Police accountability

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March 31, 2025

Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms

 Pascal Sabino,
March 14, 2025

New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review

 Shawn Mulcahy,
February 28, 2025

The Curious Case Against a Los Angeles Sheriff Watchdog

 Piper French,
February 24, 2025

Louisiana Governor Flexes Power to Police New Orleans, Defying Local Preferences

 Delaney Nolan,
December 23, 2024

A Michigan Sheriff and Prosecutor Join Forces to Implement Progressive Policy

 Pascal Sabino,
August 21, 2024

Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year

 Pascal Sabino,
June 6, 2024

A Michigan City Ended Low-Level Traffic Stops. Now the County Could Follow.

 Pascal Sabino,
April 15, 2024

Behind Dexter Reed’s Police Killing, a Surge in Traffic Stops on Chicago’s West Side

 Pascal Sabino,
March 22, 2024

Police Oversight in Florida Is Already Weak. The State Is About to Gut It Further.

 Pascal Sabino,
December 4, 2023

“I’m Just Another Traffic Stop”

 Pascal Sabino,
November 16, 2023

Promises to Scale Up Policing Stir Houston’s Mayoral Race

 Michael Barajas,
October 13, 2023

Boston Mayor Backtracks on Ending  Controversial Police Surveillance Center

 Piper French,
August 31, 2023

Jeff Landry’s Bid for Louisiana Governor Has Been a Crusade Against Its Cities

 Piper French,
July 21, 2023

On Policing, Brandon Johnson’s Progressive Promises Meet Their First Tests

 Max Blaisdell,
May 19, 2023

California AG Ends San Francisco’s First Prosecution for an On-Duty Police Killing 

 Piper French,
May 8, 2023

Austin Voters Embrace Civilian Police Oversight in Saturday Election

 Michael Barajas,
April 25, 2023

Police Killing Looms Over May DA Race in Eastern Pennsylvania

 Alex Burness,
April 18, 2023

“Our Voices Don’t Matter”: Tennessee Moves to Gut Police Oversight

 Piper French,
March 1, 2023

In Chicago’s Police Oversight Elections, Progressives Targeted by FOP Prevail

 Max Blaisdell,
February 24, 2023

How the State Sanctions Police Violence

 Piper French,
February 23, 2023

Chicago Election Puts Police Oversight in Voters’ Hands

 Max Blaisdell,
February 9, 2023

The New DA of Memphis Wants to Break with the Past, to a Point

 Piper French,
January 13, 2023

Oakland’s “Riders” Scandal and the Fraught Road to Police Reform

 Piper French,
January 9, 2023

“Exercises in Futility”: Dallas Police Oversight Board Mired in Frustration and Inaction 

 Tyler Hicks,
November 5, 2022

In San Francisco, “No Intention to Seek Justice”

 Piper French,
October 24, 2022

Oklahoma DA Candidate Runs on Dropping Charges Against Officers Who Killed 15-Year-Old

 Dylan Goforth,
June 3, 2022

Meet the Other Two Northern California DAs Facing Law Enforcement Blowback

 Piper French,
April 27, 2022

Activists Monitor the Revival of New York’s Notorious Plainclothes Police Squads

 Tana Ganeva,
Michelle Wu Boston
February 11, 2022

A New Mayor Makes Boston the Latest Test Case on Confronting Police Violence

 Eoin Higgins,
June 17, 2021

On NYPD Oversight, Manhattan’s D.A. Candidates Are Split

 Sam Mellins,
April 26, 2021

San Antonio Election Will Test Police Union Power This Saturday

 James Russell,
November 5, 2020

How Criminal Justice Reform Fared at the Ballot Box on Tuesday

 Daniel Nichanian, , Anna Simonton,
July 23, 2020

St. Louis Prosecutor Faces Voters, After Years of Sustained Fire from Police Union

 Rachel M. Cohen,
June 4, 2020

How Unequal Perceptions of Protest and Violence Shape Black Lives Matter

 Daniel Nichanian,
June 1, 2020

New York Senator Makes the Case for Defunding the NYPD

 Daniel Nichanian,