This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this delivered to your inbox? Sign up for future newsletters. On Oct. 29, 1984, a ...

Missouri’s police officer “bill of rights,” passed in 2021, closed most police misconduct records and internal investigations to the public. However, building relationships with local officers can ...

For years, well-publicized examples of police failing to hold officers accountable for misconduct have helped paint a harsh portrait of an institution that refuses to earn the public trust it relies ...

The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner has started an investigation into how city police forces address ...