Number	22483
Subject	Racial Profiling
Source	D Magazine
State	TX
Year	2005
Publication Date	April 2005
Summary	The author investigated the outcome of FBI and Department of Justice investigations into a 1999 drug bust that caught 10 percent of the town's African American population and was labeled as racially motivated. The author found several inconsistencies in what the media published and what the FBI and DOJ said happened in their reports. Settlements were handed out but the reports were never released.
Category	Computer-Assisted Reporting
Pages	13
Keywords	racism;FBI;Department of Justice;drugs;Tulia;Texas;unlawful arrest;FOIA;Tom Coleman;ethnic cleansing
Related Links
Related Video
Contest Questionnaires	Only members can download contest entry questionnaires! Log in to get access.
Ordering info	Want to place an order? Email us or call us at 573-882-3364 (Stories are only available to members of IRE. For membership information, please refer to our membership page)