Decca Muldowney is a senior research fellow for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network.
Decca Muldowney
Senior Research Fellow, Local Reporting Network
Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
The Psychiatric Security Review Board questioned how many people it discharged from state custody returned to crime. But it did not share its findings or change policies even as former clients killed or raped.
Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.
The Psychiatric Security Review Board questioned how many people it discharged from state custody returned to crime. But it did not share its findings or change policies even as former clients killed or raped.
Standing by Their Convictions
The DNA didn’t match. The witnesses weren’t sure. But the prosecution persisted.
The Immigrant Children’s Shelters Near You
We found 100 facilities holding immigrant children and have mapped 88 of them. Help us find out more about the facilities and the children being held there.
About the Immigrant Children Shelter Map
Here’s how and why we mapped the immigrant children shelters, and how you can help us investigate.
Sobre el mapa de centros de niños inmigrantes
Cómo y por qué mapeamos los centros donde están los niños inmigrantes y cómo puedes ayudarnos a investigarlos
Estos son los centros con niños inmigrantes que están cerca de ti
Hemos encontrado 100 instalaciones donde están los menores inmigrantes y hemos mapeado 79 de ellas. Ayúdanos a descubrir más sobre los centros y albergues y sobre los niños que están en ellos.
Legislators in Many States Can Push Bills They’d Profit From
The laws vary by state. In some, lawmakers are told to recuse themselves from votes that could create even the “appearance of impropriety.” In others, overlapping interests are seen as “almost inevitable.”
A Guide for Digging Through Trump’s Financial Disclosures
Here’s how we searched through President Donald Trump’s financial disclosures, and how you can, too.
A Short History of Threats Received by Donald Trump’s Opponents
The pattern goes beyond Stormy Daniels.
Houston-Area Officials Approved a Plan for Handling a Natural Disaster — Then Ignored It
Harris County foresaw key risks, including a slow response from the Red Cross, but never implemented its strategy.
So What the Hell Is Doxxing?
What doxxing really is, plus advice on how to protect yourself from unwanted exposure of personal and private information online.
Info Wars: Inside the Left’s Online Efforts to Out White Supremacists
An anonymous group of vigilantes works to identify racists, a legally gray tactic known as doxxing that comes with plenty of risk for all.
FEMA Had a Plan for Responding to a Hurricane in Puerto Rico — But It Doesn’t Want You to See It
The disaster-relief agency, under fire after Hurricane Maria, won’t release the plan, even as a comparable document for Hawaii remains public.
Texas Official After Harvey: The ‘Red Cross Was Not There’
Once again, there were appeals for donations to the Red Cross. And once again, local officials are saying the charity hasn’t delivered.
