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Documenting Police Use of Force

Lethal Restraint
The Associated Press and FRONTLINE investigated police use of force across the United States.
March 28, 2024
One Day After Elijah McClain, Another Young Man Was Sedated While Restrained by Police
The day after Elijah McClain’s ultimately fatal encounter with law enforcement and paramedics, another young man ​​— 24-year-old Taylor Ware — was forcibly sedated and later died. Ware’s story unfolds in an excerpt from ‘Documenting Police Use of Force.’
April 30, 2024
Dozens of Deaths Reveal Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.
April 26, 2024
For Years She Thought Her Son Had Died of an Overdose. The Police Video Changed All That.
For six years, Karen Goodwin believed her son died of an overdose. But after she finally saw the police body-camera footage, her memories now conflict with stark images of restraint and force.
March 29, 2024
"We're still hoping to bring them back home. They're still our children."
ANNA LISHCHYNSKA, Intl. Partnership for Human Rights

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‘Documenting Police Use of Force’ Filmmakers & Reporters on Navigating Obstacles in Their Reporting
The filmmakers and reporters behind "Documenting Police Use of Force" spoke about how they built an extensive database and created a visual narrative that traces why and how people die in the wake of police using what is known as “less-lethal force.”
April 30, 2024
One Day After Elijah McClain, Another Young Man Was Sedated While Restrained by Police
The day after Elijah McClain’s ultimately fatal encounter with law enforcement and paramedics, another young man ​​— 24-year-old Taylor Ware — was forcibly sedated and later died. Ware’s story unfolds in an excerpt from ‘Documenting Police Use of Force.’
April 30, 2024
Dozens of Deaths Reveal Risks of Injecting Sedatives Into People Restrained by Police
The practice of giving sedatives to people detained by police has spread quietly across the nation over the last 15 years, built on questionable science and backed by police-aligned experts, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found.
April 26, 2024
Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Overturned by New York Appeals Court
The New York Court of Appeals ruled in a 4-3 decision that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein did not receive a fair trial when he was convicted of sex crimes in 2020.
April 25, 2024
Flashback: A Pressure Campaign in Arizona to Overturn the 2020 Election Results
Following Arizona’s indictment of Trump allies including Rudy Giuliani, revisit FRONTLINE’s reporting on a pressure campaign involving “fake electors.”
April 25, 2024
The Search for Ukraine’s Missing Children
Filmmaker Paul Kenyon discusses ‘Children of Ukraine,’ an investigation into how thousands of Ukrainian children have been taken and held in Russian-controlled territory.
April 19, 2024
Ukrainian Teen Describes Being Taken From School by Armed Men & Held in Russian-Controlled Territory
Artem Hutorov is among the Ukrainian teens who share their experiences of being taken to Russian-held territory in the new FRONTLINE documentary ‘Children of Ukraine.’
April 16, 2024
'Children of Ukraine' Filmmaker Describes How 'Wars Take Place on Many Different Levels'
"Children of Ukraine" director and producer Paul Kenyon spoke about the challenges of filming during a war, interviewing children who’ve lived through traumatic situations and what may happen to the thousands of children still held by Russia.
April 16, 2024