After records requests were denied, a reporter used lawsuits and monitor reports to expose severe understaffing and failures in Illinois' prison health care — despite a court-ordered consent decree.
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An Illinois reporter shares how she used alternative records and sources to reveal abuse, spark accountability, and push transparency despite judicial secrecy.
Are stricter felony drug possession penalties effective tools for propelling users into care? One reporter's deep dive raises serious doubts.
“The recommended ratio is one school psychologist per 500 students,” a representative from the Texas Association of School Psychologists said. “In Texas, we’re seeing numbers more like one psychologist for every 2,500 to 3,000 students.”
Kate Martin shares her approach to reporting on the child welfare system and holding problem-plagued agencies to account.