As the summer winds to a close, a big #FF shoutout to The Marshall Project's 2018 interns: @AndrewRCalderon, @AshleyNerbovig, @page_dukes, @MustafaZafar, @ivonvale and @ms_sherman_!
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@AndrewRCalderon and@MustafaZafar teamed up to report on Texas schools taking an increasingly hard line against students who threaten violence, including criminal referrals that advocates say can harm students and do nothing to increase school safety.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/17/less-than-zero-tolerance …Show this thread -
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@AndrewRCalderon also explored "neuroprediction," the controversial new research that proposes to use brain imaging technology to improve risk assessments.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/08/14/a-dangerous-brain …Show this thread -
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@ivonvale debunked the widely-held myth that citywide curfews reduce crime. In Chattanooga, Tennessee, a Councilperson had recently proposed just such a curfew — until she read Ivonne's story and withdrew the legislation.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/31/the-curfew-myth …Show this thread -
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@page_dukes worked with Ethan Ybabes to tell his story about transitioning behind bars. “I won’t be swept under the rug anymore. This is me.”https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/06/14/my-road-to-acceptance-as-a-trans-man-began-in-prison …Show this thread -
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@MustafaZafar also brought us a Life Inside essay from Kimberly Davoren, a corrections officer who developed a deep connection with a prisoner on suicide watch.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/08/09/how-i-befriended-a-prisoner-on-suicide-watch …Show this thread -
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@AndrewRCalderon and@MustafaZafar contributed crucial reporting to "New York on ICE," our comprehensive exploration of how Donald Trump’s war on immigrants is playing out in NYC.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/23/new-york-on-ice …Show this thread -
Stay tuned for more great journalism from these reporters. And another shoutout to
@ms_sherman_, who's worked as our first development intern to help keep the spotlight on criminal justice.Show this thread
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