Kat Stromquist
@kstromquist
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Idealist, cat person, reporter Gulf States Newsroom (@NPR @WWNO @MPBNews @WBHM): incarceration & gun violence in Ala., La., Miss. [email protected]
New Orleans
Joined June 2009
RT @WBRZ: VIDEO: Oil from the Roseland explosion that happened on Friday has begun to make its way into waterways in Tangipahoa Parish. Thi….
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RT @MeetThePress: The head of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement told NBC News that agents wouldn't be at D.C. schools on the first day M….
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RT @AP: BREAKING: Florida plans to open a second immigration detention center that officials are calling "Deportation Depot." https://t.co/….
apnews.com
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is preparing to open a second immigration detention facility at a state prison in north Florida, as a federal judge decides the fate of the...
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RT @RichardAWebster: 1. A three-member panel of Louisiana’s parole board granted medical release to Kentrell Parker, a quadriplegic prisone….
veritenews.org
The Louisiana state Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole unanimously voted to release Kentrell Parker, who sued the state over health care conditions at the state’s largest prison.
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RT @RuthServenSmith: Gio Martinez was pulled over for going 1 mile over the speed limit. She is an Alabama social worker who helped local….
al.com
"Her detainment is not only legally questionable — it is morally wrong," a petition demanding her release reads.
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RT @PaigePfleger: Reporters who witnessed the execution said that Byron Black, who had a heart implant, seemed to be in distress during the….
wpln.org
The state of Tennessee executed Byron Black on Tuesday morning. The 69-year-old was convicted of killing his girlfriend and her daughters in 1988. The execution
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RT @meridithmcgraw: Not a WH pool report subject line you see everyday: “POTUS on roof”. Per the pool, the president “appears to be inspect….
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RT @lmcgaughy: SUNDAY MUST READ: This story about questionable spending by Austin city officials by @byEllaMcCarthy @AlexDriggars @tplohets….
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RT @tegbridges: Gov. Jeff Landry declares emergency at Angola state penitentiary due to lack of beds #lalege #lagov .
theadvocate.com
The order would help the prison reopen notorious 'Camp J,' once one of the most restrictive segments of Angola.
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RT @Phil_Lewis_: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
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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
The survivors have left a lasting imprint on the city’s identity, launching businesses, revitalizing neighborhoods, and preserving a sense of home.
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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
The judge also publicly reprimanded the attorneys in the case and referred the matter to the Alabama State Bar Association.
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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
Guest column: NO's Vietnamese community a model of resilience in the midst of trouble
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RT @annemariecuccia: NEWS: Today, Trump signed executive orders on homelessness, making it easier for cities and states to remove people ex….
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RT @BenMullin: scoop: donations to NPR and PBS stations have exploded, with donors across the country giving in unprecedented numbers since….
nytimes.com
Donors are turning out to support local stations, but those contributions so far fall well short of the roughly $535 million a year that Congress cut.
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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
In the largest county on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, developers have proposed around 5,000 new subdivision lots in the last five years. Just under 1,000 of them have been rejected.
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RT @ByMikeBaker: The Kohberger sentencing hearing is about to begin. I'm inside the courtroom, sitting behind Kohberger's mother. Here is….
nytimes.com
Bryan Kohberger received four life terms after the victims’ families and friends faced him in court. He declined to speak, and investigators said they remained mystified by his motives.
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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
A Marion County judge ordered that David Lee Roberts undergo a psychiatric exam before his Aug. 21 execution date.
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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
It’s a familiar scenario. Potential employers see criminal histories and don’t hire. In New Orleans, improvements to the city’s “Ban the Box” ordinance could better challenge employment barriers. An...
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