Ethan Brown
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Ethan Brown
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The Garrison Project Folds Into Deep South Today, Focusing Its Criminal Justice Reporting on the Deep South Region - Deep South Today
The Garrison Project, an award-winning investigative reporting initiative that collaborates with national and local newsrooms to explore criminal justice
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News: The Garrison Project will fold its operations into
@deepsouthtoday.org, a nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today and Verite News. Enormous thanks to all of my reporters and a 🧵of some of their stories. 1/8
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@deepsouthtoday.org, a nonprofit network of local newsrooms that includes Mississippi Today and Verite News. Enormous thanks to all of my reporters and a 🧵of some of their stories. 1/8
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Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein lured some of his victims in the 2000s by promising to help them get into New York University and Columbia University, then sometimes footing the tuition bills.
House Committee Presses NYU, Columbia Over Epstein Ties
Victims say Jeffrey Epstein promised to help them get admitted and paid for them to study at the prestigious universities.
on.wsj.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein lured some of his victims in the 2000s by promising to help them get into New York University and Columbia University, then sometimes footing the tuition bills.
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"A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship in northeast Jackson that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights." mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM
"A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship in northeast Jackson that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights." mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...
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Federal agents have shot two people in Portland, just a day after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. Follow @alexzee.bsky.social for updates. www.opb.org/article/2026...
Federal agents shoot 2 people in East Portland
Two people were shot Thursday by federal officers operating in East Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The victims were transported to a local hospital. It was not immediately clear th...
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January 9, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Federal agents have shot two people in Portland, just a day after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minnesota. Follow @alexzee.bsky.social for updates. www.opb.org/article/2026...
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The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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January 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University.
(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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(And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.)
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"Baltimore will likely pay a $14 million civil rights settlement to Gary Washington, who was wrongfully convicted of killing a teen in the city in 1986.": www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/06/b...
31 years wrongfully jailed: Suit against Baltimore Police may lead to $14M payout
Baltimore will likely pay a $14 million civil rights settlement to Gary Washington, who was wrongfully convicted of killing a teen in the city in 1986.
www.baltimoresun.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
"Baltimore will likely pay a $14 million civil rights settlement to Gary Washington, who was wrongfully convicted of killing a teen in the city in 1986.": www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/06/b...
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Latest: The Justice Department Inspector General released a report detailing a fatal case of medical neglect, where Bureau of Prisons officials let a man waste away from treatable colon cancer.
A federal judge held the BOP in contempt over its treatment of the man. reason.com/2026/01/06/i...
A federal judge held the BOP in contempt over its treatment of the man. reason.com/2026/01/06/i...
Inspector general report finds serious failures led to an inmate wasting away from treatable cancer
A federal inmate died of treatable colon cancer after waiting six months for an urgent colonoscopy. Medical neglect like this is widespread in prisons.
reason.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Latest: The Justice Department Inspector General released a report detailing a fatal case of medical neglect, where Bureau of Prisons officials let a man waste away from treatable colon cancer.
A federal judge held the BOP in contempt over its treatment of the man. reason.com/2026/01/06/i...
A federal judge held the BOP in contempt over its treatment of the man. reason.com/2026/01/06/i...
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Nanon Williams was sent to death row for a murder he says he didn’t commit.
Rob and Michelle Reiner learned about his fight for freedom and built a bond through daily emails.
“They became my family,” Williams told NBC News after their deaths.
Rob and Michelle Reiner learned about his fight for freedom and built a bond through daily emails.
“They became my family,” Williams told NBC News after their deaths.
He was sentenced to death. Rob and Michele Reiner loved him like a son.
Nanon Williams was sent to death row for a murder he says he didn't commit. Decades later, through daily emails and weekly prison calls, the Reiners became family.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Nanon Williams was sent to death row for a murder he says he didn’t commit.
Rob and Michelle Reiner learned about his fight for freedom and built a bond through daily emails.
“They became my family,” Williams told NBC News after their deaths.
Rob and Michelle Reiner learned about his fight for freedom and built a bond through daily emails.
“They became my family,” Williams told NBC News after their deaths.
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The first trial in the Mississippi welfare scandal is set to begin this week, with former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. standing trial.
Mississippi Welfare-Fraud Trial Spotlights National Oversight Failures
A safety-net scandal totaling at least $77 million resembles one in Minnesota, according to a Republican auditor.
on.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The first trial in the Mississippi welfare scandal is set to begin this week, with former professional wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. standing trial.
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The most telling Bari Weiss incident came when "The Free Press" excused George Floyd's murder, @radleybalko.bsky.social highlighted factual errors, and Weiss's reaction was not to make corrections, but to invite Balko on a podcast.
There is no truth, there are no standards, there is only content.
There is no truth, there are no standards, there is only content.
December 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The most telling Bari Weiss incident came when "The Free Press" excused George Floyd's murder, @radleybalko.bsky.social highlighted factual errors, and Weiss's reaction was not to make corrections, but to invite Balko on a podcast.
There is no truth, there are no standards, there is only content.
There is no truth, there are no standards, there is only content.
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Exclusive: The incident that prompted Trump to ban Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago’s spa.
The Incident That Prompted Trump to Ban Epstein From Mar-a-Lago’s Spa
Mar-a-Lago sent an 18-year-old spa worker on a house call to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. She complained to her bosses that Epstein pressured her for sex.
on.wsj.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Exclusive: The incident that prompted Trump to ban Jeffrey Epstein from Mar-a-Lago’s spa.
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Somebody sent this to me and it's completely false. Murder is falling because shootings are plunging not because emergency medical technology suddenly improved in 2023.
December 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Somebody sent this to me and it's completely false. Murder is falling because shootings are plunging not because emergency medical technology suddenly improved in 2023.
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District attorneys. Prison superintendents. Even sentencing judges. They’ve urged @governor.ny.gov to grant clemency.
She hasn’t freed anyone all year — despite promising to grant pardons and clemencies on a "rolling basis."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
She hasn’t freed anyone all year — despite promising to grant pardons and clemencies on a "rolling basis."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
A Year Without Clemency: Hochul Leaves Prisoners in Limbo Despite Broad Support for Release
The governor promised to use clemency on a rolling basis. In 2025, she hasn’t freed anyone, including people whose release has been endorsed by prosecutors, prison leaders and even the judges who sent...
www.thecity.nyc
December 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
District attorneys. Prison superintendents. Even sentencing judges. They’ve urged @governor.ny.gov to grant clemency.
She hasn’t freed anyone all year — despite promising to grant pardons and clemencies on a "rolling basis."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
She hasn’t freed anyone all year — despite promising to grant pardons and clemencies on a "rolling basis."
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/30/h...
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NEW: Pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW: Pardoned January 6 rioters have been advising Justice Department officials how to pursue – and perhaps prosecute – the very prosecutors who helped put them behind bars.
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I don’t want to see “experts say Trump can’t pardon a state conviction.”
That’s like “experts say sun rises in east, and some scientists claim water is two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom.”
It’s just a fact.
He CANNOT do this.
And the media DAMN well better get their coverage right.
That’s like “experts say sun rises in east, and some scientists claim water is two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom.”
It’s just a fact.
He CANNOT do this.
And the media DAMN well better get their coverage right.
Trump says he's pardoned Tina Peters, but that may not save her from prison
Trump has no jurisdiction over state-level cases to offer the pardon.
www.axios.com
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I don’t want to see “experts say Trump can’t pardon a state conviction.”
That’s like “experts say sun rises in east, and some scientists claim water is two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom.”
It’s just a fact.
He CANNOT do this.
And the media DAMN well better get their coverage right.
That’s like “experts say sun rises in east, and some scientists claim water is two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom.”
It’s just a fact.
He CANNOT do this.
And the media DAMN well better get their coverage right.
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"Travis County district attorney moves to exonerate wrongfully accused yogurt shop murder suspects": www.kut.org/crime-justic...
Travis County district attorney moves to exonerate wrongfully accused yogurt shop murder suspects
The district attorney filed paperwork on Thursday to formally clear the names of four young men accused of the 1991 murders.
www.kut.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Travis County district attorney moves to exonerate wrongfully accused yogurt shop murder suspects": www.kut.org/crime-justic...
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ICYMI: Deaths from criminal homicide, drug overdose, alcohol, and traffic accidents all spiked during COVID. They're all rapidly falling today. I wrote about the positive trend behind death rates from some causes in the US today.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
ICYMI: Deaths from criminal homicide, drug overdose, alcohol, and traffic accidents all spiked during COVID. They're all rapidly falling today. I wrote about the positive trend behind death rates from some causes in the US today.
jasher.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...
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EXCLUSIVE: Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
EXCLUSIVE: Entire Chain of Command Could Be Held Liable for Killing Boat Strike Survivors, Sources Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s actions could spark investigations for war crimes or outright murder, sources told The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/h...
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“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
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November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
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@cwarzel.bsky.social
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1. Louisiana’s governor eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those arrested before. Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported. @veritenews.org @propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
1. Louisiana’s governor eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those arrested before. Then he tossed those rules aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported. @veritenews.org @propublica.org
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BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
BREAKING: Comey case dismissed without prejudice. Halligan invalidly appointed, judge rules. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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After more than 25 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan inched one step closer to freedom Friday when Judge Alvin Sharp in Ouachita Parish granted him bail, setting it at $150,000. @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/11/21/j...
Jimmie Duncan granted bail
Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murder and sentenced to death 27 years ago. But this year, a judge vacated the verdict, finding that the state's case against him was rooted in debunked 'junk science.'
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November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
After more than 25 years on death row, Jimmie Duncan inched one step closer to freedom Friday when Judge Alvin Sharp in Ouachita Parish granted him bail, setting it at $150,000. @veritenews.org @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/11/21/j...
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This is seismic news. It's hard to overstate how big the implications are for both future prosecutions and wrongful convictions. This NJ decision could reshape how courts across the country treat shaken-baby expert testimony.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
NJ Bans ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Evidence in Nationwide First (1)
Criminal prosecutors can’t build murder cases on medical diagnoses that the mere shaking of a baby, without further evidence of trauma, resulted in a child’s death, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is seismic news. It's hard to overstate how big the implications are for both future prosecutions and wrongful convictions. This NJ decision could reshape how courts across the country treat shaken-baby expert testimony.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/n...
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In a brutal Mississippi jail, inmates say they were enlisted as enforcers
High-ranking inmates in the Rankin County jail known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
High-ranking inmates in the Rankin County jail known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
In a brutal Mississippi jail, inmates say they were enlisted as enforcers
High-ranking inmates in the Rankin County jail known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
mississippitoday.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In a brutal Mississippi jail, inmates say they were enlisted as enforcers
High-ranking inmates in the Rankin County jail known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
High-ranking inmates in the Rankin County jail known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
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An extraordinary admission: "The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express its sincere regrets to Eric and Joan Meyer and Ruth and Ronald Herbel for its participation in the drafting and execution of the Marion Police Department’s search warrants on their homes and the Marion County Record" #ksleg
Breaking: Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret kansasreflector.com/2025/11/11/m...
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, express regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
An extraordinary admission: "The Sheriff’s Office wishes to express its sincere regrets to Eric and Joan Meyer and Ruth and Ronald Herbel for its participation in the drafting and execution of the Marion Police Department’s search warrants on their homes and the Marion County Record" #ksleg