Author Bios

Lyle C. May is an Ohio University alum, member of the Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, an incarcerated journalist, and author of the books Witness: An Insider's Narrative of …

Amanda Hernández covers criminal justice for Stateline. She has reported for both national and local outlets, including ABC News, USA Today, and NBC4 Washington.

Tutankhamon Waterman is a writer currently incarcerated in Virginia, serving multiple life sentences for a crime he committed 27 years ago. Deeply remorseful, he uses his writing to reflect …

Caitlyn Clark is a national organizer at Essential Workers for Democracy (www.ew4d.org), an organization dedicated to rank and file member education and empowerment for workers in grocery, meatpacking, and …

Mira Iranpour is a queer Iranian writer, DJ, and club organizer currently based in Stockholm. Her work often focuses on queer liberation and anti-capitalist struggles. Mira is a political …

Mark Keierleber is an investigative reporter at The 74. He specializes in covering school safety and student civil rights and is the author of the biweekly School (in)Security newsletter. His work …

Daniel Moritz-Rabson is a New York-based researcher and investigative journalist whose work focuses on the criminal legal system. His reporting has appeared in outlets including ProPublica, The Intercept, and The Appeal.

Eric Ross is an organizer, educator, and PhD candidate in the history department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Miacel Spotted Elk is an Indigenous affairs reporting fellow at Grist.

Marissa Martinez is an economy reporter for The 19th.