The Stolen Lives project was created in 1990 in response to inaccurate public reporting of deaths due to police brutality and a lack of a nationwide body dedicated to reporting police brutality deaths.[3][4][5] In an attempt to improve accountability, SLP encourages people to send photographs, names, and narrative accounts of individuals killed by the police, and has won awards for its thorough documentation of police brutality.[6][7] In the 1990s, the Stolen Lives Project documented approximately 200 police killings per year.[8][9]
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The Stolen Lives Project, along with other police brutality watchdog groups, has organized a national day of protest against police brutality since 1996.[10][11] Every year, the project holds a ceremony to present families of victims with certificates recognizing their loss.[12] The Stolen Lives book published a print version of the group's database; the second edition was published in 1999.[13][14] Further updates on the second edition were provided in the 2000s, in addition to state-specific versions.[15]
