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December 14
Police Use Painful Dog Bites To Make People Obey
Police are allowed to use “pain compliance.” But experts say dog bites are too unpredictable and severe.
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Feature
October 13
Alabama’s Ugly Secret: Police Dog Attacks
Law enforcement releases little information about their K-9s, despite injuries and death.
By
Ashley Remkus
and
Challen Stephens
Feature
October 11, 2020
The City Where Someone Was Bitten by a Police Dog Every 5 Days
Why K-9s in Indianapolis have mauled so many people—and why that may change.
By
Ryan Martin
,
Andrew Fan
,
Dana Brozost-Kelleher
and
Ellen Glover
News
October 11
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Indianapolis Police Dogs
It has the highest rate of bites per population among the largest cities in the U.S.
By
Ryan Martin
,
Andrew Fan
,
Dana Brozost-Kelleher
and
Ellen Glover
News
October 2
We Spent A Year Investigating Police Dogs. Here Are Six Takeaways.
Reporting by The Marshall Project and our media partners exposes the damage police dogs inflict across the U.S.
By
Ashley Remkus
Feature
October 2
When Police Violence Is a Dog Bite
An Alabama man killed by a K-9 officer was one of thousands of Americans bitten by police dogs every year. Few ever get justice.
By
Abbie VanSickle
,
Challen Stephens
,
Ryan Martin
,
Dana Brozost Kelleher
and
Andrew Fan
Life Inside
November 8, 2018
My Dog Didn't Forget Me When I Went to Prison
Charlotte was there for the worst moments of my life. And she was there as I picked up the pieces.
By
Keri Blakinger
Life Inside
September 1, 2016
How Having a Dog Changed My Life in Prison
“Until now, touching another living thing took place in the context of fights, pat-downs, and strip searches.”
By
Jerry Metcalf
Q&A
June 7, 2016
The Amazing iPhone-sniffing Prison Dogs
Who knew cell phones had a smell?
By
Maurice Chammah