Simone Weichselbaum

Citing the protections of the First Amendment, prosecutors often use other charges as a workaround to go after members of hate groups.

If not for inconsistent and shoddy record-keeping, we might know if settlements make a difference in police misconduct.

The federal agency’s teams have killed an average of 22 suspects and bystanders a year.

Individual officers can no longer claim “qualified immunity” in excessive force cases. However, they still may end up paying zero from their own pockets.

A new lawsuit claims Black Americans with mental illness are being forced into traumatic emergency room stays.

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Field trainers teach new police officers “the old way of doing things,” according to a former Justice Department lawyer who investigated them.

Lawmakers in 16 states have introduced bills to improve police oversight and accountability.

Some efforts to reimagine how police departments operate have worked, including in New Jersey

Critics call high-tech maps overreach, but police say they keep officers safe.

Stories from The Marshall Project’s archives that shine a light on police, violence and racial inequality in America

With grand juries suspended, people who get arrested lose a route out.

Early data show crime reports went down in some cities with coronavirus.

With COVID-19, “Either you will be afraid of a virus, or somebody shooting bullets.”

Even DAs and police chiefs think the system is broken.

Declining numbers of cops nationwide worry big city officials, but experts say there is little evidence that more cops equals less crime.

Secretive agency channels money from companies to cops.

Cops v. Trump on union clout.

The Justice Department’s civil rights probes don’t always bring lasting reform

An intensive study and new programs to combat stress that often goes overlooked.