calendar Requires the Release of Insanity Defendants in Oregon, Harm Often Follows

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Bloodstain Analysis Convinced a Jury She Stabbed Her 10-Year-Old Son. Now, Even Freedom Can’t Give Her Back Her Life.

by Pamela Colloff,

The Laquan McDonald Shooting Keeps Exposing Critical Flaws in Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act

by Mick Dumke,

Austin Closes A High Number Of Its Rape Cases Without Arrests. The State’s Investigating Why.

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Joe Bryan in His Own Words: On Being Convicted With Expert Testimony That Turned Out to Be Wrong

by Pamela Colloff,

Agency Policing Tent City for Immigrant Kids Lacks Experience Investigating Sex Crimes Involving Children

by Topher Sanders and Michael Grabell,

How a Dubious Forensic Science Spread Like a Virus

by Leora Smith,

Elkhart’s Acting Police Chief Has Previously Been Demoted, Reprimanded and Suspended

by Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, and Jeff Parrott, South Bend Tribune,

Criminally Insane in Oregon Attack Twice as Many People Than Previously Known, New Data Shows

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Stung by Controversies, Police Chief Resigns in Elkhart, Indiana

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

An Elkhart Police Officer Was Convicted of Drunken Driving — Then the Chief Promoted Him

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

FBI Moves to Fix Critical Flaw in Its Crime Reporting System

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Judge in Joe Bryan Case Rejects Defense Pleas for New Trial

by Pamela Colloff,

Local Oregon Officials and Community Members Weigh in on Repeated Attacks After Pleading Insanity

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Elkhart City Council Members Support Investigation of Police Department

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

With Trump’s Justice Department Retreating, Who Will Now Police the Police?

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

“I Don’t Want to Shoot You, Brother”

by Joe Sexton,

Elkhart, Indiana, Police Chief Suspended for 30 Days Following Release of Beating Video

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

“They Should Have Been Fired on the Spot”: In Elkhart, Indiana, the Talk Is All About the Police and a Video

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Oregon Officials Call for Changes of Laws on Criminally Insane

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Indiana State Police Turn Down Elkhart Mayor’s Request for Broad Review of City’s Police Department

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,