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?
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The Suspect Detective
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?
Who Has Power and How Do They Wield It?
Three local investigative stories that have big impact, from D.C. police keeping troubled officers on the force to the history of prisoner disenfranchisement laws in Missouri.
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Reveal’s ‘Why Police Reform Fails’ Is a duPont Award Finalist
The hourlong radio show and podcast takes a deep look at policing in St. Louis, a city that leads the nation in police killings per capita.
Minor violations
Kids who cross the border alone are held in government-funded shelters. When they misbehave, staff sometimes call police. And kids are getting arrested, jailed – sometimes even tased.
Why police reform fails
Six years after Ferguson, St. Louis hasn’t seen a single substantive police reform. A group of young Black leaders have instead set their sights higher: taking control of city politics.
The Ferguson movement is on the cusp of revolutionizing political power in St. Louis
After a group of young Black activists saw police reform efforts fail, they came up with a new plan.
Stopping a movement
Millions of Americans have protested racism and police brutality. The federal government cracked down, filing charges against protesters in 31 states.
The uprising
As Americans take to the streets, we hear from the person prosecuting the police officers and remember the history of policing in black communities.
Keith Ellison talks about police power, protest and George Floyd murder prosecutions
Minnesota’s attorney general came of age as an anti-police-violence activist. Now he’ll prosecute one of the most important police murder cases ever.