Rick Tulsky

Rick Tulsky was the co-founder of Injustice Watch and served as editorial director until he retired in 2020. Before starting Injustice Watch in 2016, Rick was the founding director of Medill Watchdog, a program at Northwestern University’s journalism school to undertake collaborative projects on systemic problems while mentoring students in such work. Rick previously worked at the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Los Angeles Times, the San Jose Mercury News and the Center for Investigative Reporting. His work has received more than two dozen national awards including a Pulitzer Prize, and has been a nominated finalist in two other years.

ricktulsky@injusticewatch.org
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Philly cops disciplined; but city vows to do more to address Facebook posts

Philadelphia officials concluded that the Facebook posts of 191 active police officers violated department regulations after an internal affairs investigation, the city’s acting police commissioner told City Council members Tuesday. City officials, residents and activists called on the department to do more to change the culture within the Philadelphia Police Department.
by Rick Tulsky and Emily Hoerner
Posted inArchive

Kansas governor’s promise “we will make it right” has not come true for wrongly convicted man

Lamonte McIntyre spent 23 years in prison for a double murder before, in 2017, a court hearing established a mountain of evidence that he was wrongly convicted. But the state attorney general is not acknowledging McIntyre’s wrongful conviction, blocking McIntyre from compensation that it appeared the governor assured him would be paid.
by Rick Tulsky
Posted inPolice

Illinois appeals court: Chicago police cannot decide on probable cause without judicial review

Chicago police practice of deciding on its own –without judicial review — whether probable cause exists does not satisfy the state constitution, a majority of the Illinois Appellate Court writes, striking down the Chicago police practice of investigative alerts. In dissent, a judge contends the court has reached for an issue that it need not have reached.
by Rick Tulsky
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Across U.S., officials alarmed by the Facebook posts of police officers

Across the country, officials and citizens alike reacted intensely the launch of a database revealing thousands of troubling posts by law enforcement. Top prosecutors in Philadelphia and St. Louis said they are reviewing the posts, and some police groups called on departments to take action against officers whose posts were included in the database.
by Emily Hoerner and Rick Tulsky

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