InvestigationJustice, Politics Woman Jailed for Collecting 4 Ballots in Arizona Sparks Fear of Voting in Majority Latino City Guillermina Fuentes, a 66-year-old grandmother and former mayor, spent a month in jail for violating an Arizona voting law upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. Kira LernerStates Newsroom, The GuardianFebruary 8, 2023
InvestigationHealth, Politics The Pandemic Robbed Thousands of NYC Children of Parents. Many Aren’t Getting the Help They Need. Schools are uniquely positioned to identify and support grieving children, but families and school staff say the system isn’t equipped to serve them. Liz Donovan & Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism Investigations, City LimitsJanuary 26, 2023
InvestigationJustice The Imbalanced Scales of Immigration Justice Cameroonian asylum seekers fleeing violence back home say they were met with abuse, lengthy detention stays, and threats of deportation in Louisiana and Mississippi. Bobbi-Jeanne MisickGulf States NewsroomDecember 19, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment, Justice The Scorched-Earth Legal Strategy Corporations Are Using to Silence Critics Energy and extractive industry giants are targeting environmentalists with racketeering charges. Sasha ChavkinThe InterceptDecember 16, 2022
InvestigationJustice Democrats Got Tough on Crime. Now There’s a Crisis of Aging Behind Bars. California and New York legislators are trying to undo the damage caused since the 1994 Crime Bill. But elder parole isn’t working as hoped. Victoria LawThe NationDecember 14, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment Desert Ruins In the US-Mexico borderlands, Customs and Border Protection activities continue to harm the desert wilderness—and the land management agencies seem helpless to stop it. Adam FedermanSierra MagazineDecember 12, 2022
InvestigationJustice How to Crush a Movement for Racial Justice Heavy-handed policing by Arkansas authorities—with an assist from the Trump and Biden Justice Departments—put Dawn Jeffrey in jail and left her fellow protesters demoralized and demobilized. Aaron Miguel Cantú & Kandist MallettThe NationNovember 1, 2022
InvestigationImmigration The Rural Texas County at the Center of a Dangerous Right-Wing Experiment Officials in Kinney County, Texas are pushing Gov. Greg Abbott to take ever more extreme action against migrants and asylum-seekers. Melissa del BosqueThe InterceptOctober 12, 2022
InvestigationBusiness, Environment Unstable Ground How thawing permafrost threatens a Biden-supported plan to drill in Alaska's Arctic. Adam FedermanGristOctober 3, 2022
InvestigationPolitics The Christian Nationalist Boot Camp Pushing Anti-Trans Laws Across America The Statesmen Academy elevates the profiles of right-wing lawmakers and helps them promote legislation rooted in baseless distortions of science and medicine. Sarah PosnerBusiness InsiderSeptember 21, 2022