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Behind the Badge: New York’s hidden police misconduct files
Brady lists and police disciplinary files
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Requester’s Voice: The Invisible Institute’s Jamie Kalven
In this conversation, we discuss Kalven’s landmark public records win in Kalven v. City of Chicago (2014), how AI can be used to analyze data received through FOIA and hopes for the future of the transparency landscape.

We’re tracking down police disciplinary files in more than 20 states
MuckRock readers told us where to request documents about police misconduct. You can follow along.

Rehired: How New York’s problem cops can bounce between jobs
The state doesn’t publicize officer employment histories, making it impossible to track so-called wandering officers.

More than 1,500 records requests to advance police transparency have been filed thanks to MuckRock’s readers
More than 1,000 MuckRock readers have let us know that they want more transparency around how their local law enforcement agency does its job. You can join them.

“Literally every police department in America” uses unmarked vehicles, says one DHS official. Help find out if that’s true.
In defending his agency, the acting deputy head of Homeland Security insisted every police department in America uses unmarked cars. File a request in your community to find out how many they have and how they use them.
2 Requests
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Atlanta Police Department PredPol Documents
Algorithmic Transparency sent this request to the Atlanta Police Department of Atlanta, GA
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Oxford MS Police Department PredPol
Algorithmic Transparency sent this request to the Oxford Police Department of Oxford, MS