POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT
Police Accountability Report, hosted by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis, is a weekly show that seeks to expose and hold to account one of the most powerful institutions in this country—the police.
The show shines a critical light on all facets of American policing, exploring the systemic and political imperatives that put law enforcement at odds with the communities they purport to serve.
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Cop watchers take on ICE and Border Patrol
What happens when federal agencies push past the limits of the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments?
Recent episodes
Long Island Audit Reveals The Cost of Fighting ICE
Sean-Paul Reyes of the YouTube channel Long Island Audits dared to audit the facilities of Department of Homeland Security and confront ICE agents with his cameras. He explains the dangers of those actions as well as the difficulties in helping his viewers understand the importance of holding federal agents accountable.
We asked a MAGA congressman if ICE’s use of deadly force is justified. His answer should scare all of us.
The killing of American citizens in Minneapolis has ignited national outrage. But at least one MAGA congressman pointed the blame elsewhere.
12 years for words? Cop watchers address the sentencing of controversial activist Eric Brandt
Cop watchers are a diverse community of First Amendment activists who exercise this right through recording encounters with police. We launched a 4 year investigation to expose the truth in all its complexity and contradiction.
Cop watcher arrested for sign while protesting killing of Timothy Michael Randall of Texas
The Police Accountability Report explores the criminal liability faced by Deputy Iverson and the recent First Amendment failures of the Henderson police department.
Bodycam shows Utah sheriffs harassing photographer for doing his job—and you won’t believe the charges
Utah real estate photographer Jahshua Grover was simply doing his job when he was accosted by Morgan County sheriffs. An investigation reveals that the Utah Department of Public Safety had alleged credibility issues with the sheriff involved.
Audit finds dozens of police custody deaths in Maryland should have been ruled homicides
The tenure of Maryland’s former Chief Medical Examiner Dr. David Fowler has been under review since his controversial testimony in the case of police officer Derek Chauvin who was convicted of murdering George Floyd.
Cop watchers have turned video into a tool to hold police accountable—and they want your help
Police violence is only on the rise, and in many cases, cop watchers are at the front lines of defending working people and communities.
Arkansas police caught on camera targeting pizza delivery driver with minor infractions—and devastating consequences
Christian Mobley of Jonesboro, Arkansas, says local police ruined his livelihood through constant harassment and ticketing, which eventually cost him his job.
Questionable DUI by Michigan State Troopers prompts lawsuit
Body camera footage raises questions about the process for determining if drivers are under the influence and if police have incentives to make DUI arrests.
Are Ft. Worth police running a car towing racket? A dubious and violent arrest raises questions
Activist and influencer Carolina Ft. Worth suspected her city’s police were operating a racket targeting the vehicles of downtown bar workers. Her attempts to investigate landed her in jail.
First a violent arrest, then threats of the psych ward: A Utah woman’s police horror story
A woman’s bewildering encounter with law enforcement in Ogden, Utah, quickly escalated when police tackled and arrested her for failing to show ID. When she refused a guilty plea, they threatened her with involuntary psychiatric hospitalization.
Did Texas cops make this father a fugitive in retaliation for a police brutality lawsuit?
El Paso police are under scrutiny following the arrest of Eddie Holguin during a bizarre traffic stop. Holguin had previously sued El Paso cops for an illegal arrest.
Cannabis entrepreneur faces 10-year sentence in same WV county building a multimillion-dollar pot farm
Milton, West Virginia police raided and impounded Coty Cecil’s camper van over eight hemp plants. Yet Cabell County authorities also have a development deal with Trulieve—a billion-dollar cannabis company.
Unmarked Sacramento gang unit cops stop, arrest father and child at gunpoint
The child’s mother rushed to the scene after receiving a frantic call from her daughter about an unmarked SUV with tinted windows that was following her.
An off-duty Texas cop falsely accused him of drug dealing; what happened next was life-changing
A dispute over $20 rapidly escalated when Officer Jose Palomares accused one party of drug dealing. Drug dogs, an illegal search, and a twisted attempt to make the arrestee into an informant followed.
YouTubers have filmed police for years. Has it made a difference?
Cop watchers James Freeman, LackLuster, The Battousai, Tom Zebra, Laura Shark, and Otto The Watchdog join a special livestream panel to discuss the impact of the grassroots cop watcher movement and the possibility of police reform in America today.
New Body Cam footage exposes police tasing Wisconsin man for minor traffic infraction
The shocking footage, which shows Wisconsin cops using a taser on a young Doordash delivery driver during a traffic stop, demonstrates how capriciously police wield their authority and how brutally they maintain their monopoly on the use of force.
Controversial Colorado cop watcher who prompted groundbreaking legal precedent indicted federally
Already serving a 12-year sentence in Colorado, First Amendment activist Eric Brandt now faces unexpected federal charges handed down at the most inopportune time.
Cops tried to arrest a whole neighborhood. This is what happened when the community fought back.
Body camera footage shows former Police Sgt. Ethan Newberg escalating from one to three illegal arrests, targeting bystanders who dared to call out his abuse.
Texas Sheriffs relentlessly ticket DoorDasher, leaving him thousands in debt, barely able to work
Texas Sheriffs’ questionable arrest of a Kerrville DoorDash driver exposes how the state’s Drivers Responsibility Act pushed countless people into a debt spiral.
Baltimore Police Sgt. Ethan Newberg faces no jail time despite damning video evidence
Footage shows 12 police officers arresting a single man on Sgt. Newberg’s orders.
New video shows illegal arrest by disgraced Baltimore cop Ethan Newberg
Body camera footage of one of Sgt. Newberg’s known nine illegal arrests shows him not only threatening an intervening bystander, but attempting to get the man fired.
Washington state trooper crashes car, attempts to pin fake DUI on innocent driver
In a special holiday livestream, Police Accountability Report looks at multiple incidents of police overreach and abuse around the country.
Video shows Washington cops corner man parked in his driveway—for a traffic stop
A 911 call about donuts left a Bellingham man trapped in his own driveway by local police, who kept looking for new reasons to question him.
Arkansas police arrest man for a traffic violation in his own driveway
The ordeal has left a Greenbrier, Arkansas, man without the $30,000 vehicle he depends on for his livelihood.
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