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Officer William Byrd, left, commands his police dog during a training exercise in Mobile, Alabama, on Sept. 24, 2020. Officer Justin Washam wears a protective sleeve for a bite demonstration.
News and Awards September 15, 2021
The Marshall Project Wins Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism
National Press Club Award recognizes overall body of investigative reporting, citing impact of “Mauled,” coverage of Mississippi prisons and more.
By The Marshall Project
Feature June 23, 2021
‘A Dog Can Be Trained To Be Anti-Black’
A new film highlights historical use of canines against Black people
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Baton Rouge’s Charles Carey, 19, who was bitten by a Baton Rouge Police Dept. canine in June of 2019 when he was 17 years old, shows the bite marks that can still be seen on his leg, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. His grandmother Patricia Rogers is at left, background.
Feature February 12, 2021
The City Where Police Unleash Dogs On Black Teens
In Baton Rouge, police dogs bit a teenager 17 or younger every three weeks, on average.
By Bryn Stole and Grace Toohey
Law enforcement officers from around the U.S. on their fifth week of K-9 training work with the dogs on apprehending a suspect without the decoy using the typical bite gear at a Vohne Liche Kennels training facility near Grissom Air Force Base on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Dogs are muzzled for the protection of the decoy.
News December 23, 2020
We Investigated How Police Use Dogs as Weapons. Here’s How You Can Do It Too.
Our top tips for journalists from the partnership that produced “Mauled.”
By The Marshall Project
Feature December 16, 2020
The Rise and Fall of a Celebrity Police Dog
Obi had thousands of Instagram followers for being "cute and derpy." His work on the streets of Indianapolis was another matter.
By Ryan Martin
Feature November 17, 2020
We’re Tracking Police Dog Bites Across the Country
Police dogs bite thousands of Americans each year, including innocent bystanders, children, police officers, even their own handlers. The Marshall Project—in collaboration with AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute—examined more than 150 serious cases nationwide.
By The Marshall Project
Feature October 15, 2020
Mauled: When Police Dogs Are Weapons
A series on the damage police dogs inflict on Americans, published in collaboration with AL.com, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute.
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Ayanna Brooks and her boyfriend, Joseph Burroughs, were walking her dog, Neptune, in their Washington, D.C., neighborhood in December 2018 when a police dog from the Takoma Park, Maryland, K-9 unit bit her.
Feature October 15, 2020
She Went Out For A Walk. Then Drogo The Police Dog Charged.
Growing up, few Black families in Ayanna Brooks’s neighborhood had dogs. A vicious attack reminded her why.
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Officer William Byrd, left, commands his police dog during a training exercise in Mobile, Alabama, on Sept. 24, 2020. Officer Justin Washam wears a protective sleeve for a bite demonstration.
Feature October 13, 2020
Alabama’s Ugly Secret: Police Dog Attacks
Law enforcement releases little information about their K-9s, despite injuries and death.
By Ashley Remkus and Challen Stephens
Gordon Mitchum Sr., a retired mail handler of 43 years, pulls up his left pant leg to show the scars left by an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department dog bite.
Feature October 11, 2020
The City Where Someone Was Bitten by a Police Dog Every 5 Days
Why K-9s in Indianapolis have mauled so many people—and why that may change.
By Ryan Martin, Andrew Fan, Dana Brozost-Kelleher and Ellen Glover
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