Black Boxes: How Police Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras

For ProPublica:

A multi-part series.

Relatives of Joseph Pettaway display a photo of him. Pettaway was killed in 2018 by police in Montgomery, Alabama, and his family has fought to have body-camera video released to the public. Credit: Alyssa Pointer for ProPublica

How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras (The New York Times Magazine) (Honorable Mention for 2024 John Bartlow Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, Medill School of Journalism)

Body Cameras Were Sold as a Tool of Police Reform. Ten Years Later, Most of the Footage Is Kept From Public View

When Alabama Police Kill, Surviving Family Can Fight Years to See Bodycam Footage. There’s No Guarantee They Will

Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage