Local and Community Investigative Journalism

Crisis Point

“We’re at a Crisis Point”: NY Attorney General Hearing Spotlights Child Mental Health Care Failures

After THE CITY and ProPublica exposed a dramatic drop in beds at state psychiatric hospitals, New York’s top law enforcer takes agonized testimony from patients and providers — and the parent who’d told us of her son’s monthslong wait for care.

by Abigail Kramer and Gabriel Poblete, THE CITY

June 23, 12:30 p.m. EDT

About the Local Reporting Network

ProPublica is supporting local and regional newsrooms as they work on important investigative projects affecting their communities. Topics include sexual violence, conflicts of interest, housing, and workplace safety. Our partner, the Anchorage Daily News, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for our collaboration.

$53.3 Million. 33 Jobs. No Plan. That’s How Mississippi Lawmakers Are Spending BP Oil Spill Money.

Business leaders hoped the state would use money from the 2010 oil spill to transform Mississippi’s coastal economy. Instead, lawmakers are using much of it to fill gaps in local government budgets and fund projects with few metrics for success.

by Anita Lee, Sun Herald

June 23, 7 a.m. EDT

Schoolyard Sheriffs

A Sheriff’s Captain Called Our Investigation an “Entertaining Piece of Fiction.” An Inspector General Disagrees.

A new report bolsters findings by KPCC/LAist and ProPublica that deputies in the Antelope Valley are stopping and arresting Black students at disproportionate rates. The Sheriff’s Department now calls it a “serious concern.”

by Emily Elena Dugdale, KPCC/LAist

June 17, 3:30 p.m. EDT

Unguarded

Shielded From Public View, Misconduct by Corrections Staff in Illinois Prisons Received Scant Discipline

At least 18 corrections employees abused or used excessive force against incarcerated people in Illinois, according to internal corrections investigations. They all remained on the job.

by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ

June 10, 7 a.m. EDT

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Distinguished Fellows

These reporters are pursuing a broad range of important investigative projects in partnership with ProPublica over a three-year period.

Kyle Hopkins

Anchorage Daily News

Anchorage, Alaska
Molly Parker

The Southern Illinoisan

Carbondale, Illinois
Rob Perez

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii
Lulu Ramadan

The Seattle Times

Seattle, Washington
Jennifer Smith Richards

Chicago Tribune

Chicago, Illinois
Ken Ward Jr.

Mountain State Spotlight

West Virginia

Partner Newsrooms

These newsrooms and reporters are working with ProPublica on an accountability journalism project.

The Kansas City Beacon

Kansas City, Missouri

Reporter: Madison Hopkins
THE CITY

New York, New York

Reporter: Abigail Kramer
The Current

Savannah, Georgia

Reporter: Margaret Coker
Documented

New York, New York

Reporter: Marcus Baram
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville, Tennessee

Reporter: Meribah Knight
The New Bedford Light

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Reporter: Will Sennott
New Mexico In Depth

Albuequerque, New Mexico

Reporter: Bryant Furlow
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Tupelo, Mississippi

Reporter: Caleb Bedillion
Open Vallejo

Vallejo, California

Reporter: Laurence Du Sault
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland, Oregon

Reporter: Tony Schick
Outlier Media

Detroit, Michigan

Reporter: Sarah Alvarez
The Press of Atlantic City

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Reporter: Alison Burdo
Rocky Mountain PBS

Denver, Colorado

Reporter: Brittany Freeman
Searchlight New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Reporter: Ed Williams
Sun Herald

Biloxi, Mississippi

Reporter: Anita Lee
The Advocate | The Times-Picayune

New Orleans, Louisiana

Reporter: Richard A. Webster