Kat Stromquist
@kstromquist
Idealist, cat person, reporter Gulf States Newsroom (@NPR @WWNO @MPBNews @WBHM): incarceration & gun violence in Ala., La., Miss. [email protected]
Twenty years later, some Hurricane Katrina evacuees say they brought new culture to Houston — and that the city has given them good lives. Via @CapitalBNews: capitalbnews.org/houston-katrin…
Via @rchapoco, attorneys hired by Alabama's prison system used AI-generated fake citations in their legal work, a judge believes. They've now been tossed from the case: alabamareflector.com/2025/07/24/fed…
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, @visit_hnoc recalls Vietnamese community's influence after the storm. They shared how to rebuild, a historian writes: theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/op…
NEWS: Today, Trump signed executive orders on homelessness, making it easier for cities and states to remove people experiencing homelessness from encampments and involuntarily commit them to treatment or rehabilitation centers.
scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since Congress cut federal funding nytimes.com/2025/07/24/bus…
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Residents at Blossom Apartments in south Jackson lost water early Wednesday due to the landlord’s overdue bills. The property owner had long been in dispute with JXN Water over the charges. mississippitoday.org/2025/07/23/wat…
On the rural Mississippi coast, "frustrated residents are packing local government meetings, pleading with leaders to block plans for development and to protect their forests and pastures from investors": nola.com/news/gulf_coas…
The Kohberger sentencing hearing is about to begin. I'm inside the courtroom, sitting behind Kohberger's mother. Here is a no-paywall link to our live blog (and livestream) of what's happening inside the hearing. nytimes.com/live/2025/07/2…
An Alabama judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for a man with serious mental illness whose execution was scheduled for next month, @IvanaSuzette reports. His attorneys described him as "floridly psychotic" despite treatment: al.com/news/2025/07/a…
Via @TheLensNOLA, New Orleans is working to expand fair-chance hiring for people with criminal convictions. A related amendment to the city's Bill of Rights is on ballots this fall: thelensnola.org/2025/07/22/unl…
The California man said he spent weeks in detention without anyone communicating with him in sign language. That's despite his DACA protections, @latimes reports: latimes.com/california/sto…
Great work from @_thehalparker on Louisiana's unusually harsh HIV-exposure law: veritenews.org/2025/07/18/lou…
People with disabilities are failed by the criminal legal system time & time again. After disproportionate contact with law enforcement, unaccommodating courts, and unequipped jails, thousands with disabilities are locked up in state prisons on a given day.
Texas just set another execution date for Robert Roberson, setting off another battle over whether he is innocent of the murder of his daughter. He'd would be the first American executed based on a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome. cnn.com/2025/07/16/us/…
U.S. may mark 10-year high in executions this month: usatoday.com/story/news/nat…
People detained at Alligator Alcatraz aren’t showing up in a government locator. Families and attorneys are struggling to find them. We obtained a list of 750+ names, and are publishing it here: miamiherald.com/news/local/imm…
Long a U.S. 'murder capital,' New Orleans is on pace for 50-year low in killings in 2025 nola.com/news/crime_pol…
Orleans Parish deputies who do not fully cooperate with federal immigration investigations could face criminal penalties. veritenews.org/2025/07/09/orl…
In the final hour of the session, it became official: There would be no 287(g) ban this year in Maryland. boltsmag.org/maryland-287g-…