ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy won the Al Nakkula Award for police reporting for “Words of Conviction,” his investigation into the use of a technique used by police and prosecutors to treat people who called 911 for help as criminals themselves.
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ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy won the Al Nakkula Award for police reporting for “Words of Conviction,” his investigation into the use of a technique used by police and prosecutors to treat people who called 911 for help as criminals themselves.
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