
Agnel Philip
Agnel Philip is a data reporter at ProPublica.
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Agnel Philip is a data reporter for ProPublica. He previously worked as a data reporter at The Arizona Republic, where he investigated tribal casinos, pedestrian safety and consumer issues. He studied journalism and economics at Arizona State University.
Lawmakers Could Limit When County Officials in Mississippi Can Jail People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment
The legislation follows reporting by Mississippi Today and ProPublica showing that hundreds of people in the state are jailed every year while awaiting court-ordered treatment simply because public mental health facilities are full or too far away.
by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today,
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The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death
Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.
by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main,
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
by Stephannie Stokes, WABE; Data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
The EPA Has Found More Than a Dozen Contaminants in Drinking Water but Hasn’t Set Safety Limits on Them
The inaction on regulating contaminants — including those that likely cause cancer, reproductive or developmental issues — found in the water of millions of Americans illustrates shortcomings in the U.S. response to environmental threats, say experts.
by Agnel Philip,
127,000 New York Workers Have Been Victims of Wage Theft
An analysis of federal and state databases sheds new light on the prevalence and scale of wage theft in New York restaurants and other industries, placing the total wages stolen in one five-year period at more than $203 million.
by Max Siegelbaum, Documented, with data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Lam Thuy Vo, special to ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
New York Workers Are Waiting on $79 Million in Back Wages
The New York State Department of Labor still needs to recover 63% of stolen wages during a five-year period analyzed by ProPublica and Documented. The problem? An understaffed agency with poor tools for recovering wages and enforcing judgments.
by Marcus Baram, Documented, with data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Lam Thuy Vo, special to ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
Mississippi Remains an Outlier in Jailing People With Serious Mental Illness Without Charges
At least a dozen states have banned the practice of jailing people without charges while they await mental health treatment. But Mississippi routinely keeps people in jail during the civil commitment process.
by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, and Mollie Simon, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
Their Families Said They Needed Treatment. Mississippi Officials Threw Them in Jail Without Charges.
In Mississippi, serious mental illness or substance abuse can land you in jail, even if you aren’t charged with a crime.
by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, with data analysis by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, reporting by Mollie Simon, ProPublica,
Local Reporting Network
Native American Families Are Being Broken Up in Spite of a Law Meant to Keep Children With Their Parents
After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child.
by Jessica Lussenhop and Agnel Philip, photography by Jaida Grey Eagle for ProPublica,
Some Are Jailed in Mississippi for Months Without a Lawyer. The State Supreme Court Just Barred That.
Criminal justice reformers have long complained that the state’s rules on appointing public defenders leave poor defendants without a lawyer as they wait to be indicted.
by Caleb Bedillion and Taylor Vance, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,
Local Reporting Network