Baton Rouge's Mayor Fired A Police Chief Who Wanted To Reduce Racial Profiling
Some officers "believe that everybody they come across or most people they come across with that color of skin is probably a criminal,” former chief Dewayne White said.
Police Say "There's Not Much We Can Do" After Officers Are Ambushed In 4 States
While motives for the surprise attacks had yet to be established, they struck a nerve in a law enforcement community left wary by the Dallas police shootings.
Dallas Officer-Involved Shootings Have Rapidly Declined In Recent Years
After a deliberate shift in police training, excessive force complaints against the Dallas Police Department dropped by 64% between 2009 and 2014. The number of arrests and officer-involved shootings also declined in recent years.
Deonte Hoard Was The 53rd Of 489 Homicide Victims In Chicago Last Year
Shot and killed just shy of his 18th birthday, he was one of 489 homicide victims in Chicago last year. How this happened — and how it keeps happening — is both one person's story and the story of how a community has been forced to adjust to murder as an everyday fact of life.
How Chicago Protects Police Involved In Fatal Shootings
Chicago police officer Gil Sierra shot three black men in six months and stayed on the force. This is how the city with more police shootings than any other in America circles its wagons.
What Donald Trump's Victory Looked Like At The Trump Bar
While its namesake was celebrating his primary victory in New Hampshire, New York's Trump Bar was a quiet place to sit and take in some election results.
"Don't Ever Tell Us What You Saw": The Story Behind The Deadliest Prison Bus Crash In Texas History
In January 2015, a prison transport carrying 15 men — three guards and 12 chained-together inmates — ran off the road. It was one of the bloodiest days in the history of Texas prisons.
Body Cam Footage Captures Alabama Police Officers Shooting Unarmed Black Man
Body camera footage obtained by BuzzFeed News shows an officer firing at an unarmed black man in the passenger's seat of a car during an Alabama traffic stop in 2013. The footage had not been previously released publicly.
State Review Finds “Culture Of Racism” And “Code Of Silence” At California Prison
Geographic isolation and resistance from the prison guard union have helped create a dangerous environment for inmates at High Desert State Prison, according to a report by the state’s Office of the Inspector General. The conditions described in the report mirror those enumerated in a 2015 report from BuzzFeed News.
"This Is What They Did For Fun": The Story Of A Modern-Day Lynching
Craig Anderson was headed home to celebrate his birthday with his partner. Instead, he became the victim of a brutal and violent form of racism that many in Mississippi had thought long gone.
Controversial Mississippi Drug Unit Under Review By Local Officials
University of Mississippi Police Chief Tim Potts told a local paper that a BuzzFeed News investigation sparked the changes to the Lafayette County Metro Narcotics unit, which used controversial methods to recruit college-age informants.
Black And Latino Students Say They See Harsh Treatment From School Officers, Who Are Growing In Number
“In some cases police officers doing work in schools don’t always get specific training for dealing with kids...and so you see them using tools used in the streets in the classrooms.”
Head Of Controversial Mississippi Narcotics Unit Resigns
The head of a Mississippi narcotics unit that was the focus of several BuzzFeed News stories has resigned. He denies that his resignation was due to BuzzFeed News stories on the unit’s recruitment of college age informants.
How Mississippi Cops Threaten College-Age Kids Into Becoming Informants
A recording of two officers from Oxford, Mississippi’s Metro Narcotics unit sheds light on how the unit pressures college-age suspects into becoming informants.
"I Killed Him Because He Was Snitching"
Metro Narcotics in Oxford, Mississippi, makes frequent use of college-age informants. Chris Bland claims he murdered one of them for being a "snitch."
A Suicide On CO Row
Scott Jones loved being a correctional officer at California's High Desert State Prison. Then he watched his colleagues commit enough abuses that he saw no choice but to break the code of silence, turning himself into a pariah in a neighborhood called CO Row.
Baltimore Police Department Cancels Days Off During Court Hearings In Freddie Gray Murder Case
BPD leadership called for all hands on deck in case of unrest on the days the six officers charged for Freddie Gray's death will appear in court.
One Man's Effort To Escape New Orleans' Cycle Of Poverty And Incarceration
Jessie was born in jail, grew up in the projects, and spent time behind bars as an adult. Now, he hopes his budding coffee business can keep him on track.
This Official Is Tasked With Reforming The Police Dept That Killed Sam DuBose
The professor leading the university’s review into the UCPD said that campus cops have made the area safer despite an officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in the area.
Indefensible: The Story Of New Orleans' Public Defenders
Before Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans didn’t even have a full-time public defender program. The one they built remains overwhelmed and underfunded.