As we enter 2020, I thought I’d share some of my favorite criminal justice articles of the decade. There are…a lot. (Thread) /1
The 2016 investigation by @dliebelson and @ryanjreilly shed light on who is dying in our jails and why, while highlighting just how little we know about these deaths: highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/sa…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly “Why Are Detroit Cops Killing So Many Dogs?” Master of FOIA, @cjciaramella, found shocking stats out of Detroit that showed 2 cops killed over 100 dogs: reason.com/2016/11/15/the…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella .@enbrown’s “The War on Sex Trafficking is the New War on Drugs” fundamentally changed how I and many others viewed how our sex trafficking laws are enforced: they are often used to target consenting adults while failing victims. reason.com/2015/09/30/the…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown And a must-read article she authored this year on the same topic: “Secret Memos Show the Government Has Been Lying About Backpage All Along” reason.com/2019/08/26/sec…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown “How municipalities in St. Louis County, Mo., profit from poverty” by @radleybalko. Published in the wake of the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, he highlights the systemic problems with how counties are funded around St. Louis: through fines and fees washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko And this @radleybalko story from last month is just bananas: “A Louisiana DA will let you out of your community service obligation — if you donate to his nonprofit” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko Speaking of bananas: @csmcdaniel and @TasneemN published a great investigative piece in 2015 on how some states were paying thousands of $'s to a salesman in India with no pharmaceutical background in order to obtain execution drugs buzzfeednews.com/article/chrism…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN The incomparable @LilianaSegura wrote a number of my favorite articles this decade, but this one from 2017 tops the list for me: theintercept.com/2017/03/05/Did…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura Best & most disturbing lede of the decade also goes to @LilianaSegura: “I can peel a person’s face apart in 90 seconds,” said the well-dressed woman holding tongs, “but I can’t get a quesadilla out of here.” theintercept.com/2016/03/25/in-…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura I have too many favorite @pamelacolloff articles to count, but this one that features a former prison warden who witnessed hundreds of executions tops my list for the decade: texasmonthly.com/articles/the-w…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff Of course @pamelacolloff's most recent article on how a prolific jailhouse informant sent dozens of men to prison--including to death row--became an instant favorite as well: propublica.org/article/hes-a-…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff A man was freed after 27 yrs thanks to @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest of all places, who raised questions about his innocence after they began a correspondence: golfdigest.com/story/for-vale…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest .@jacobsullum’s 2018 article, “America's War on Pain Pills Is Killing Addicts and Leaving Patients in Agony,” is more relevant now than ever before (disclosure: I provided research assistance): reason.com/2018/03/08/ame…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum Rockstar @jkbjournalist’s 2014 story on Darren Rainey, who was murdered by FL DOC officers after they locked him in a shower with scalding hot water running, is haunting. No one has been held accountable for his death. media.miamiherald.com/static/media/p…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist This deeply reported story on a Chi police detective accused of framing 51 ppl for murder is a must read, by @MelissaDSegura. Thanks in part to her reporting, 7+ defendants have already been exonerated. buzzfeednews.com/article/meliss…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura The reporting @RScottMoxley has done on the OC Snitch scandal over the years has been so essential: ocweekly.com/who-wants-to-f…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley This @chronic_jordan piece from 2015 left me speechless: “Nightmare in Sin City: How a Rumor Sent a Teen to Prison for Murder in Vegas” theintercept.com/2015/03/12/mur…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan This 2015 series by @sharonacoutts @zoegberg on the issues incarcerated women face in our prison system was really eye-opening for me when I read it: rewire.news/tag/women-inca…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg The prolific @keribla wrote about how the Texas Department of Corrections was denying inmates’ requests for dentures and feeding them pureed food instead. As a result of her reporting, they now provide inmates with 3D printed dentures: chron.com/news/houston-t…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg @keribla A 2019 investigation by @kclaurab & @judylthomas at @KCStar surveyed over 6,000 inmates across the country and found that 1 in 4 had been in the foster system as juveniles: amp.kansascity.com/news/special-r…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg @keribla @kclaurab @judylthomas @KCStar A 2019 investigation by @newsjunkyjimmy found that “more than a dozen inmates in Arizona prisons are being chased by debt collectors for unpaid medical bills incurred while they were incarcerated.” kjzz.org/content/938136…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg @keribla @kclaurab @judylthomas @KCStar @newsjunkyjimmy This deeply reported series from the @GreenvilleNews on how civil asset forfeiture is used in South Carolina was very well done: greenvilleonline.com/in-depth/news/…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg @keribla @kclaurab @judylthomas @KCStar @newsjunkyjimmy @GreenvilleNews The recently published 4-part series on probation by @samanthamelamed & @dylancpurcell @PhillyInquirer provides key insights into how broken the probation system is in PA and beyond: inquirer.com/news/inq/proba…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg @keribla @kclaurab @judylthomas @KCStar @newsjunkyjimmy @GreenvilleNews @samanthamelamed @dylancpurcell @PhillyInquirer And finally, I can’t forget this 2015 series by @attackerman on how Chicago police detained Americans at abuse-laden 'black site' for years: theguardian.com/us-news/2015/f…
@dliebelson @ryanjreilly @cjciaramella @ENBrown @radleybalko @csmcdaniel @TasneemN @LilianaSegura @pamelacolloff @MaxAdlerGD @GolfDigest @jacobsullum @jkbjournalist @MelissaDSegura @RScottMoxley @chronic_jordan @sharonacoutts @zoegberg @keribla @kclaurab @judylthomas @KCStar @newsjunkyjimmy @GreenvilleNews @samanthamelamed @dylancpurcell @PhillyInquirer @attackerman I told you guys this thread would be long. And I know I left off SO MANY other good articles. Feel free to add your own to this thread! I'm so looking forward to what all of these incredible reporters put out in 2020 and beyond. /end
