Lethal Restraint

Georgia requires less basic training for new police officers than any state but Hawaii

Patricia Ragan and her father, Rodrigo Arreola, hold a photo of her brother, Hector Arreola, outside of Rodrigo Arreola's home on April 11, 2023, in Columbus, Ga. The cause of Hector Arreola's death was changed from an accident to homicide caused by "sudden cardiac death following struggle with law enforcement including prone position restraint complicating acute methamphetamine toxicity.'' In 2021, his family was awarded $500,000 in damages in a settlement with the city of Columbus. (Eve Sampson/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism via AP)
Steph Quinn

Steph Quinn is a second-year master's student at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism covering social services for Capital News Service in Annapolis. Before Quinn began reporting, she earned a Ph.D. in history, researching and writing about the history of Namibia during apartheid.