A new film highlights historical use of canines against Black people

That's probably an undercount. But data from San Jose offers a glimpse of what the national scale of police violence might be.

In Baton Rouge, police dogs bit a teenager 17 or younger every three weeks, on average.

Police are allowed to use “pain compliance.” But experts say dog bites are too unpredictable and severe.

Police dogs bite thousands of Americans each year, including innocent bystanders, children, police officers, even their own handlers. The Marshall Project—in collaboration with AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute—examined more than 150 serious cases nationwide.

The terrifying reign of a small town’s police dog.

A series on the damage police dogs inflict on Americans, published in collaboration with AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute.

Growing up, few Black families in Ayanna Brooks’s neighborhood had dogs. A vicious attack reminded her why.