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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@AshleyNerbovig's July story on the growing movement to eliminate licensing regulations that block people with criminal histories from getting work.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/10/license-to-clip …1 reply 1 retweet 4 likesShow this thread -
She also contributed to this story, co-authored with
@aviewfromtridge, on New Hampshire, the only state that houses its secure psychiatric unit inside a prison.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/07/30/sent-to-a-hospital-but-locked-in-prison …1 reply 1 retweet 4 likesShow this thread -
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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 …1 reply 1 retweet 4 likesShow 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 …1 reply 1 retweet 3 likesShow this thread -
For our Justice Lab series,
@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 …1 reply 2 retweets 8 likesShow 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 …1 reply 1 retweet 3 likesShow 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 …1 reply 3 retweets 2 likesShow 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 …1 reply 6 retweets 8 likesShow 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.
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