InvestigationHealth, Justice Obscure New Jersey ‘Treatment’ Facility has a Higher COVID-19 Death Rate Than Any Prison in the Country The detainees already completed their criminal sentences—but they are prevented from leaving for years. And with the coronavirus spreading, their lives are at risk. Jordan Michael SmithThe AppealJune 4, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Justice Fear, Illness and Death in ICE Detention: How a Protest Grew on the Inside Detained men and women held at a facility in Georgia are trying desperately to raise the alarm. Seth Freed WesslerNew York Times MagazineJune 4, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health ‘Inundated and Overwhelmed’: Black Undertakers Struggle Amid Pandemic Black-owned funeral homes were already in decline. Can they survive Covid-19? Dax-Devlon RossThe GuardianMay 22, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice ‘I’m pretty sure I should be going home’ As COVID-19 deaths mount in Michigan prisons, the review of questionable convictions has slowed, leaving prisoners vulnerable to the disease. Aaron Miguel CantúThe AppealMay 21, 2020
InvestigationHealth, World The Long, Strange History of Bill Gates Population Control Conspiracy Theories How the billionaire philanthropist displaced George Soros as the chief bogeyman of the right. Kathryn JoyceHuffPostMay 12, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice, World The Coronavirus Is Cutting Off Africa’s Abortion Access The collapse of medical supply chains has been a catastrophe for women in developing countries. Lockdowns have made matters worse. Neha WadekarForeign PolicyMay 4, 2020
InvestigationBusiness, Health They Were Warned Not to Take Sick Days — Then Six Workers at Their Warehouse Died of Coronavirus The workers also expressed concerns that delays in the provision of personal protective equipment like masks and gloves made an outbreak inevitable. Gabriel ThompsonThe InterceptApril 30, 2020
InvestigationHealth What It’s Like To Have Cancer In The Middle Of A Pandemic Many cancer patients have had surgeries delayed and treatment procedures changed as the country battles COVID-19. Patricia AnstettHuffPostApril 29, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice He Sewed Masks In His Prison Cell. 30 Miles Away, His Mother Was Dying Of COVID-19. Francisco Hernandez just wanted to say goodbye. Lisa ArmstrongHuffPostApril 27, 2020
InvestigationHealth The Last 16 Days Of Robert Beaupre’s Life “Beau” is one of about 2,400 people who have died of COVID-19 in Michigan. Texts, diaries and photos detailed his last days in remarkable detail. Patricia AnstettHuffPostApril 21, 2020