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Cleveland Promised Oversight of Police Surveillance. The Work Hasn’t Been Done.
In 2022, Mayor Bibb pledged to form a panel to address concerns over cameras and high-tech tools. It’s finally set to happen.
A detective sits in a CCTV control room, reviewing multiple videos captured by different surveillance cameras.
Closing Argument January 13
More Police Are Using Your Cameras for Video Evidence
Police “nerve centers” are blurring the line between public and private surveillance.
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A black and white drone, with a police emblem on it, flies around a crime scene. The background is out of focus, with officers standing behind yellow tape and by a parked police car.
Closing Argument July 29
It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. It’s the Police Responding to a 911 Call.
Police are using more drones, raising concerns about surveillance and privacy.
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An illustration shows a person using a flashlight to shine light on a security camera. Buildings and additional security cameras are featured in the background.
Cleveland September 28, 2022
Cleveland Has Spent Millions on Police Cameras. Why Are the Locations a Secret?
The city cites citizen safety as a reason for shielding information, but has no policies on use of surveillance technology.
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News January 28, 2020
Trade Your Prison Sentence for a Smartwatch?
Another dubious get-out-early offer is spreading through federal prisons. Lawyers say it’s a fake.
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Self-made photo by Marshall Project participant James Baimbridge.
Life Inside October 28, 2019
My GPS-Tracked Life on Parole
“Even in prison, I didn’t feel so overwhelmed with worry about doing something wrong when I’m doing everything right.”
By James Baimbridge as told to Beatrix Lockwood, The Marshall Project
News September 28, 2018
How to Leak Stories to The Marshall Project
Your guide to becoming a source
By The Marshall Project
Justice Lab May 24, 2018
Your Home is Your...Snitch?
When your appliances work as police informants.
By Daniel Zwerdling
In the past few years, more than a thousand cameras have been installed throughout Attica Correctional Facility.
Feature April 9, 2018
Spying on Attica
How nearly 2,000 cameras tamed America’s most notorious prison
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The Frame December 8, 2014
Tracked
Photographer Zora Murff reveals what it’s like to be a kid in the system.
Photographs by Zora Murff
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