Jim Haddadin
Investigative EditorJim Haddadin is an editor for The Accountability Project, Connecticut Public's investigative reporting team. He was previously an investigative producer at NBC Boston, and wrote for newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
His work at NBC received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association, and a pair of Emmy awards from the New England chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. He was also recognized by the Public Media Journalists Association, Society of Professional Journalists, New England Newspaper & Press Association, New Hampshire Press Association and Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists for political coverage, investigative reporting and stories about government transparency. When he's not working, Jim is doing whatever his dog wants.
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A Superior Court judge rejected the town's bid to withhold an 11-page document that describes incidents involving former Chief Mark Rinaldo. -
About 40% of all use-of-force incidents reported by Connecticut law enforcement agencies in the past two years involved someone officers determined to be either “emotionally disturbed” or suicidal. Some communities are experimenting with new approaches to bring those numbers down. -
The report provides a high-level overview of more than 1,200 incidents documented by 60 law enforcement agencies. But its release was also noteworthy for the level of granular detail now available to the public. -
Initial figures from about 60 police departments show that officers used force in over 1,200 incidents over two years, amounting to about 1% of all arrests. -
Artificial intelligence techniques hold the promise to jumpstart investigative reporting, including at small news organizations. -
The School Building Projects Advisory Council will evaluate window design when it takes over responsibility for reviewing and updating the state's school safety criteria in July. -
Connecticut’s merged School Safety Infrastructure and School Building Projects Advisory councils will meet for the first time. It comes three months after Connecticut Public's Accountability Project found the infrastructure council was not upholding its legislative mandate. -
An investigation by The Accountability Project found hundreds of foreclosure cases in which fees were too high, and diminishing oversight by the state. -
Many requests for government records are left hanging in limbo for months, frustrating transparency advocates and citizens alike. -
Vacancies on Connecticut's School Safety Infrastructure Council have prevented the group from reviewing its criteria, as required by state law.
