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A portrait of Philadelphia police detective Philip Nordo

Accountability

The Suspect Detective

by Sarah Mirk, Najib Aminy, Jenny Casas, Steven Rascón, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Taki Telonidis, Brett Meyers and Al Letson April 1, 2023April 1, 2023

A Philadelphia homicide detective on the rise abused his power in bizarre and extreme ways. How did he get away with it for so long?

A sign reads: “Unexpected pregnancy? Free testing & counseling.”

Reproductive Rights

Kentucky Lawmaker Pushes to Regulate Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers After Reveal Investigation

by Laura C. Morel March 27, 2023March 24, 2023

The bill is among legislative proposals in more than a dozen states targeting crisis pregnancy centers.

A young woman rides a horse past a sign that reads "we are the grandchildren of the Lakota you weren't able to remove."

Accountability

Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 2

by Michael I Schiller, Taki Telonidis, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Nikki Frick, Soo Oh, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Meyers and Al Letson March 25, 2023March 24, 2023

A Catholic boarding school on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation is seeking forgiveness for its troubled history. But school survivors want justice first.

sign on a building reads: “Pregnant? Need Help? Pregnancy Help Medical Clinics. Free and Confidential.”

Reproductive Rights

Florida Legislators Want to Vastly Expand State Funds for Anti-Abortion Pregnancy Centers

by Laura C. Morel and Clara-Sophia Daly March 22, 2023March 24, 2023

A new bill in the Florida Legislature that would ban abortions after six weeks also includes $25 million for the state’s alternatives-to-abortion program.

A person descends a dimly lit set of stairs into a basement.

Accountability

Buried Secrets: America’s Indian Boarding Schools Part 1

by Michael I Schiller, Taki Telonidis, Brett Meyers, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Stan Alcorn, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Claire Mullen and Al Letson March 18, 2023March 24, 2023

After decades of stripping away Native American identity from its students, a Catholic boarding school seeks to help the community heal.

An illustration shows a police officer crossing off the word victim and writing suspect as an anxious woman looks on from across an interrogation table.

Accountability

From Victim to Suspect

by Rachel de Leon, Katharine Mieszkowski, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Kate Howard, Nikki Frick, Vanessa Ochavillo, Elena Neale-Sacks, Steven Rascón, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Brett Meyers and Taki Telonidis March 11, 2023March 14, 2023

A young mom with a daughter to support puts up with her boss’s crude behavior, until one night she says he goes too far. She goes to the police – but that doesn’t solve her problem. It creates a new one.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stands behind a lectern with a sign that reads, “Election Integrity.”

Accountability

DeSantis’ Election Police Have Largely Flopped in Florida Voter Prosecutions. A New Law Aims to Change That.

by Maryam Saleh and Ese Olumhense March 9, 2023March 10, 2023

A new analysis by Reveal shows the push to target election activity in state legislatures nationwide has only intensified in the four months since the 2022 midterm elections.

Accountability

Baseball Strikes Out

by Sarah Mirk, Katharine Mieszkowski, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs, Steven Rascón, Fernando Arruda, Kathryn Styer Martínez, Brett Meyers and Taki Telonidis March 4, 2023March 10, 2023

Baseball’s home run surge in the late ’90s and early 2000s was fueled by anabolic steroids. But fans didn’t want to hear the difficult truth about their heroes – and Major League Baseball refused to deal with a growing scandal.