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Covering Jails

Trump seeks to end cashless bail. What is it and which states might be affected?

It is unclear whether Trump’s executive order can legally end cashless bail in states and jurisdictions, experts said

August 28, 2025

Loreben Tuquero

This local newsman has witnessed every Florida execution since Ted Bundy

Since 1989, John Koch has been a consistent press witness to the state’s executions, fulfilling what he views as a duty and responsibility.

March 14, 2023

Formerly incarcerated people are ‘not looking for sympathy, but humanity’ in stories about their experiences

How a Poynter workshop influenced the second season of “Sick,” a podcast about what goes wrong in the places meant to keep us healthy

April 19, 2022

A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Jails — Detroit

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January 19, 2019

Why journalists should cover local jails

Nancy Fishman, Project Director at the Vera Institute of Justice, confronts the journalists who attend…

June 22, 2018