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Taya Graham is an award-winning investigative reporter who has covered U.S. politics, local government, and the criminal justice system. She is the host of TRNN's "Police Accountability Report," and producer and co-creator of the award-winning podcast "Truth and Reconciliation" on Baltimore's NPR affiliate WYPR. She has written extensively for a variety of publications including the Afro American Newspaper, the oldest black-owned publication in the country, and was a frequent contributor to Morgan State Radio at a historic HBCU. She has also produced two documentaries, including the feature-length film "The Friendliest Town." Although her reporting focuses on the criminal justice system and government accountability, she has provided on the ground coverage of presidential primaries and elections as well as local and state campaigns. Follow her on Twitter.

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Dennison, Texas police officers grab Robert Clark's arm during a traffic stop. Screenshots taken from footage courtesy of Robert and Julie Clark
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They were already facing eviction. Then Texas cops made everything worse.

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Murder of Baltimore tech CEO reveals dangerous flaw in city’s crime fighting strategy

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Dash Camera still photo courtesy of the New Braunfels Police Department Description- The dash camera of New Braunfels, TX Police Department Patrick S Ackers captures an incident in 2021 where he arrests a woman while using her family's storage unit.
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Colorado cops targeted victims, not attackers with excessive force

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He was a cop. She was his girlfriend. He lied to force her into a psych ward.

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Police are trying to limit the public’s right to film them, so cop watchers have shifted the battlefield

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