More than a year after Austinites voted overwhelmingly to make secret police personnel files public, the Austin Police Department has begun to release those documents. Requesting so-called G-file ...

In 1998, the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) began requiring officers to fill out reports any time they had to use force, a big step toward tracking when and why police resorted to strong-arming ...

Sunshine Week highlights the importance of open records laws, ensuring government transparency and accountability. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel utilizes open records laws to uncover important ...

HAZARD, Ky. (LEX 18) — In July, Dallas Campbell went to the Hazard Police Department to make an open records request. A process he assumed would take a few minutes ended with him in handcuffs.

Erie County Sheriff John Garcia and Undersheriff William Cooley answer questions posed by county legislators about an incident involving chief of narcotics D.J. Granville. The internal investigation ...