Racist cops and lethal working conditions were a few of the problems exposed by the winners in this year's IRE reporting competition.
Mike Casey and Russell Carollo of the Dayton Daily News won for their series "Worker Safety in America." The team used computer analysis of records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to document the failure of that agency to protect American workers.
Carolyn Tuft of the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat won for a four-month computer-assisted investigation of city traffic tickets that revealed the city's police department was targeting black motorists in attempt to deter them from entering the city.
Winners will receive their awards in June at the IRE National Conference in Portland, Ore.