Our show investigating New Folsom prison aired this past weekend on Reveal.

So happy to see Sukey Lewis and julie small’s reporting reaching a national audience. This episode is just slice of the multi-part series for KQED (so catch up if you can!)

Produced by yours truly.

What does it take to speak out in a system where no one wants to hear the truth? This week on Reveal: We partner with KQED and the On Our Watch podcast to tell the story of a correctional officer who reported corruption.
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Ten great projects! Delighted to have played a part in one of them. Thanks to Nazmul Ahasan for sharing the credit with lecturers Berkeley Journalism who helped out.
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For several years, an Aurora police charity has let a telemarketing firm keep around three-quarters of donations raised.

The deal has also been reported inconsistently to the state and federal governments.

This week's Sentinel cover story:

sentinelcolorado.com/metro/give-and…

Two big takeaways from the Rankin County Goon Squad sentencing hearings:

1) Culture: Deputies said they were rewarded, promoted for brutalizing people.

2) More Cases: Prosecutors know of “countless” other violent incidents.

More Mississippi Today & The New York Times:
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The case of six Mississippi deputies known as the 'Goon Squad' has opened a window onto longtime abuse in rural counties and the power of some sheriffs.
John Yang discussed more with Brian Howey of Mississippi Today.
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A former sheriff's deputy in Mississippi was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison today. A judge called his actions “the most shocking, brutal and cruel acts imaginable.”

Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield report for the The New York Times:

nytimes.com/2024/03/20/us/…

Former Rankin County narcotics detective Christian Dedmon was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison this afternoon. Story coming soon.

Two more former Rankin County deputies of the self-styled “Goon Squad,” who pleaded guilty last year to torturing three men, will be sentenced in federal court today.

Yesterday, two other deputies received 20 & 17.5-year prison sentences.
mississippitoday.org/2024/03/19/goo…

Congratulations to Jennifer Gollan and Susie Neilson of the San Francisco Chronicle on winning the March Sidney Award for exposing a nationwide epidemic of fatal police crashes. hillmanfoundation.org/sidney-awards/…

Very proud of my friend & colleague, Nate Rosenfield, who just published his latest investigation with grist & Tampa Bay Times examining the disparities in legal heat protections between farm workers and student athletes in Florida, the nation's hottest state:
grist.org/extreme-heat/e…

Honored! Thank you to the Sidney Hillman Foundation Foundation. And the families who shared their devastating accounts w/ us. Proud to work alongside Susie Neilson Guy Wathen and the talented San Francisco Chronicle team behind this project. Investigation is here: sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/…

Well, holy crap again.
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Yesterday, we published a yearlong investigation into fatal police chases around the country.

We also made our data public. If you're a local reporter hoping to dig into fatal chases in your community, please - use our data!

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A must-read.

Sen. Barnett, the bill’s author and committee chairman, said Parchman is a symbol of systematic failures of the criminal justice system.

“We cannot allow a facility to operate under conditions that are antithetical to the principles of fairness.”

Had the fortune to work w/ Brian Howey on this piece and was just in awe of his work ethic and approach...this field is so lucky to have him. Humbled that the story earned a George Polk Awards

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