The Chicago Police Files
Bad Chicago Cops Spread Their Misconduct Like a Disease
Because Chicago's police complaints can list multiple officers at once, it’s possible to build a giant social network of police interactions.
Justice
The Chicago Police Files
Chicago Police Are 14 Times More Likely to Use Force Against Young Black Men Than Against Whites
Internal Chicago police files document thousands of police uses of force over more than a decade. Nearly 90 percent were against people of color.
The Chicago Police Files
130 Chicago Officers Account for 29 Percent of Police Shootings
While more than 95 percent of all Chicago police officers never fired their gun from 2004 to 2016, 130 officers have done it more than once.
The Chicago Police Files
Invisible Institute Relaunches the Citizens Police Data Project
The long effort by the Invisible Institute to gain access to internal police files is an important chapter in the struggle for civil rights in Chicago.
The War on Immigrants
Donald Trump Isn’t Just Slashing the Refugee Quota, He’s Dismantling the Entire Resettlement System
As the president prepares to slash the refugee cap to another historic low, advocates say the figure is no longer a reliable indicator of actual admissions.
As Tennessee Restarts Executions, 40 Years of Data Expose Its Death Penalty as a “Cruel Lottery”
Amid the frenzy over the execution of Billy Ray Irick, a new report exposes Tennessee’s dysfunctional death penalty system.
The Chicago Police Files
Chicago Faces a Defining Moment in Police Reform and Civil Order
Chicago has a unique opportunity to confront fundamental issues of racial justice as it debates a consent decree on police reform.
Voices
There's a Lot of Injustice at Home — but We Can't Let Ourselves Miss Crimes Abroad
Last week, the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition killed at least 40 kids in one attack in Yemen. We can’t let these crimes slip by.
Voices
Police Unions' Opposition to Prison Reform Is About More Than Jobs — It's About Racism
A prison guard union doesn't want incarcerated people to have tablets — and it's about preserving a system of mass incarceration.
Israel’s War on Gaza
A Palestinian Bedouin Village Braces for Forcible Transfer as Israel Seeks to Split the West Bank in Half
Khan al-Ahmar is one of the last-standing obstacles in the way of Israel’s plan to completely swallow up a broad swath of land around Jerusalem.