I live in Austin, Texas, where I was a musician before getting into journalism. I try to tell riveting stories and explore questions about how we as a society respond to crime — investigating problems but also examining good-faith debates about what “justice” should mean. This approach informed my first book, “Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty.”

I was on the Marshall Project team that won a 2021 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, and my feature on mitigation specialists won awards from the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma and the Online Journalism Association. I also hosted the Just Say You’re Sorry” podcast about an alleged false murder confession.

But I believe this work shouldn’t all be doom and gloom, and so during my decade here, I’ve spent a lot of time on art, music and the ways people help one another behind bars.

I’m also working on a book about my family history. Working title: “Arab/Jew.”