A mother in Oklahoma was sentenced to 30 years in prison because her boyfriend beat her and her kid. She was blamed—and got punished harsher than he did. Cases like this are more common than you’d expect. For the past year, I've been investigating 1/x

Jacobus Verduin was a prisoner in Nazi Germany with an unusual approach to recovering from his trauma. His son learned from him and created a program in the US that's wildly successful at helping incarcerated men heal, leave prison, and never come back

A 12-year-old in Florida was raped repeatedly by her adoptive dad—police accused her of lying and sent her back to him. It was up to her to collect her own evidence and get him arrested. A must-read story about a broken system and an incredibly brave girl

Lateefah Simon, a rising Democratic star who was mentored by Harris, says she's ready to take on Republicans in Congress. Here's my dispatch from her Election Night gathering:

For decades, polls show that Americans have been *sure* crime is rising, even when it isn’t. I looked into the recalls in Oakland—where violence is dropping significantly after a spike earlier in the pandemic—to try to understand some of the reasons why:

Excited to win an @SPJ_NorCal award with my team at Mother Jones! Here's the story, about policing on the Crow reservation

@ljfernandez @SPJ_NorCal So well deserved—congrats Lisa!

San Francisco's DA election should be getting more attention: Brooke Jenkins, who replaced Chesa Boudin, has a challenger—an attorney she fired. And he has big ideas about how to treat teens in the justice system. Here's my profile of Ryan Khojasteh:

NEW: San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins is trying to transfer two kids, both 16, to adult court. This comes just over a month before she's up for reelection. Here's what we know so far about the case:

Excited to win an Online Journalism Award, and so proud of our team!

@NikkofromtheBay Hi, I'm a reporter at Mother Jones magazine covering the Oakland recalls and am interested in some of what you've been posting. Was hoping to DM you but can't—any chance you can msg me on here or at smichaels@motherjones.com?

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They survived domestic violence—and then courts threw them in prison for their abusers' crimes. This is happening systematically, around the country. Important reporting by @shannon_h.

So honored to receive the May Sidney Award for a story about policing on the Crow Indian Reservation, and grateful to the Sidney Hillman Foundation for spotlighting this reporting

RT @NiaToniTone: NEW from me: Georgia made mutual aid a crime this month by essentially outlawing community bail funds. I spoke to Black mo…

Virginia's parole board is granting release to just 1.3 percent of people who come before it—compared with 46 percent in the early 1990s. @isabelaalhadeff reports on what this massive drop in parole is doing to families of the incarcerated

Do children have a right to hug their parents? I've read many stories about the evils of prison telecoms companies, but really appreciate this one for centering kids who miss their incarcerated moms and dads.

A mom in Oklahoma is serving 30 years in prison because her boyfriend beat her and her kid. She was blamed—and got punished harsher than he did. Lawmakers just passed a bill that could help moms with cases like this. But the governor wants to block it.

@luoach @connie_walker thank you!

The police force that chased Braven Glenn, an Indigenous teen: · Operated out of a former Subway · Shut down days later, leaving his mom without answers · Tells us a lot about how the fed govt has failed tribes Grateful to @reveal for telling this story