Rebecca McCray
@rebeccakmccray.bsky.social
reporting/writing/engaging
https://www.rebeccakmccray.com/
Previously: audience engagement
@themarshallproject.org via
@djnf.bsky.social
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Previously: audience engagement
@themarshallproject.org via
@djnf.bsky.social
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Tell Us What It’s Like to Go Through Menopause in Prison
Your insights will help inform a guide about the critical life stage that we’ll share with incarcerated people.
www.themarshallproject.org
I'm reporting on what it's like to go through perimenopause/menopause while incarcerated for @themarshallproject.org, and building a guide for currently incarcerated people. Help me by filling out or sharing this form! www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/16/m...
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today’s mass media layoffs really go beyond “industry news.” we’re watching the removal of the people who explain what’s actually happening to us, beyond canned press releases and official narratives, at a time when we need that the most. healthy democracies need journalism!!
February 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
today’s mass media layoffs really go beyond “industry news.” we’re watching the removal of the people who explain what’s actually happening to us, beyond canned press releases and official narratives, at a time when we need that the most. healthy democracies need journalism!!
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Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents in Chicago, testifying in Washington today:
Martinez ends her testimony with this:
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
"If there's not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government."
February 3, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Marimar Martinez, shot by federal agents in Chicago, testifying in Washington today:
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Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Jodi Kantor in the NY Times reports that the Chief Justice requested Court employees sign nondisclosure agreements in November 2024 - moving to formal contracts requiring silence/confidentiality after Trump was reelected: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
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A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.
Judge says she won't halt Minnesota immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds
A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.
www.wmur.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:40 PM
A federal judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.
Always weird to see a specific anecdote in a story you reported yourself over a year ago re-reported by a bigger outlet. If you want to read more about parents and caregivers on the frontline of movements, and how they're involving their kids in their activism, take a look at @prismreports.org
Caregivers across the U.S. mobilize for Gaza’s kids
As children continue to bear the brunt of Israeli genocide in Gaza, parents in the U.S. take action with their kids
prismreports.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Always weird to see a specific anecdote in a story you reported yourself over a year ago re-reported by a bigger outlet. If you want to read more about parents and caregivers on the frontline of movements, and how they're involving their kids in their activism, take a look at @prismreports.org
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Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
Fear of ICE is keeping pregnant immigrants in Minnesota from critical care
Health care providers in Minnesota said pregnant patients are having more complications linked to stress. But fear of immigration agents is keeping them from prenatal care.
19thnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Citing fear of ICE, pregnant immigrants in Minnesota are
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
-skipping prenatal care
-requesting home births, even when not medically advised
-going w/o adequate food
Many are experiencing complications providers say can be stress-onset: diabetes, high blood pressure, and even water breaking early
Feels appropriate for the news cycle that Luigi’s would-be liberator provided a Minnesota drivers license
gothamist.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Feels appropriate for the news cycle that Luigi’s would-be liberator provided a Minnesota drivers license
The NY corrections officers wildcat strike last year, during which thousands of National Guard troops were stationed to replace staff, will cost the state more than $1 billion, per @gothamist.com
New York's prison strike has $1 billion tab – and climbing
Gov. Hochul proposes another $535 million to keep National Guard in state prisons amid staffing shortage.
gothamist.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The NY corrections officers wildcat strike last year, during which thousands of National Guard troops were stationed to replace staff, will cost the state more than $1 billion, per @gothamist.com
Really beautiful work from @themarshallproject.org documenting the Californians who took part in a massive hunger strike 13 years ago to challenge the use of solitary confinement in state prisons
Echoes of Isolation
A 2013 prison hunger strike in California led to a dramatic decline in the use of solitary confinement. More than a decade later, people impacted by solitary reflect on the toll of separation.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Really beautiful work from @themarshallproject.org documenting the Californians who took part in a massive hunger strike 13 years ago to challenge the use of solitary confinement in state prisons
Of the nearly two dozen violent, and in some cases fatal, arrests identified by @documentedny.bsky.social, DHS published official press releases for only two.
Trump's Immigration Crackdown Has Led to Two Dozen Violent or Fatal Arrests — But ICE Doesn't Track the Incidents - Documented
While the agency is required to release reports after the deaths of detained immigrants, ICE does not have to report on injuries or deaths that happen during arrests.
documentedny.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Of the nearly two dozen violent, and in some cases fatal, arrests identified by @documentedny.bsky.social, DHS published official press releases for only two.
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NEW: Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access to.
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The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison
Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access…
nysfocus.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
NEW: Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access to.
nysfocus.com/2026/01/26/d...
nysfocus.com/2026/01/26/d...
DOCCS says programs are running throughout the state's prisons, but I spoke to people in 12 different prisons throughout the state, lawyers, & watchdogs who say the reality on the ground is very different. And in some cases, people are stuck in prison past release dates because of it.
The Catch-22 Keeping New Yorkers Stuck in Prison
Nine months after the prison guard strike, incarcerated people are being denied early release after not completing programming that they don’t have access…
nysfocus.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:21 PM
DOCCS says programs are running throughout the state's prisons, but I spoke to people in 12 different prisons throughout the state, lawyers, & watchdogs who say the reality on the ground is very different. And in some cases, people are stuck in prison past release dates because of it.
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ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 24, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ICE attempted to order local police from the scene of the Minneapolis shooting, but the police chief refused and instructed his officers to preserve the crime scene.
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions.
We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
www.propublica.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions.
We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
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We could use some more reporting on ICE use of Medicaid data to target people. What kinds of databases, in which states, can ICE access? stateline.org/2026/01/20/i...
ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live • Stateline
In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find people...
stateline.org
January 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
We could use some more reporting on ICE use of Medicaid data to target people. What kinds of databases, in which states, can ICE access? stateline.org/2026/01/20/i...
*Six years* after the city's Department of Investigation found paper logbooks used to track incidents in city jails were significantly undercounting violent incidents, the Dept of Correction is finally piloting an electronic system in a singular jail on Rikers Island
Paper to Pixels: DOC Tests Digital Logbooks Years After Watchdog Rebuke
The New York City Department of Correction has begun piloting an electronic record system after investigators found handwritten logs masked hundreds of violent incidents.
www.thecity.nyc
January 22, 2026 at 3:10 AM
*Six years* after the city's Department of Investigation found paper logbooks used to track incidents in city jails were significantly undercounting violent incidents, the Dept of Correction is finally piloting an electronic system in a singular jail on Rikers Island
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The walkout, the largest by nurses in New York City history, is driven by demands for increased staffing, better safety and preserved benefits.
‘We’re asking for very basic things’: 15,000 nurses are on strike in New York City
The walkout, the largest by nurses in New York City history, is driven by demands for increased staffing, better safety and preserved benefits.
19thnews.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 PM
The walkout, the largest by nurses in New York City history, is driven by demands for increased staffing, better safety and preserved benefits.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
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DHS said the man died while he tried to commit suicide and “violently resisted security staff.”
A medical examiner called it “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression.”
A witness told the Washpost *on the record* that guards choked him as he said, “no puedo respirar.”
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A medical examiner called it “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression.”
A witness told the Washpost *on the record* that guards choked him as he said, “no puedo respirar.”
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Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
wapo.st
January 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
DHS said the man died while he tried to commit suicide and “violently resisted security staff.”
A medical examiner called it “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression.”
A witness told the Washpost *on the record* that guards choked him as he said, “no puedo respirar.”
Gift link⤵️
wapo.st/49FW4NG
A medical examiner called it “asphyxia due to neck and chest compression.”
A witness told the Washpost *on the record* that guards choked him as he said, “no puedo respirar.”
Gift link⤵️
wapo.st/49FW4NG
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The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
January 15, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The Star Tribune had an insane graphic about the presence of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. There are more immigration officers in the metro right now than local police officers.
"Who gets to count as the press now, and who gets left out when access is redefined? ... Community, ethnic and independent media are not asking for special treatment. We are asking not to be erased in a moment when the definition of 'press' is rapidly transforming."
I’m a community journalist in New York City. Here’s why Mamdani’s ‘influencer presser’ stung. - Poynter
Mayor Mamdani’s ‘new media’ strategy prioritizes content creators while locking out the community outlets that serve New York’s neighborhoods
www.poynter.org
January 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
"Who gets to count as the press now, and who gets left out when access is redefined? ... Community, ethnic and independent media are not asking for special treatment. We are asking not to be erased in a moment when the definition of 'press' is rapidly transforming."
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As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.
In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations • Minnesota Reformer
As Elle Neubauer drove before dawn past the darkened windows of the immigrant-owned businesses on Lake Street in Minneapolis, her co-pilot and friend Patty O’Keefe scanned the passing vehicles with bi...
minnesotareformer.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
As thousands of immigration agents arrive in Minnesota, neighbors are working together to track, distract and protest ICE. The cat-and-mouse game between activists and agents is escalating as tactics change daily.
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The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM
The US Department of Agriculture suspends all federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
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Location data from phone companies requires a warrant. But ICE believes this data doesn't, because people give it up "voluntarily." That's according to this internal ICE legal analysis shared with us. Ignores that people don't know what apps are tracking them www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
![The AdID itself is created by the operating system on the device and
serves as an anonymized identifier provided to these applications for marketing purposes. Although it is difficult to verify for any particular piece of data,
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information offered by Ventel does not contain any information generated by the carrier or the device manufacturer, and the device owner can prevent the transmission of AdID locational information by removing the application from the device or by manipulating the device's settings to disable location services. Ventel's data suppliers also guarantee that the information is lawfully acquired.
In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court held that the Fourth Amendment protects cell-site location information (CSLI) that is automatically generated and recorded by the carrier whenever a cellular device is in use. In reaching this decision, the Court declined to extend the third-party doctrine to CSLI, holding that "[gliven the unique nature of cell phone location records, the fact that the information is held by a third party does not by itself overcome the user's claim to Fourth Amendment protection." Carpenter v. United States, 138 S. Ct. 2206, 2217 (2018). The Court found CSLI to be different because of the exhaustive nature of the information collected by carriers, the special consideration given to location information in Supreme Court precedent, the pervasiveness of cellphones in daily life, and the fact that "a cell phone logs a cell-site record by dint of its operation, without any affirmative act on the part of the user beyond powering up." Id. at 2019-2220.
However, the Supreme Court made clear their decision "is a narrow one" and that it does not address matters such as tower dumps or "business records that might incidentally reveal location information." Id. at 2220. The Court also ma…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vk7rduhvom3rq6dyluce5wzf/bafkreicpqggaej3c4o7umnodpk3xkyl254fewadoejpdce3af5etqwfmy4@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Location data from phone companies requires a warrant. But ICE believes this data doesn't, because people give it up "voluntarily." That's according to this internal ICE legal analysis shared with us. Ignores that people don't know what apps are tracking them www.404media.co/inside-ices-...