Community Safety

Public officials come under fire for budgets that prioritize law enforcement and shortchange community health and safety.

This story is produced as part of a larger project led by Matthew Brannon, a participant in the 2020 California Fellowship. 

This story was produced as part of a larger project led by Sarah Bohannon, a participant in the Center for Health Journalism Impact Fund.
Other stories in this series include:

How do you cover the fake cures without giving them more oxygen than they deserve?

John Adena's death in custody is one of 25 reported by the Shasta County Jail since 2006 — a number that one former California jail manager and expert witness described as “way too many, obviously.”

The report comes six weeks before the reform school will attempt to win back its licenses and reopen

Arkansas child gun-death rate among nation's 10 highest. Toddler Tacari Briggs was one of the youngest.