Christie Thompson
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PNW-based writer for @MarshallProj, covering prisons & the intersection of criminal justice and mental health. cthompson @ https://t.co/p4Kuu7AeV8
Seattle, WA
Joined June 2011
I've been writing about prison abuse for many years, but the stories I heard from this facility were beyond egregious. New story on violence in a remote federal prison, and how those inside organized to expose what's happening: w/ @NPR.
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In lawsuits and interviews, people held at Lee penitentiary described correctional officers breaking teeth, fracturing ribs and using the N-word.
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RT @bykenarmstrong: New, from @BW . The Egg: A story of extraction, exploitation and opportunity. This investigation of the human egg trade….
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Following human eggs as they’re exchanged across open, gray and black markets — reaping rewards for an extremely high price.
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RT @POTUS: Today, I’m pardoning 39 people with non-violent crimes who have demonstrated remorse and rehabilitation, and I’m commuting the s….
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RT @alan_uplc: 3 of my favorite people examine the impact of sleep deprivation in prison. @shannon_h & @keribla collaborated on the story….
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Moldy mattresses, 24/7 lights and constant noise contribute to a persistent health and safety crisis in prisons and jails.
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RT @shoeshine: Every year, millions of women in labor receive routine meds like fentanyl in their epidurals and blood pressure meds for c-s….
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Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
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RT @shoeshine: My brilliant @MarshallProj colleagues analyzed 350,000+ of @realDonaldTrump's public statements and identified 13 major clai….
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Trump repeats false and misleading claims on immigration, an analysis of 12,000 statements shows.
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When prisoners were being abused under his watch, a fed warden was referred for discipline -- then appointed director of a national training academy
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A Bureau of Prisons investigation found that Andrew Ciolli failed to stop violations of the use of force policy at one prison. Now he’s running an agency training center.
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RT @shoeshine: NEW: Hospitals around the US are using inaccurate pee-in-a-cup drug tests to report new mothers to child protective services….
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Hospitals use drug tests that return false positives from poppy seed bagels, decongestants and Zantac. Yet newborns are being taken from parents based on the results.
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@tradeoffspod And listen to The Fifth Branch podcast from @tradeoffspod & @ryan_levi, a nuanced, deep-dive into Durham's journey to change emergency response:
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The Fifth Branch is a special series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project that examines what it looks like when one community dramatically changes how it responds to people in crisis. Subscribe...
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Alternative crisis response teams have taken off across the US. I talked to experts about whether they're on track to fundamentally change public safety: new story w/ @tradeoffspod.
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There are more than 100 response teams nationwide, but experts say more research on their impact is needed.
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RT @bykenarmstrong: Given the power nurse practitioners have over patient care, it's *a bit* disconcerting when the former director of the….
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RT @jayrosen_nyu: Let me show you a smart practice. "Investigate This" from the Marshall Project gives other newsrooms the tools they need….
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Criminal justice datasets and reporting resources from The Marshall Project
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RT @tradeoffspod: How do you convince police officers that it makes sense to send unarmed mental health workers to some 911 calls?. Part 1….
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How do you convince police officers that it makes sense to send unarmed mental health workers to some 911 calls?
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RT @ryan_levi: Who do you want to respond if someone you know has a mental health crisis?. I've spent a year talking to cities that send un….
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The Fifth Branch is a special series by Tradeoffs and The Marshall Project that examines what it looks like when one community dramatically changes how it responds to people in crisis. Subscribe...
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RT @esmyjimenez: So if you know anything about the mental health care system in the U.S., you've probably heard it tends to overlap with po….
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RT @sjmichaels: They survived domestic violence—and then courts threw them in prison for their abusers' crimes. This is happening systema….
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How should the conditions of a person’s life be weighed when they are involved in a crime?
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RT @shoeshine: 🚨🚨🚨 Attention @IRE_NICAR journos: So excited to share that @MarshallProj is hosting networking and mentorship hours at #IRE2….
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Hello! We're the staff of The Marshall Project and we'd love to meet up with you for networking and mentorship over lunch on Thursday and Friday afternoon of IRE24. To be clear: We are not currently...
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RT @NPRJoeShapiro: 50 years ago, SSI was created to lift impoverished disabled/elderly from poverty. NPR investigation finds its dated rule….
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A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.
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More states are passing laws that increase crim penalties for assaults on healthcare workers. But there's an unintended consequence: more people in crisis landing in jail, where they get even sicker. New story w/@sydbrownstone & @esmyjimenez:
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Washington, like most states, has a law intended to protect health care workers. Instead, it’s led to prosecutions of people with severe mental illness.
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RT @sydbrownstone: In WA, spitting on a health care worker is a felony. The law, meant to protect health care workers, ensnares mostly peop….
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If someone is in psychiatric crisis, a state law could take them away from mental health help — and land them in jail, a Seattle Times and Marshall Project investigation found.
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