Reveal

By The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRXNews

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June 16, 2015 Death in the Bakken
The recent oil boom in North Dakota – driven by hydraulic fracturing and advances in technology – is a big reason why the U.S. is now the world’s leader in combined oil and natural gas production. But the boom in the Bakken shale, which stretches over North Dakota, Montana and parts of Canada, has made … Continue reading Death in the Bakken →
21 min
June 02, 2015 Public evidence in private hands
Body cameras can capture evidence against criminals, with a potentially exonerating or damning record of evidence for law enforcement officers. In the wake of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, more than 7,000 police agencies around the country have purchased body cameras with the help of federal grants. Reveal reporters Ali Winston and Amy Walters take … Continue reading Public evidence in private hands →
15 min
May 19, 2015 Rodney King’s accidental ally
On March 3, 1991, a black man was pulled over in Los Angeles – and what happened next showed the entire nation what police brutality looks like. George Holliday, a man just looking to test a new video camera, ended up capturing a critical 81 seconds of Rodney King’s life. Eighty-one seconds in which Los … Continue reading Rodney King’s accidental ally →
12 min
May 12, 2015 Assault on justice
When you hear the charge “assaulting a police officer,” you might assume that an officer has been hurt or injured while serving the community. But in Washington, D.C., you might not be able to take so-called APOs at face value. Reporter Patrick Madden of WAMU found that the charge of assaulting a police officer, which … Continue reading Assault on justice →
23 min
May 05, 2015 Dirty shooting ranges poison police
As you’d expect, armed law enforcement officers are required to keep their sharp-shooting skills, well, sharp. This means they must spend time at firing ranges for routine training sessions. But while firearms training is meant to keep both the police and the public safe, it actually poses a hazard to the officers themselves. For over … Continue reading Dirty shooting ranges poison police →
19 min
April 28, 2015 DIY guns? There’s a site for that
The Internet has blown accessibility to weapons wide open. Reveal reporter Matt Drange has been looking at how easy it’s been for sellers to list assault weapon parts on eBay and decided to see if he could get his hands on some using the site. The online auction and shopping website has gone back and … Continue reading DIY guns? There’s a site for that →
15 min
April 21, 2015 From detention to detainment in Virginia
Ever walk or drive by a school and see a police officer stationed on campus? That’s probably a “school resource officer.” He or she is there to – ostensibly – keep the criminal element at bay (i.e., protect the students from drugs, guns and gangs). Increasingly, though, these officers are being brought in to deal with … Continue reading From detention to detainment in Virginia →
14 min
April 14, 2015 Her clients may be notorious, but Judy Clarke is a mystery
Susan Smith, the woman who drowned her children in 1994; Ted Kaczynski, aka the Unabomber; Jared Loughner, the gunman in the 2011 attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson, Arizona; and now Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects – Judy Clarke’s represented them all. But what do we know about the defense … Continue reading Her clients may be notorious, but Judy Clarke is a mystery →
13 min
April 07, 2015 Rerouted for sex
U.S. air marshals are our law enforcement in the air – and they’re expected to protect us on high-risk flights. But as reporter Andrew Becker found out, some employees of the Federal Air Marshal Service are suspected of rearranging flights in order to meet for sexual trysts. Producer: Michael Montgomery
12 min
March 31, 2015 Who’s responsible when America’s your drug dealer?
Overdose deaths among veterans treated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs occur at a rate nearly double the national average. Reporter Aaron Glantz has been following this story for two years. In this segment, he introduces us to the “Candy Man,” the chief of staff at a VA hospital in Tomah, Wisconsin. Hospital staff members … Continue reading Who’s responsible when America’s your drug dealer? →
21 min

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