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Stephen Janis is an award winning investigative reporter turned documentary filmmaker. His first feature film, The Friendliest Town was distributed by Gravitas Ventures and won an award of distinction from The Impact Doc Film Festival, and a humanitarian award from The Indie Film Fest. He is the co-host and creator of The Police Accountability Report on The Real News Network, which has received more than 10,000,000 views on YouTube. His work as a reporter has been featured on a variety of national shows including the Netflix reboot of Unsolved Mysteries, Dead of Night on Investigation Discovery Channel, Relentless on NBC, and Sins of the City on TV One.

He has co-authored several books on policing, corruption, and the root causes of violence including Why Do We Kill: The Pathology of Murder in Baltimore and You Can’t Stop Murder: Truths about Policing in Baltimore and Beyond. He is also the co-host of the true crime podcast Land of the Unsolved. Prior to joining The Real News, Janis won three Capital Emmys for investigative series working as an investigative producer for WBFF. Follow him on Twitter.

An illustrated summary of Rey Rivera's injuries
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

If Rey Rivera jumped off a building, why are his injuries more consistent with being hit by a car?

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 29, 2021November 10, 2022
Footage of officer at traffic stop
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

Cops ordered him to break the law, then arrested him when he wouldn’t

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 29, 2021October 29, 2021
MISSING poster featuring details about Rey O. Rivera, who went missing on May 16, 2006
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

His mysterious death made national headlines, so why are police ignoring the case?

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 28, 2021November 10, 2022
Rey Rivera
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

Cops say he jumped from a building, but the evidence suggests foul play

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 27, 2021November 10, 2022
Cell phone camera video of patrol officers
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

Cops pulled him over for a bogus ticket, then things got really ugly

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 22, 2021October 22, 2021
A San Bernardino sheriff pictured during a traffic stop
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

Cop wrote a bogus $2500 ticket for changing lanes too close, but he wasn’t ready for what happened next

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 1, 2021February 8, 2022
Screenshot from body camera footage of the shooting of Tyler Rushing
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

New evidence in police killing reveals just how brutal small town cops can be

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis September 24, 2021September 24, 2021
Kelvin Sewell
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

America is addicted to bullshit crimes, and the six-year prosecution of a Black police chief proves it

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis September 20, 2021September 20, 2021
Brenton Texas Police Department bodycam footage of officers entering the home of Brad and Blake Naylor
Posted inPolice Accountability Report

Cops lied to get into their home, but their own bodycam caught the truth

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
Loveland police arrest Preston Sowl
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Body camera shows cops in this town are out of control. How will the city respond?

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

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