Georgia requires fewer hours of basic training for law enforcement officers than any state but Hawaii. With this training, new officers enter unpredictable and dangerous situations where they must make quick decisions under stress.
The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Georgia mandated training for police on stun gun use, but hasn’t funded it
Jermaine Jones Jr. was one of at least 30 people in Georgia who died during encounters with police that did not involve firearms from 2012 through 2021. In 20 of those cases, officers used stun guns.
How ISIS-K killed Americans, beat the Taliban, and massacred 140 people in Moscow
ISIS-K is too radical for the Taliban, experts say, and is pulling new recruits from disaffected youth in Afghanistan and across Central Asia.
Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force
Why did more than 1,000 people die after police subdued them with force that isn’t meant to kill? This three-year investigation by the Associated Press, FRONTLINE (PBS) and The Howard Centers for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland and Arizona State University has answers.
In Texas, natural disasters increase domestic violence risks
After Hurricane Harvey and Winter Storm Uri, domestic violence calls dropped immediately because of outages but in the days that followed, they rose.
Senegalese Journalist Maty Sarr Niang Finally Liberated
Maty Niang, a journalist for the independent news site Kéwoulo was released on March 12 after being detained for nearly 10 months.
567 días y contando: Un renombrado periodista guatemalteco sigue tras las rejas
A pesar de las esperanzas de que un nuevo presidente anticorrupción libere a José Rubén Zamora, su futuro sigue siendo incierto mientras espera un nuevo juicio en prisión.
Silencing Truth: The Persecution of Russian Journalist Ivan Safronov
Ivan Safronov was a well-respected military correspondent for two establishment newspapers then he went to work for the Russian space agency.
The Nightmare before New Year’s: The Story of Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim
Egyptian journalist Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim was a man spending time with his family on vacation until he was suddenly detained for his association with his employer Al-Jazeera.
567 days and counting: Renowned Guatemalan journalist still behind bars
Jose Carlos was on the phone with his father renowned investigative journalist and publisher José Rubén Zamora.