Nation Apr 10 PBS NewsHour documentary spotlights the struggles facing the formerly incarcerated For the past few years, the NewsHour has been reporting on issues facing the formerly incarcerated, like getting a job, housing and healthcare. Next week those issues are front and center in a PBS NewsHour documentary called “Searching for Justice:…
Nation Jan 05 How disinformation around Jan. 6 riot has downplayed violence, divided Americans The attack on the U.S. Capitol was based on a “Big Lie” about election fraud in 2020, and the hope of supporters of former President Donald Trump that they could stop the certification of electoral vote results. But in the…
Nation Nov 19 Exonerated but not supported, the wrongfully convicted struggle to heal their ‘wounds’ People face many challenges after incarceration — from getting healthcare to reconnecting with family. But even for those who have been wrongfully convicted and then freed — those same challenges exist. Ricky Kidd's experience is one such example. Amna Nawaz…
Nation Nov 18 Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps The number of women behind bars has risen dramatically in the U.S. over the last four decades. Amna Nawaz and producer Lena Jackson examine why so many women in prison are survivors of domestic violence, and why the trauma left…
Nation Nov 17 How arrest records become ‘invisible handcuffs’ that keep people unemployed More than 70 million Americans have some sort of criminal or arrest record. For many, that can prevent them from passing a background check and getting a job. Amna Nawaz profiles one woman’s fight to overcome her past, and prove…
Nation Oct 26 U.S. Northeast, Midwest hit by big storms; West Coast recovers from ‘bomb cyclones’ Much of the U.S. is dealing with powerful storms that brought extreme winds and rain that triggered floods and mudslides. Governors of New Jersey and New York declared emergencies over the storms. Americans in the Midwest are also recovering from…
Health Oct 13 Rural U.S. hospitals stretched thin after nurse shortage exacerbated by the pandemic Nursing shortages are impacting healthcare workers and hospitals across the United States. In just the past few days, nurses and other workers in Southern California and Oregon authorized a potential strike against provider Kaiser Permanente. Staffing shortages are part of…
Nation Aug 26 Texas’ homeless suffer due to lack of public housing as public camping is criminalized Amid a housing affordability crisis, cities across the U.S. have been struggling with their unsheltered populations. Two years ago, Austin, Texas, decriminalized activities related to homelessness. But this year, citizens voted to re-criminalize them — as the state banned public…
Nation Aug 05 Health care workers battle Louisiana’s COVID-19 surge, low vaccination rates Right now, Louisiana has the nation’s highest per-capita infections, driven in large part by the extremely contagious delta variant. At the same time, Louisiana also has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, and this week Gov. John…
Nation Jul 28 As rising violent crime turns Atlanta into a ‘warzone,’ residents disagree on a solution Even as some types of crime fell, murders and other violent crimes rose sharply in cities across the country last year — a trend that’s continued this year. The causes aren’t well understood, and there are strong disagreements about how…