Death in Custody Reporting Act (DCRA)

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Report on Deaths in BIA Custody FY2016-2020

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POGO Appropriations Requests for Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Best Practices for Law Enforcement Data Collection and Transparency Senate and House Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittees - Appropriations Requests, FY 2023 POGO Urges Improvements to Justice Department Death Data Collection POGO Calls for Garland to Improve Justice Department’s Implementation of Death in Custody Reporting Act

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Improve Data about Deaths in Custody and Excessive Use of Force

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The Bridge: A Black Hole for Accountability

analysis | July 13, 2023

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Missing Indigenous Deaths in Custody

investigation | June 27, 2023

The Bridge: Why Don't We Know How Many People Are Dying In Custody?

analysis | February 23, 2023
A Matter of Life and Death: The Importance of the Death in Custody Reporting Act

report | February 22, 2023
The Bridge: We Don’t Know How Many People are Dying in Custody

analysis | October 13, 2022
DOJ Can and Must Improve Data on Deaths in Custody

analysis | October 3, 2022
The Justice Department Must Improve Death in Custody Data

testimony | September 20, 2022
The Bridge: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Collect Too Little Data

analysis | January 21, 2022