Jeremy Ney @jeremybney.bsky.social Author of American Inequality, Columbia prof, Former econ policy at Federal Reserve
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Alex Morash @alexmorash.bsky.social Weekly anchor on Queer News Tonight. Former editor-in-chief of Options Magazine, and Media Matters economic researcher. Day job as a research director for a worker advocacy org.
FAMM Foundation @famm.org FAMM | Helping transform America’s criminal justice system by uplifting the voices of impacted families & individuals. RTs & likes ≠ endorsements
Sylvia Goodman @sylviaruthg.lpm.org Ky Capitol reporter @kentuckypublicradio.org ~ prev @chronicle.com @wbez.org @chicagotribune.com ~ she/her
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Filter | harm reduction journalism @filtermag.bsky.social Coverage of drug use, drug policy and human rights from a dedicated nonprofit.
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Andrew Thrasher @tituslegaldesign.com Somewhere in Chicago, working near the intersection of immigration law, data, and technology. Not an attorney!
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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com Former journalist. Current Monroe County Legislator. Posts are personal views unless noted as official. Not allowed: threats, defamation, obscenity, harassment or spam. Rochester, N.Y.
Death Penalty Information Center @deathpenaltyinfo.org 
Restore Justice Foundation @restore-justice.bsky.social Restore Justice advocates for fairness, humanity, and compassion throughout the Illinois criminal legal system, with a primary focus on those affected by extreme sentences as youth.
Keith Wattley @keithwattley.bsky.social Executive Director of UnCommon Law; Attorney and Advocate for people serving long and life sentences
National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social We're a team of attorneys and advocates using litigation, policy advocacy, and education to solve homelessness. #HousingNotHandcuffs
https://linktr.ee/homeless_law
homelesslaw.org
Illinois Justice Project @iljusticeproject.bsky.social ILJP advances policies and practices that reduce violence, decrease prison recidivism and make the legal system more equitable.
Rachel Cohen @cohen489.bsky.social pragmatic optimist and well-known email author. lawyer never giving legal advice. views are mine alone.
cohen489.substack.com
americandemands.com
BOOK RECS THAT PAY ME + LOCAL STORES: https://bookshop.org/shop/cohen489
Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe.bsky.social LA-based investigative journalist covering policing, injustice, and inequality. I create job security for public records custodian’s in California.
Signal: joeyscott.05
Venmo: @joeyneverjoe
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/joeyneverjoe
www.joeyscott.xyz/bylines/
Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
JoinJeremy @joinjeremy.org Founded by incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby, JoinJeremy is dedicated to advancing the work of incarcerated journalists and writers nationwide.
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Felony Murder Elimination Project @endfelonymurder.bsky.social Non-profit organization of concerned residents organizing to bring an end to the felony murder rule and its harsh and disproportionate sentencing.
https://fmeproject.org
UCLA School of Law @law.ucla.edu UCLA School of Law. The youngest major law school in the nation. Advancing innovation in teaching, research, and scholarship.
Adam H Johnson @ahjohnson.bsky.social co-host Citations Needed podcast.
pre-order ‘How to Sell a Genocide’ out 4/21 https://www.plutobooks.com/product/how-to-sell-a-genocide or https://a.co/d/0hl4hmFi
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Works by Phillip Vance Smith, II @phillipvancesmith2.bsky.social Volunteer-run account sharing work by incarcerated journalist & writer Phillip Vance Smith, II. All content produced independently, not by PVSII. Find Phill at https://phillipvancesmith2.com and https://prisonlifeunlocked.substack.com/
@jessicahenryjustice.com @jessicahenryjustice.com Public defender for 10 years. Prof. for 20. The system was broken then. It's broken now. Wrongful convictions | Death penalty | Second chances. Smoke but No Fire (UC Press 2020)| Book on second chances (UC Press, forthcoming). Host: Just Justice podcast.
Congresswoman Valerie Foushee @foushee.house.gov Proudly representing North Carolina's 4th Congressional District.
Laura O’Dea, M.A @lauraodea-ma.bsky.social ☆ political researcher + legal reform advocate ☆
BS in psych | BS in criminology | MA in forensic psych
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Campaign Zero @campaignzero.bsky.social Campaign Zero is a national civil rights org focused on ending police violence & mass incarceration in the United States.
Michael Scherer @michaelscherer.bsky.social Staff Writer at The Atlantic. Previously at the Washington Post, TIME, Salon, others. Signal: michaelscherer.11
https://www.theatlantic.com/author/michael-scherer/
talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social indie reporter (@taliaotg on hellsite) • support: patreon.com/taliajane • tips: taliajane@protonmail.com 💸: paypal.me/taliajane 🌻 be good; i love you 🖤❤️🔥
Brenden Beck @brendenbeck.bsky.social Sociologist at the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice studying policing, city budgets, suburbs, and housing. brenden.beck@rutgers.edu
Immigrant Defense Project (IDP) @immdefenseproject.bsky.social Working to secure fairness and justice for immigrants.
🔗 immigrantdefenseproject.org
Human Rights Data Analysis Group @hrdag.org We're a nonprofit organization using data analysis, scientific research, and innovation in scientific methods in the field of human rights.
Website: https://hrdag.org
Substack: https://hrdag.substack.com/
Invisible Institute @invisible.institute A nonprofit journalism production organization on the South Side of Chicago. Home to CPDP.co, Beneath the Surface, and more. 
Sam Stecklow @samstecklow.bsky.social journalist & FOIA fellow @invisible.institute
indie local news cheerleader
if you were really smart, you’d know what to do
orlando
he/him
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (mirror) @reprashida.govpeeps.us Mirror tweets from Unapologetic Congresswoman fighting for justice for all. Proudly representing Michigan’s 12th District in the People’s House.
[Public service journalism; not affiliated with government officer.]
Paul Egan @paulegan4.bsky.social I write for the Detroit Free Press and mostly cover state government in Michigan. State contracting, prisons, state police, and the state budget are among my interests. I have four dogs and you will meet them all.
MS NOW @ms.now The place for in-depth analysis, political commentary and exclusive reporting.
a Me @amejx.bsky.social Nerdy, Quaker, queer, neurodivergent penal abolitionist in NC. She/they. Lover of the natural world. Full of hope & grief.
Part of https://benevolencefarm.org/connecting-families-nc/
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism @mlk50.com Based in Memphis, Tenn., MLK50 is a nonprofit newsroom reporting at the intersection of poverty, power & public policy.
Our beats: government, enterprise, environmental justice, youth life, public safety, Radical King https://mlk50.co/m/mlk50memphis
Taylor Tiamoyo Harris @bytiamoyo.bsky.social tiamoyo.org
Mike Wessler @mikewessler.bsky.social I run. I bake. I have two 🐕🐕. I do comms for @prisonpolicy.org but the views here are my own.
FL ➡️ MT ➡️ MA ➡️ NYC ➡️ LVille
Mario Koran @mkoran.bsky.social Criminal justice reporter for Wisconsin Watch. Past: Local investigations for NYTimes; Knight Wallace fellow; Voice of San Diego; The Guardian. Formerly incarcerated.
Xander Lenc @xlenc.bsky.social Carceral geographer, California apologist, valued customer.
Read @oaklandreviewofbooks.org
Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app DisCrit-Critical Educator-Black Asian Feminist exploring intersections, searching for Justice-Yogini-Tweets=mine. She/Her Author-Pedagogy of Pathologization 🍉
Jacob Kang-Brown @jkangbrown.bsky.social 
Adam Sawyer @adamjst.bsky.social I work with data at Relevant Research. I post about migration and sports.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Americas, Earth
Arsenal + Nuggets + Avs + Rockies + Summit
I helped build DetentionReports.com
https://adamjsawyer.com/about
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David French @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social NYT Columnist, visiting professor at Lipscomb University. Married to @nancyfrench.bsky.social.
Iraq vet, Grizzlies fan, born in War Eagle Country and raised in Big Blue Nation.
Melissa Lewis @melissa.news data reporter, Center for Investigative Reporting (@motherjones.com + @revealnews.org)
Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org Public Access to Public Data is a Public Good. We want to ensure our data are not gone forever. Read more about our efforts: https://www.datarescueproject.org/press/
Esther Choo @choo.bsky.social Emergency Medicine Doc | Mom | Health Services Research | Public Health
Preserving a modicum of peace where I can. If engagement is not respectful, I will block.
Katelyn Jetelina @kkjetelina.bsky.social Epidemiologist, lover of the ocean and ice cream. Mom of two toddlers. Founder of “Your Local Epidemiologist”. https//yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
Council on Criminal Justice @counciloncj.org Nonpartisan think tank and invitational membership organization that advances understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the nation and builds consensus for solutions that enhance safety and justice for all.
https://counciloncj.org/
Sean McCormick [he/him] @seanmccormick.bsky.social lawyer | center for hiv law and policy - hiv criminalization | hoping to create change in the systems that shape health | liberation/autonomy/harm reduction/decrim | views my own
AddieAdvocates @chaptersandchains.bsky.social Advocate, creative soul. Dog mom, AI/data explorer, and mental health enthusiast. Passionate about love, justice, and building a balanced, inspired life. 📚
Abdallah Fayyad @abdallahfayyad.bsky.social Writer, Boston Globe
NowKalamazoo @nowkalamazoo.org Truly local. Independent. Community news for Kalamazoo County. Subscribe free to the daily local news and events roundup: https://nowkalamazoo.org/newsletter/
LatinoJustice PRLDEF @latinojustice.bsky.social 50+ years of Latinx #CivilRights organization. Our Mission: Protect Civil Rights, Cultivate Latino Leaders, and Increase Civic Participation. 
The Real News Network @therealnews.com Independent, viewer-supported news network. No corporate funds or advertising money.
🏠 https://therealnews.com
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Jasmine Aguilera @jas-aguilera.bsky.social Insufferable know-it-all. Also: Audience & Collaboration Strategist for @texastribune.org + @propublica.org. Award-winning journalist.
Prev: Senior Health Equity Reporter/Editor @eltimpano.bsky.social; Immigration + Congress Reporter for @time.com
COYOTE @coyotemedia.org Independent Bay Area journalism — with a BITE!
www.coyotemedia.org
David Goodman @davgoodvt.bsky.social Host, Vermont Conversation, podcast of VTDigger, WDEV Radio. Journalist for @NYTimes, @BostonGlobe, others. Bestselling author of a dozen or books. Pot stirrer. Hard to find on powder days. More at www.dgoodman.net
Annemarie Dooling @travelinganna.bsky.social Independent journalist. Bylines WSJ, Vox, NYT, USA TODAY, Etc. Studying information & happiness at Penn.
Rachel Lobdell @rlobdell.bsky.social Executive director, News Creator Corps. Brooklyn mom.
rachel@newscreatorcorps.org
Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social Let's see... 39 years teaching journalism at NYU. A critic who tries to be useful. PressThink: the name of my subject and my site. My book: "What Are Journalists For?" (1999, Yale University Press)
Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org State government reporter for @kentuckypublicradio.org — @lpm.org, @weku.bsky.social, WKYU, @wkmsfm.bsky.social. Berry/Buck/Mills/Stipe/BBN. Did a Pulitzer many years ago.
DM me news/apocalypse tips! https://www.lpm.org/people/joe-sonka
Big Ol’ Mush @chadstanton.blacksky.app Ask around boy I’m hotter than Picante
Maggie Sivit @msivit.bsky.social ✏️ Audience director at @injusticewatch.org ⌛️ Previously digital and engagement producer at WBEZ 🇨🇺 NAHJ member 📬 maggiesivit@injusticewatch.org
Press On @pressonsouth.bsky.social Press On is a Southern media collective that catalyzes change and advances justice through the practice of #movementjournalism. | presson.media
NYCLU @nyclu.org We are the New York state affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), fighting for the rights of all New Yorkers.
Liz Kelly Nelson @lizkellynelson.com I run projectc.biz | newsletter/community about/for creator-model journalists. Co-created Going Solo, a 6-week online workshop for journos launching independent projects. I :heart: collaborating with smarties. Ex Vox, WaPo, USA Today.
Garrison Hayes @garrisonhayes.bsky.social Storyteller | Video Correspondent @MotherJones.com; race, history + progress.
NAACP Image Award Nominee
Webby Award-winner, Best Creator.
NABJ Salute to Excellence Winner.
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David Pakman @davidpakman.bsky.social http://davidpakman.komi.io/
Doug McVay @dougmcvay.bsky.social He/him. Public policy researcher/analyst, journalist.
Editor, DrugPolicyFacts.org and HealthSystemsFacts.org.
Producer/Host, Free Culture Radio
https://kboo.fm/program/free-culture-radio
and Century of Lies
https://drugtruth.net/century-of-lies
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com I track ICE flights and third-country removals. Bylines in Mother Jones, Zeteo, Rolling Stone, American Prospect. Former WaPo (sigh), former flight attendant.
Newsletter: gillianbrockell.com
Signal: gbrockell.44
Wynn Van Dusen @wynnvandusen.bsky.social Producer @ Last Week Tonight
Stephen Stromberg @strombergsteve.bsky.social Opinion Editor, Politics and Economics at the New York Times. Based in D.C. Married to Alexandra Petri. Opinions expressed are my own.
Brent Staples @bstaples.bsky.social Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for writing on the legacies of slavery “with extraordinary moral clarity.” Fellow, Society of American Historians. The New York Times Editorial Board, 1990-2025.
Jake Shore @jakeshore.bsky.social Investigative reporter for WLRN in South Florida👨💻
Previously: The Current & Report for America in Savannah, GA🍑; Island Packet newspaper on Hilton Head, SC🌊
Jessica Schulberg @jessicaschulberg.bsky.social senior reporter at HuffPost covering prisons/jails/courts • HuffPost Union + WGAE Councilmember
Mike Ludwig @mludwig.bsky.social Muckraker. Senior staff reporter at Truthout.org
Nicole Santa Cruz @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social @ProPublica reporter in the Southwest (Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada) Tips: nicole.santa.cruz@propublica.org
Keaton Ross @keatonross.bsky.social Reporter covering democracy and criminal justice for
@OklahomaWatch. Reach me at Kross@Oklahomawatch.org.
Andrew Pantazi @apantazi.bsky.social @apantazi everywhere | Jacksonville native | former union organizer | Calvin's & Ari’s dad | @caitmcglade.bsky.social’s nerd king | Axios associate breaking news editor
Tanvi Misra @tanvi.bsky.social writer +/ journo covering migration, cities, justice etc. words in The Nation, Politico Mag, The Baffler, The Nation, The New Republic, etc. teaching @ CUNY’s Newmark School of Journalism. tanvim.05 on signal. Tanvim27 on insta.
Jenifer McKim @jbmckim.bsky.social Senior Editor of Investigations and Equity & Justice Unit, GBH News. Nieman fellow. Former Globie; OC Register alum. Proud mom. Se habla español, francais aussi. Send story tips.
Nate Monroe @natemonroe.bsky.social Executive editor, The Florida Trib. Former columnist, investigative and beat reporter. JAX. Son of a Cajun. LSU. “Behold, these are the tribunes of the people, the tongues o’ th’ common mouth. I do despise them.”
Joe Killian @joekilliannc.bsky.social Greensboro Editor for The Assembly. Formerly: NC Newsline, NC Policy Watch, News & Record, The Bristol Press, Cape Cod Times, Youth Journalism International.
https://www.theassemblync.com/author/joekillian/
Samantha Michaels @samanthamichaels.bsky.social Investigative reporter at Mother Jones, covering the criminal justice system and immigration https://www.motherjones.com/author/samantha-michaels/
smichaels@motherjones.com
Signal: smichaels.01
violet ikonomova @violetikon.bsky.social detroit investigative reporter planning to start using this site soon
Emily Hopkins reporting for Mirror Indy @emilyhopkins.bsky.social Senior Reporter covering #Indianapolis for Mirror Indy. Tips: emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org. Call/text/Signal: 317-790-5268.
Priors: ProPublica, IndyStar
Known elsewhere as @indyemapolis
Isiah Holmes @isiahholmes.bsky.social Wisconsin Examiner journalist, covering all things Wisconsin like environment/climate, housing, drug policy, and criminal justice, surveillance, etc. A refugee from the corrupted husk once known as Twitter. https://wisconsinexaminer.com/
Silja JA Talvi @sjat.bsky.social Forced exile from U.S.; survived severe human rights abuses. Veteran investigative journalist, lecturer & author: “Women Behind Bars.” Multi-minority. Emphases: Prisons, racism, misogyny, refugees. Documentary: https://youtu.be/lbBMriSDEwg?feature=shared
Geoff Hing @geoffhing.bsky.social Data Reporter @themarshallproject.org.
🧭: Tucson, Arizona 🌵
🌎: https://geoff.terrorware.com
🦣: https://mastodon.social/@geoffhing
Gary Harki @harki.bsky.social Investigations editor at Bloomberg Industry Group. Previous stops include Spotlight PA, The Virginian-Pilot, The Charleston Gazette, O’Brien Fellowship for Public Service Journalism.
Emily Hamer @emilyhamer.bsky.social Investigative reporter with Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team.
Former Wisconsin State Journal reporter and Wisconsin Watch reporter.
Send tips to emily.hamer@lee.net.
Steven Hale @iamstevenhale.bsky.social Nashville Banner criminal justice / public safety reporter. “Death Row Welcomes You” author. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676743/death-row-welcomes-you-by-steven-hale/
Zoe Greenberg @zoegberg.bsky.social on maternity leave. Features writer @ Philadelphia Inquirer. Past: Boston Globe, NYT
Read my stuff at zoehgreenberg.com
Write to me: zgreenberg@inquirer.com
Lisa Falkenberg @lisafalkenberg.bsky.social VP/Editor of Opinion, Houston Chronicle. Three kids. Two Pulitzers. Countless houseplants. One home: Texas. Optimist by necessity.
Isaac Scher @isaacscher.bsky.social writing in Jewish Currents, The Guardian, The Intercept / research NYT Opinion
Jessica Glenza @jessicaglenza.bsky.social Senior Health Reporter, The Guardian |
2026 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University
Signal: @jessicaglenza.12
Dan Moritz-Rabson @dmoritzrabson.bsky.social I report on the criminal legal system and fact check things. Published in ProPublica, The Intercept, Al Jazeera, and other places. Former researcher/fact checker at Freakonomics Radio Network. Email me at dmoritzrabson@gmail.com. Clips at dmoritzrabson.com
Austin Fisher @austiejfish.bsky.social barista or whatever, independent journalist. seasonal legislative analyst. addict in recovery.