Curtis Waltman’s Projects

Cell Site Simulator Census

A nationwide census of cellphone surveillance equipment use and policy.

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Experiments in Execution: The Death Penalty Project

Tracking the policies and procedures that dictate how people are put to death in the United States.

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Inspector General Reports

The rare people in government who actually want you to read their documents.

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#NoDAPL Pipeline Protest

Unicorn Riot reporters have filed numerous public records requests to various law enforcement and government agencies in North Dakota in the process of their reporting on struggles against the Dakota Access Pipeline. You can find them all here.

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Not Cops: Bail and Bounty Oversight

A project tracking regulations that may or may not exist regarding bail enforcement agents and bounty hunters around the country.

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Primary Source Documents for Making FOIA Work

A copy of the primary source documents for the MuckRock/BINJ/Emerson Collaboration Making FOIA Work.

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The Serve and Protection Racket: Auditing Asset Forfeiture

Todd Feathers' investigation into the controversial world of police civil seizure exposes a troubling lack of consistency in policies and paperwork around asset forfeiture.

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