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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America is addicted to bullshit crimes, and the six-year prosecution of a Black police chief proves it
The hosts of the Police Accountability Report take a deep dive into the ongoing efforts to prosecute a popular Black police chief for a 2014 accident investigation involving two parked cars. The latest ruling in the case by an appeals court reveals yet another example of how America’s criminal justice system often focuses more on projecting power than public safety.
Recent episodes
Cops lied to get into their home, but their own bodycam caught the truth
Police entered the home of two Texas men with guns drawn, claiming the door was open and that they smelled marijuana. But an investigation shows that the officers lied on their own report, and now the victims want these cops held accountable.
Body camera shows cops in this town are out of control. How will the city respond?
Far from isolated exceptions, a series of violent arrests by police in the small suburban town of Loveland, Colorado, reveals how police departments foster and perpetuate cultures of brutality.
A man was tasered in his own driveway, but cops weren’t finished with him
Surveillance footage shows a shocking use of force by Texas police. What’s even more shocking, though, is the fact that the state of Texas is now threatening the victim with 10 years in prison.
A cop kicked a compliant man in the head, then police tried to cover it up
Video captured the brutal assault by a San Bernardino sheriff on a man who was not resisting. The way the department responded and the deal they offered the victim both reveal how American policing can often skirt accountability.
Cops illegally took his camera … but they weren’t ready for what happened next
The treatment of popular cop watcher The Battousai by officers as he was filming them shows why the never-ending fight to hold cops accountable is so dangerous yet so necessary.
Cops want him to plead guilty to see his kids, but he’s fighting back instead
Prosecutors continue to pursue charges against popular cop watcher Otto the Watchdog, whose trial is set to start this week. He’s been offered a plea deal that would allow him to see his children again—if he pleads guilty to holding a sign.
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