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Kirsten Berg

Kirsten Berg is a research reporter with ProPublica. Previously, she served as an associate editor with Future Tense, a partnership between Slate magazine, New America, and Arizona State University, …
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Andrew Garber

Andrew Garber is a counsel within the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. Prior to joining the Brennan Center, he was a litigation associate at Simpson Thacher & …
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Derek Denman

Derek Denman is a writer and researcher focusing on the politics of prisons, policing and transformative justice.
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Robert John

Robert John holds an MA in restorative justice ministry. His writings are filtered through his lens of experiences in the school-to-prison pipeline, the juvenile justice system and the Illinois …
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Jessica Kegu

Jessica Kegu is an investigative producer for CBS News.
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Sophie Chou

Sophie Chou is a data reporter at ProPublica. She uses statistics and data science to investigate stories. Before coming to ProPublica, she was a data journalist at Public Radio …