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Yolanda Martinez is a former graphics producer. She was previously a digital producer at Pew Research Center, working for the Hispanic and Social Trends research teams. She was a homepage intern at the Los Angeles Times and also spent two lovely weeks in Tucson, Arizona taking part in the New York Times Student Journalism Institute. She earned a master's degree in multimedia journalism from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
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In response to a reduction in police officers in Memphis, Tenn., the Blue Suede Brigade, a private security force, patrols the city's tourist areas. From left, Blue Suede Brigade members Kcbena Cash, Tamala Johnson and Nathaniel Lewis worked the night shift.
Feature February 13, 2019
Is the Answer to Crime More Cops?
It’s not how many, it’s how you use them.
By Simone Weichselbaum and Wendi C. Thomas
Protesters demonstrated in support of immigrants who are in the United States under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, in Washington, D.C., in 2017.
News January 14, 2019
Trump's War on Immigrants Leaves a Million Lives in Limbo
Migrants in the U.S. and across the globe face turmoil as lawsuits aim to reverse restrictive policies.
By Yolanda Martinez
Shattered glass from a vehicle near the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco in December.
The California Experiment December 20, 2018
The Great California Prison Experiment
Crime is up. The mystery is why.
By Abbie VanSickle and Manuel Villa
Feature November 21, 2018
Treatment Denied: The Mental Health Crisis in Federal Prisons
The Bureau of Prisons set higher standards for psychiatric care. But instead of helping more inmates, the agency dropped thousands from its caseload, data shows.
By Christie Thompson and Taylor Elizabeth Eldridge
People line up in Tijuana, Mexico, to begin the process of applying for asylum in the United States.
Analysis November 7, 2018
The Immigration Crisis Jeff Sessions Leaves Behind
Assessing the ousted attorney general's legacy on President Trump's favorite issue.
By Julia Preston
The Frame October 24, 2018
When You’re the Only Cop in Town
A photographer follows three lone officers who deal with drugs, domestic violence and wayward bears in their communities.
Photographs by Harris Mizrahi
Migrants cross the Rio Grande river on a raft paddled by a “coyote,” a smuggler, shortly before being apprehended by the Border Patrol near McAllen in September. Under zero tolerance, any adult caught crossing illegally, except parents with children, can be sent to federal court for prosecution of the crime of illegal entry.
News September 14, 2018
Zero Tolerance Lives On
And it’s sapping energy from other law enforcement missions
By Julia Preston
Anthony “Amp” Campbell was denied victim compensation to help with the burial costs for his father, Johnnie Campbell, who was murdered in Florida in 2015.
Feature September 13, 2018
The Victims Who Don’t Count
Seven states won’t give victim aid to people with criminal histories. The policies fall hardest on black families.
By Alysia Santo
The police patrol a residential neighborhood in east Baltimore minutes after a curfew law took effect in Baltimore in August 2014.
Justice Lab July 31, 2018
The Curfew Myth
How a ‘90s panic spawned an anti-crime measure that doesn’t make you safer.
By Ivonne Roman
The PREA hotline number for offenders to call is pasted on the floor under a bank of phones at the Washington Corrections Center For Women in Gig Harbor, Wash.
News July 25, 2018
Prison Rape Allegations Are on the Rise
But the accusations are still rarely found to be true.
By Alysia Santo
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