Citizens Police Data Project https://t.co/rLV4zcnW20 is a tool for holding police accountable to the public. https://t.co/nBWvG1dUqy

Today we're launching the National Police Index: a data tool showing police employment history data obtained from state police training and certification boards across the U.S. All but one state has such a system. See the data at

It has been 10 years since the murder of Laquan McDonald. A decade after the police murder of a child rocked the city, the reform process is in danger of stalling, thereby jeopardizing the significant but fragile advances that have been achieved. https://t.co/dyuwtA6aY4

Today, Cook County Judge Erica L. Reddick granted Certificates of Innocence for five victims of disgraced former CPD Sgt. Ronald Watts: George Almond, Darnell Howard, Darnell Harris, Maurice Harris, and Willie Roberson. Photo by Teddy Gonzales. #ronaldwatts #cpd #chicago

NEW details in the Chicago Police killing of Anthony Alvarez, 22. Upon collapsing, Alvarez asks the officer “Why are you shooting me?” Video @ChicagoCOPA will be released soon. Read more by @jamiekalven & @g0ingmad in @theintercept & @SouthSideWeekly. https://t.co/G7uD6MYSa2

“Why are you shooting me?” The family of Anthony Alvarez is waiting for answers https://t.co/fWeWKK5Z5k by @jamiekalven, @g0ingmad

After the police killing of Adam Toledo in Chicago, the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system deserves serious scrutiny. https://t.co/kXR0lQx4iz by @jamiekalven

After the police killing of 13 year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago, the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system that brought police to him deserves serious scrutiny. @jamiekalven's latest investigation on this problematic tech reform, out now @theintercept: https://t.co/pXEKEdxtWN

"Democracy is once again in the streets." -@jamiekalven -

Studs Terkel Discussing the book "A Worthy Tradition: Freedom of Speech in America," with the editor Jamie Kalven : part 1: @jamiekalven @invinst

Videos of Harith Augustus killing were mislabeled and lost https://t.co/2CBzKpV0uT by @jamiekalven

Churn of investigators at #Chicago agency that probes police shootings contributes to lapses in this high-profile investigation, @jamiekalven reports. More than 40 employees have left COPA since Jan. 1, 2018, most of them since Sydney Roberts took over.

Our director @weizman_eyal and @jamiekalven of @invinst unpacked how #ChicagoPD controlled the narrative after the killing over on @theintercept. Read it here:

At the cultural center, the main hub for the @chicagobiennial, we have chosen to not display scenes of police violence against a black man in the context of an exhibition. In its place is an essay from @jamiekalven about the necessity of looking & the difficulty of showing.

Chicago Police lied by claiming all #HarithAugustus footage had been released. The only available defense against this charge would be a claim of gross incompetence. New from @jamiekalven & @weizman_eyal in @theintercept: https://t.co/riMnMm3tPE

As part of the @chicagobiennial, you can view a six-video installation of our investigation with @ForensicArchi at the @expstation. (enter via @BuildCoffee, thurs & fri 12-5pm, sat 10-3pm)

After the #HarithAugustus shooting, CPD claimed they released all footage within 24 hours. We now know that the dashcam video of Officer Halley firing at Augustus was not among them. The new footage is available here, beginning at the 5:50 mark. https://t.co/vBs2NGReSQ

NEW: Chicago Police covered up dash-cam footage in #HarithAugustus case. Newly released video, withheld by CPD for over a year, and our investigation w @ForensicArchi shows that the fatal encounter was caused by aggressive policing rather than any criminal conduct by Augustus.

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One former @ChicagoCOPA supervisor described “a crisis of confidence in leadership.” The most telling expression of that crisis is that roughly 30 staff members, most of them investigators, have left the agency during the last year. -@jamiekalven https://t.co/lXwkB6o83X