Brian HoweyLast summer, a Mississippi police officer approached Vivian Burks as she sat in her car at a local park reading the Bible. He was cordial […]
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Torture Accusations Could Lead to Civil Rights Case in Mississippi
More than two months after deputies were sentenced for torturing two Black men in central Mississippi, federal prosecutors have widened their investigation and may sue […]
Stories of Alleged Brutality by a Mississippi Sheriff’s Department
Last month, The New York Times and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting at Mississippi Today investigated a series of allegations that, for nearly two […]
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
This story was part of a series that was a finalist for both the 2024 Pulitzer Prize and the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. […]
New Evidence Raises Questions in Mississippi Police Killing
This story was part of a series that was a finalist for both the 2024 Pulitzer Prize and the 2024 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. […]
Dearth of Aurora cop recruits prompts city to advance, hire applicants who test poorly
In its attempts to hire more police officers, Aurora is settling for candidates who scored poorly on their entrance exams. The Sentinel’s analysis of the […]
No discipline for two Aurora cops after four lawsuits
Brandon Washington ran a red light in April 2017 and smashed into another car in an Aurora intersection. Aurora Police Department Sgt. Jeffery Longnecker, who […]
Vallejo police to weaken drone policy amid potential violations
For nearly four years, the Vallejo Police Department has patrolled the city with the help of drones, advanced surveillance tools that allow police to track […]
Vallejo police secretly tested ‘dystopian’ facial recognition tool
Members of the Vallejo Police Department secretly used facial recognition technology developed by Clearview AI, a company embroiled in public controversy for allegedly violating personal […]
Shelter Ejects Clients for Violating New Coronavirus-Related Restrictions
This story was part of coverage that won the 35th SPJ NorCal Excellence in Journalism Award, Print/Online Small Division. A homeless shelter in the Tenderloin […]