Feature
June 23
That's probably an undercount. But data from San Jose offers a glimpse of what the national scale of police violence might be.
News
March 4
Critics say a new policy for police encounters with children doesn’t go far enough.
News
December 18, 2020
Individual officers can’t claim ‘qualified immunity’ in excessive force cases, but may not end up paying damages out of their own pockets.
The System
October 23, 2020
What do advocates mean when they call for “defunding,” “abolishing” or “reimagining” the police?
Feature
July 22, 2020
Field trainers "are part of the old guard of the department. They teach the old way of doing things."
News
June 26, 2020
“You have to use a lot of force, or you are going to die.”
News
June 18, 2020
Lawmakers in 16 states have introduced bills to improve police oversight and accountability.
Analysis
June 10, 2020
Even in the 15 largest departments where the majority of officers are people of color, only one union leader is black, our analysis shows.
News
June 8, 2020
The controversial version of the U.S. flag has been hailed as a sign of police solidarity and criticized as a symbol of white supremacy.
News
June 3, 2020
Stories from The Marshall Project’s archives that shine a light on police, violence and racial inequality in America