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It started as a simple data story: Analyze the city of Chicago’s reports of hit-and-run accidents over the past five years. But when NBC 5 Investigates first reported the results […]
For a year, The Inquirer investigated police abuse of Pennsylvania’s generous Heart and Lung disability benefit. At a time when Philadelphia endured record levels of gun violence, the newspaper revealed […]
The narratives described in “The Price Kids Pay” had been playing out for years. They were being noted haphazardly in obscure records or unfolding in hearings that attracted almost no […]
A white Kansas City, Kansas, police detective spent decades terrorizing Black residents, acting with impunity and moving up the career ladder in a corrupt, racist department. “Overlooked” examines the full […]
This issue of The IRE Journal looks at reporting on the criminal justice system and its shortcomings. It includes tips on investigating incarcerations, reporting in the age of virality and […]
More than a year after the killing of George Floyd, the FBI's new national Use of Force database has yet to be released publicly. While participation is rising, the FBI […]
This practical workshop will lay out public records to help attendees examine racial justice in their communities, and how to acquire those records. From police abuse, to red lining, to […]
Police departments can be some of the slowest and least helpful with public records. Learn some workarounds that can lead you to impactful investigations. We walk you through federal, state […]
Panelists will share their experiences and tips for covering five non-COVID areas that were important this year: Consumer, politics, policing, housing and guns. While the world is focused on COVID, […]
Dangerous Pursuit, the initial investigation and supplemental coverage, explored how Arkansas State Police increasingly turned to PIT maneuvers. The maneuver is intended to end a car chase and involves forcibly hitting […]
Former employees of the Metro Nashville Police Department say that, for years, the disciplinary process has been used to protect a small group of high-ranking officers against complaints of sexual […]
A joint KyCIR/Newsy investigation reveals the systemic barriers and choices made by city leaders and the Louisville Metro Police Department that led to its failure to meaningfully change how it […]
“Attention to the Details” launched an FBI Investigation and forced the Chief of Police to suspend 29 officers from lucrative off‐duty police details. Those officers are now under investigation by […]
We believe Politically Charged exposes one of the most disturbing abuses of power in modern American policing. In a direct assault on a foundation of our democracy, the Phoenix Police Department […]
This investigation explored the use of peer restraints in Missouri’s juvenile corrections facilities. It found that almost every restraint in these facilities is carried out by other children in the […]
This story examined the enforcement of a little-known public nuisance law in Louisville, Ky. We found victims of domestic violence, people struggling with addiction, and minor offenders are often labeled […]
