Medics across the U.S. have been quietly injecting sedatives to subdue people detained by police.

Dozens of deaths reveal the practice carries risks, AP finds. apnews.com/article/invest…

Congrats to my colleagues BiancaVázquezToness and Sharon Lurye for winning a Headliner Awards for their series 'The Pandemic's Missing Children.' headlinerawards.org/2024-print-pho…

Congrats to my colleagues BiancaVázquezToness and Sharon Lurye for winning a Headliner Awards for their series 'The Pandemic's Missing Children.' headlinerawards.org/2024-print-pho…

10yrs ago, my 2nd FRONTLINE showed what a year looks like in one of the most incarcerated communities in the U.S. On Tuesday, FRONTLINE premieres a new film on policing w The Associated Press, involving my students at Howard Center for Investigative Journalism! #lethalrestraint I’m so proud!

Satellite photos show US Navy ship building floating pier for Gaza aid as Israel-Hamas war rages (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/d4d9ea…

Scores of people who died in police custody were injected with sedatives or animal tranquilizers before they stopped breathing -- often at police request.

Another important read from Ryan J. Foley Carla K. Johnson Shelby Lum as AP's reporting continues
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The documentary streams on Hulu from May 2. Since some people asked. My The Associated Press Story

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Renowned Peruvian investigative reporter battles criminalized smear campaign — and cancer (from The Associated Press) By ⁦Frank Bajak⁩ apnews.com/article/4fcc84…

SVP and General Counsel Karen Kaiser to speak on information integrity at G20 Brasil event, Wednesday May 1: apne.ws/Tr70Oak

Demetrio Jackson was handcuffed and in distress when a medic injected him with ketamine.

He was among dozens of people who died after they were chemically sedated during police encounters, an AP investigation finds. apnews.com/article/invest…

The medical syringe has become a tool of control during police encounters, a practice that has quietly spread based on questionable science.

Dozens of deaths reveal the risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police, AP finds. bit.ly/3WbIwob

At least 16 people died in California over a decade following a physical encounter with police during which medical personnel also injected them with a powerful sedative, an investigation led by The AP has found.

By Ryan J. Foley and Carla K. Johnson

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A warm welcome to the Globe's awesome new data editor, Yoohyun Jung 🌍. Excited to have her aboard, leading our data journalism efforts. As always, send her tips/ideas.
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I commend to your attention this The Associated Press video by Shelby Lum on the practice of medics sedating people during encounters with police. The scope of how far this has spread — with little attention or scrutiny — is evident in the body-camera footage youtube.com/watch?v=V4skOj…

Yes, watch the video. But also read The Associated Press's story on forced sedation. Such important work.

Congratulations to INN member Mississippi Free Press for winning The Robert G. McGruder Diversity Award in the inaugural Poynter Journalism Prizes for building its newsroom with community and diversity in mind. 

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The medical syringe has become a tool of control during police encounters, a practice that has quietly spread based on questionable science.

Dozens of deaths reveal the risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police, AP finds. apnews.com/article/invest…

I could not be more excited that Fernanda Santos is 19thnews' new managing editor! Please join me in welcoming her!

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We found that many families didn't know the whole story of why their loved one had died after a police encounter, and our reporting provided a new understanding apnews.com/article/police…

Here's a look at some of that footage and our findings in a powerful video by colleague Shelby Lum apnews.com/4af54dfcdc9a46…