Police dog bites send thousands of people to emergency departments every year. Most of these bite victims are men, and studies show that in some places, they have been disproportionately Black.

“Mauled,” a short film produced by Reckon examines how dogs have been used to terrorize and control Black people and communities of color for centuries.

The documentary film is based on reporting from a year-long investigation by AL.com, The Marshall Project, USA Today, IndyStar and the Invisible Institute. The collaboration won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting. Read the full series at www.themarshallproject.com/mauled

Editor/Videographer: Amanda Khorramabadi