InvestigationHealth, Justice Obscure New Jersey ‘Treatment’ Facility has a Higher COVID-19 Death Rate Than Any Prison in the Country The detainees already completed their criminal sentences—but they are prevented from leaving for years. And with the coronavirus spreading, their lives are at risk. Jordan Michael SmithThe AppealJune 4, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Justice Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside Detained men and women held at a facility in Georgia are trying desperately to raise the alarm. Seth Freed WesslerNew York Times MagazineJune 4, 2020
InvestigationWorld How Tensions Between the U.S. and Iran Ended Up Strengthening ISIS American troops helped keep a lid on the Islamic State in Iraq. The Suleimani killing changed all that. Simona FoltynForeign PolicyMay 29, 2020
InvestigationJustice The Evidence Against Her When Nikki Addimando shot her abusive partner, she thought she had enough proof it was self-defense. Why did the prosecution only see a cold-blooded killer? Justine van der LeunGENMay 27, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health ‘Inundated and Overwhelmed’: Black Undertakers Struggle Amid Pandemic Black-owned funeral homes were already in decline. Can they survive Covid-19? Dax-Devlon RossThe GuardianMay 22, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice ‘I’m pretty sure I should be going home’ As COVID-19 deaths mount in Michigan prisons, the review of questionable convictions has slowed, leaving prisoners vulnerable to the disease. Aaron Miguel CantúThe AppealMay 21, 2020
InvestigationImmigration, Justice At The Mercy Of The Courts We spent a year investigating the impact of Trump's policies on New York's immigration courts. Max Siegelbaum & Mazin SidahmedLatino USA, DocumentedMay 13, 2020
InvestigationHealth, World The Long, Strange History of Bill Gates Population Control Conspiracy Theories How the billionaire philanthropist displaced George Soros as the chief bogeyman of the right. Kathryn JoyceHuffPostMay 12, 2020
InvestigationPolitics Chicago intercepts tax refunds to collect unpaid debt, hitting poor black areas the hardest Despite Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s agenda to curb unfair fees and fines, a little known program extracts millions in revenue annually from unpaid tickets, court fees and other debt from thousands of taxpayers without regard for their ability to pay. Simon Davis-CohenThe Chicago ReporterMay 11, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice, World The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse. Neha WadekarForeign PolicyMay 4, 2020