Investigative Reporting on Criminal Justice

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

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Dec. 6, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Elkhart City Council Members Support Investigation of Police Department

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

Dec. 3, 2018, 6:05 p.m. EST

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

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

Dec. 1, 2018, 2:30 p.m. EST

“I Don’t Want to Shoot You, Brother”

by Joe Sexton,

Nov. 29, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

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

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

Nov. 27, 2018, 6:19 p.m. EST

“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,

Nov. 21, 2018, 5:43 p.m. EST

Oregon Officials Call for Changes of Laws on Criminally Insane

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Nov. 20, 2018, 11:58 a.m. EST

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,

Nov. 19, 2018, 6:30 p.m. EST

Get Out of Jail for a Price: The First Investigation From Our Illinois Reporting Project

by Steve Mills,

Nov. 16, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

Who Runs This Police Department? Lots of Officers Who’ve Been Reprimanded or Even Suspended.

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

Nov. 15, 2018, 8:15 p.m. EST

Nearly All the Officers in Charge of an Indiana Police Department Have Been Disciplined — Including the Chief Who Keeps Promoting Them

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

Nov. 15, 2018, 8:15 p.m. EST

When It Comes to Rape, Just Because a Case Is Cleared Doesn’t Mean It’s Solved

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

Nov. 15, 2018, 10 a.m. EST

What Oregon Officials Knew and When They Knew It

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

Nov. 14, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Diversion Programs Say They Offer a Path Away From Court, but Critics Say the Tolls Are Hefty

by Rebecca Burns for ProPublica Illinois,

Nov. 13, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

How a Police Beating in Elkhart, Indiana Unfolded

by Lucas Waldron,

Nov. 5, 2018, 10:15 p.m. EST

Indiana Police Officer Before Punching Handcuffed Man: “If You Spit Again, We’re Gonna Party”

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

Nov. 5, 2018, 10:15 p.m. EST

Murder Charge Can’t Deter Sharpton’s Brother From Voting Rights Crusade

by Nina Martin,

Nov. 4, 2018, 9 p.m. EST

Two Indiana Police Officers to be Charged After Video Shows Them Beating Handcuffed Man

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

Nov. 2, 2018, 10 p.m. EDT

Texas Panel Faults Lab Chemist in Bryan Case for “Overstated Findings” and Inadequate DNA Analysis

by Pamela Colloff,

Oct. 8, 2018, 11:02 a.m. EDT

The Child Abuse Contrarian

by David Armstrong,

Sept. 26, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Los Desaparecidos

por Hannah Dreier,

Sept. 25, 2018, 4:46 p.m. EDT

He Said He Faked Mental Illness to Avoid Prison. Now, Accused in 2 Killings, He’s Sent Back to a State Hospital.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Sept. 24, 2018, 4:39 p.m. EDT

The Disappeared

by Hannah Dreier,

Sept. 20, 2018, 3 a.m. EDT

Blood-Spatter Expert in Joe Bryan Case Says “My Conclusions Were Wrong”

by Pamela Colloff,

Sept. 17, 2018, 7:49 p.m. EDT

How the Trump Administration Went Easy on Small-Town Police Abuses

by Ian MacDougall,

Aug. 27, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Joe Bryan’s Attorneys Ask For New Trial, Say Murder Conviction Built On Faulty Forensics

by Pamela Colloff,

Aug. 24, 2018, 3:30 p.m. EDT

Bill Proposes Greater Accountability for New York Prosecutors Who Break the Law

by Joaquin Sapien,

Aug. 16, 2018, 2:58 p.m. EDT

When Public Records Aren’t Public

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

Aug. 3, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Standing by Their Convictions

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

July 27, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT

Influential Texas Commission Says Blood-Spatter Testimony in Joe Bryan’s Murder Case Was “Not Accurate or Scientifically Supported”

by Pamela Colloff,

July 24, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Like Chicago Police, Cook County and Illinois Officials Track Thousands of People in Gang Databases

by Mick Dumke,

July 19, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Federal Judge to Consider Independent Monitor for Illinois Child Welfare Agency

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 20, 2018, 4:57 p.m. CDT

Oregon Court System Shields Evaluation of Alleged Killer

by Les Zaitz, The Malheur Enterprise,

June 15, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Illinois Lawmakers Demand Explanation on Children Stuck in Psychiatric Hospitals

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 14, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

The Administration of Mayor Rahm Emanuel Keeps Monitoring Protesters

by Mick Dumke,

June 12, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Where Is “Home” for Children in State Custody?

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 8, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

Every Day, a Child is Held Beyond Medical Necessity in Illinois

by Duaa Eldeib, David Eads and Vignesh Ramachandran,

June 5, 2018, 6 a.m. CDT

Hundreds of Illinois Children Languish in Psychiatric Hospitals After They’re Cleared For Release

by Duaa Eldeib,

June 5, 2018, 6 a.m. CDT

Blood Will Tell, Part II

by Pamela Colloff,

May 31, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

How an Unproven Forensic Science Spread Through the Criminal Justice System

by Leora Smith,

May 31, 2018, 4:59 a.m. EDT

Blood Will Tell, Part I

by Pamela Colloff,

May 23, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Group to Send Lawyers to Help Incarcerated Teens

by Duaa Eldeib,

May 14, 2018, 4 a.m. CDT

How an Oregon Weekly Forced Release of Key Records in Murder Cases

by Les Zaitz, The Malheur Enterprise,

April 25, 2018, 5:30 a.m. EDT

Oregon Doctors Warned That a Killer and Rapist Would Likely Attack Again. Then the State Released Him.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

April 25, 2018, 5:30 a.m. EDT

Oregon Board Explains Why It Repeatedly Released Killer From Psychiatric Hospital

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

April 25, 2018, 5:29 a.m. EDT

A Betrayal

by Hannah Dreier,

April 2, 2018, 6 a.m. EDT