This morning, the FBI released annual crime statistics for 2021. I've summarized what you need to know about what crime data can and can't tell us: theappeal.org/fbi-crime-data…

Great to work with @elizabethweill and @EthanSCorey on publishing this critical investigation into the members of Congress taking $$ from ICE contractors, very interesting to see the responses from past recipients who are realizing how toxic support for ICE is becoming for Dems

Thanks to @EthanSCorey & @uclaprisondata for this terrific piece about the darkness that surrounds deaths in prison and how investigative journalism can be a light. uclaprisondata.org/blog/the-alaba…

This graph is annoying because it combined two variables with very different trajectories. Marriage rates among 30-34 year-olds have fallen significantly, but homeownership is more or less even. You don't have to be married to own a home! bgsu.edu/ncfmr/resource…

If you make a graph of the percentage of 30yos named Elmer who own homes, you will see an even more precipitous drop. Our political leaders should take the decline in Elmer homeownership much more seriously!

A Guatemalan immigrant with no Massachusetts criminal record was arrested Monday on Tallman Street after federal agents shattered the glass on his vehicle as he and his wife waited inside the car for their lawyer to arrive. newbedfordlight.org/lawyer-federal…

New: the DOJ has terminated funding for legal programs that provide know-your-rights trainings and legal education + information to immigrants in immigration courts and detention center settings—and legal counsel to children in deportation proceedings.

Mahmoud Khalil is being detained at one of the most dangerous immigration jails in the country. ICE picked up Khalil, a permanent resident with a green card, in retaliation for his pro-Palestine activism. From @EthanSCorey and me for @theappeal. theappeal.org/mahmoud-khalil…

New from @elizabethweill and me: The Louisiana ICE detention facility where immigration officials sent Mahmoud Khalil has a decades-long history of deaths and abuse, records show. theappeal.org/mahmoud-khalil…

NEW: DOJ is threatening to prosecute a central New York sheriff. Sheriff has released a man ICE wanted to arrest, after the man completed his sentence. A constitutional scholar says "no basis in the law" for such charges, but the DOJ wants to spook. boltsmag.org/new-york-sheri…

The Eagles had more takeaways in a 6-minute span Sunday (2⃣) than the Ravens have in every Lamar Jackson playoff start since 2019 (1⃣).

Wrote about the Ravens' absurd postseason turnover habits (⤵️), 4-man pass rush stats and the maybe-vulnerable Chiefs: thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/ravens-…

To recap our new reporting:

ICE detention centers are now at 109% capacity amid the spike in arrests under Pres. Trump.

The agency is releasing some migrants. 160 in one day.

ICE is looking to dramatically expand detention space, considering using Border Patrol tent sites.

ICE will no longer consider if "an alien is a victim of a crime...a positive discretionary factor" in determining whether to deport them, per new ICE memo leaked to me

UVA and VCU Health, two of Virginia’s largest hospital systems, have confirmed they’ve stopped providing gender-affirming care for patients under 19.

Both are in response to Trump’s executive order and AG guidance

TennCare’s maternal death rates are 3x those of private insurance mlk50.co/4joHJt6

We analyzed digital records of Taser deployments at law enforcement agencies across Mississippi and found that officers frequently trigger their stun guns far beyond what is considered safe 🧵
@nytimes @MSTODAYnews
nytimes.com/2025/01/14/us/…

@IvanaSuzette @JohnArchibald @venuris @MadamCondemned @elizabethweill & @EthanSCorey analyzed prison commissary price lists in 46 states, finding inconsistent pricing, discrepancies in prices for goods inside vs. outside prisons, and “markups as high as 600%" – and put it all together in a public database
theappeal.org/locked-in-pric…

Tarrant County Jail inmate died in custody following medical emergency, official says dallasnews.com/news/public-sa…

In Alabama, the man frying chicken at KFC and the woman making beds at Holiday Inn could be a prisoner. The state earns millions leasing inmates to hundreds of companies, deeming them safe enough to work, but routinely denying them parole. apnews.com/article/prison…

This week on Reveal: what one correctional officer’s story tells us about the second-largest prison system in the country and how it’s failing to protect the people who live and work inside it. revealnews.org/podcast/a-whis…