Sunday Spotlight,ADVISORY

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The following story has moved as this week’s Sunday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

RACIAL INJUSTICE-KETAMINE INJECTIONS

DENVER — After being thrown into a chokehold by police in suburban Denver and threatened with a dog and stun gun, Elijah McClain was subjected to another law enforcement tool before his death a year ago: A powerful sedative used to calm people down. The safety and efficacy of that drug is under increased scrutiny amid a national reexamination of law enforcement policies and police brutality, including a review of its role in McClain’s death by Colorado health officials. An analysis by The Associated Press reveals a lack of training, protocols and conflicting medical standards about a drug widely used by police. By Patty Nieberg, a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. SENT: 1,200 words, photos.

—The AP