I report on cops, drugs, and guns.

I am the coauthor of I Got A Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad. It’s also a documentary.

I also make video art. It is mostly about the criminal legal system.

I am a court transparency advocate.

LATEST: I wrote about the stagnant arrests for murder in Baltimore City amid significant homicide reductions. For Baltimore Brew with support from The Garrison Project.

I wrote about the 30-plus years of crime and the history of “zero tolerance” policing in Baltimore. For The Real News with support from The Data-Driven Reporting Project.

I wrote about Baltimore Police's controversial plainclothes squad DAT and one of its detectives holding a gun to a man's temple. For Baltimore magazine with support from The Garrison Project.

I wrote about the carceral costs of Baltimore’s Gun Violence Reduction Strategy. For Baltimore Brew with support from The Garrison Project.

I wrote about a case where Baltimore’s “spy plane” was not disclosed to a man who spent years in jail. For Baltimore magazine with support from The Garrison Project.

I wrote about more questionable searches and police shootings from Baltimore’s District Action Teams. For Baltimore Brew with support from The Garrison Project.

I wrote about the police reform origins of a Baton Rouge Police Department torture scandal. For Slate with support from The Garrison Project.