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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.
Recent episodes
Weymouth police demanded to see his ID. His refusal led to assault charges.
A routine encounter with a Weymouth, Massachusetts, police officer led to an aggressive arrest ending with life changing charges against an innocent motorist.
Cops illegally raided his house. This is what happened when he fought back
A SWAT team illegally raided Indiana resident Chris Reiter’s home in 2020, severely injuring his girlfriend. Reiter has since dedicated his life to holding police accountable, and was recently jailed for his efforts.
Police tried to stop a copwatcher from filming them, this is what happened when he pushed back
Texas cop watcher Manuel Mata has been jailed again after he confronted a Ft. Worth officer on sidewalk while she was making arrest.
Death of unarmed North Carolina man under police restraint ruled a homicide; police would not release body camera footage to assist with autopsy
Police in Fletcher, NC, tased Christopher Robert Hensley twice and sat on him for four minutes. Body camera footage was not shared with medical examiners, who ruled Hensley’s death a homicide.
Cops wanted to shut us down—4 years later, we are still here
Taya Graham and Stephen Janis mark four years of holding police accountable with a discussion on how law enforcement has evolved in the past four years.
Cops discovered he was filing a complaint against them, then they struck back
A Georgia man tried to file a complaint against law enforcement in Bullock, GA, for the treatment he received in jail, but found himself in handcuffs instead.
Tyre Nichols’ brutal killing proves America’s addiction to specialized police units has to end
The video of the killing of Tyre Nichols by a specialized policing unit reveals in graphic detail how America’s reliance on specialized police units comes with tragic consequences.
A cop watcher attended the trial of a corrupt officer, the judge made him pay for it
PAR investigates the actions of a judge and a defense attorney that threw a well-known cop watcher into jail.
His wrongful arrest was caught on camera. Now the cops won’t leave him alone.
LASD officers have harassed Daniel Alvarez for the past three years, arresting him eight times on a range of false charges.
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