Grand juries are supposed to safeguard against the government charging people with a crime when it lacks sufficient evidence. But because prosecutors control what happens in grand jury proceedings, they almost always get an indictment. That is, unless the accused is a police officer. This week on Making Contact, we hear a story from our podcast partner 70 Million about a case of police brutality in Dallas that evaporated after going before a grand jury in an edited version of  “Grand Juries, The Black Box of Justice Reform?" 

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Featuring:

• Parker Nevilles, Jantzen Verastique, Dondi Morse - protestors targeted by police
• Ric Simmons, Professor, The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law
• Roger Rudloff, police officer 
• Unidentified Police Officer 
• David Henderson, civil rights attorney  

70 Million Team:

• Episode Reporter: Mark Betancourt 
• Editor: Monica Lopez and Juleyka Lantigua
• Host: Mitzi Miller
• Sound Designer: Erica Huang
• Photo Editor: Michelle Baker
• Staff Writer and Designer: Kori Doran
• Lead Fact Checker: Catherine Nouhan
• Lead Producer: Pamela Kirkland
• Episode Photographer: Miles Moffeit & Eli Hiller
• Creator/Executive Producer: Juleyka Lantigua

Making Contact Staff:

• Anita Johnson, Episode Host
• Amy Gastelum; Lucy Kang; and Salima Hamirani, Staff Producers
• Jina Chung, Executive Director
• Jessica Partnow, Interim Senior Producer

Learn More: 

70 Million: https://70millionpod.com/season-5

Making Contact is a 29-minute weekly program committed to investigative journalism and in-depth critical analysis that goes beyond the breaking news. On the web at www.radioproject.org.