The Backstory: Adam Federman, Tanvi Misra, and Kathryn Joyce
Paco Alvarez: Tanvi, as expected, immigration has been a large priority for the Trump administration. What has stood out to you about how the administration has pursued…
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Grantees’ New York Times/Mississippi Today investigation sparks state review of jail brutality
Guards in a Mississippi jail terrorized people in their care for years, according to a new investigation published by The New York Times, Mississippi Today and Reveal…
For The Frontier and ProPublica, grantee uncovers failure of Oklahoma regulators to stop toxic wastewater from oil fields
For five years, toxic oilfield wastewater has been pouring out of the ground across Oklahoma. It has blasted out of old orphan wells, poured out of the ground, and…
Grantee uncovers pervasive sexual abuse in Idaho’s women’s prisons, prompting state review
In a deeply sourced year-long investigation supported by the Fund, InvestigateWest uncovered pervasive staff sexual abuse in Idaho’s women’s prisons, documenting at…
Lax oversight leaves child farmworkers exposed to toxic pesticides, grantee finds; earlier reporting sparked change
Children who work on California farms are particularly susceptible to harm from toxic pesticides, which they’re exposed to because of poor oversight from regulators…
Grantee data analysis finds that unreliable power has become the norm in rural California
Across northern and central California, customers experience thousands of power outages a year due to new power line settings designed to prevent wildfires. With support…
Illegal offshore betting websites offer wagers on U.S. college soccer games
Offshore betting websites are offering risky, prop bets on amateur college soccer despite the NCAA trying to prevent this, a team of reporters found in a story for…
Sin escape: Dentro del sistema de casas de huespedes en Texas donde el abuso, la negligencia, y la explotación son comunes
Este artículo fue producido en colaboración con In These Times, con apoyo de la Fundación Puffin y el Fondo para el Periodismo Investigativo. Read this article in…
Nowhere to Go: Inside the Texas Boarding Home System Where Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation are Widespread
This article was produced in partnership with In These Times, with support from the Puffin Foundation and the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Puede leer este artículo…
From School to Battlefield to Grave: How Russian Cossacks drive young people to war
The All-Russian Cossack Society turns school clubs into pipelines for state-sponsored militarisation and recruitment for war in Ukraine. Bellingcat shows how they shape…
Fraudsters target immigrants seeking legal help
This article was produced in partnership with South Side Weekly, with support from the Wayne Barrett Project. Puede leer este artículo en español aquí. CHICAGO — When…
Mali Under Siege: Tracking the Fuel Blockade Crippling Bamako
Attacks by a jihadist group on fuel convoys bound for Bamako, the capital of Mali, have destroyed more than 130 tankers since September, a Bellingcat investigation has…