Criminal Justice
When Tasers fail
In police departments across America, Tasers aren’t always living up to their promise, sometimes with lethal results.
Staff
Biography
Melissa Lewis is a data reporter for Reveal. Prior to joining Reveal, she was a data editor at The Oregonian, a data engineer at Simple and a data analyst at Periscopic. She is an organizer for PyLadies Portland and the Portland chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association. Lewis is based in Oregon.
Articles
Criminal Justice
Development arrested
We go to Mississippi to learn about a set of laws that automatically send kids into the adult legal system for certain crimes.
Criminal Justice
Bound by Statute
The actions of police, prosecutors and judges in Mississippi ultimately end the childhood of black kids far more often – and with far greater severity.
Accountability
Pardon me
The inquiry into President Donald Trump brings memories of Richard Nixon and the pardon that changed history. Also, how the pardons system broke down.
The Trump Era
Pardon me
We share the story of a broken pardons system, leaving a backlog of 13,000 applications, and a pardon attorney’s office that the White House ignores.
Worked Over
The unpaid cost of elder care
Reveal’s Jen Gollan takes us into her investigation of wage theft, harassment and intimidation in the care home industry.
Accountability
When Tasers fail
Tasers help police resolve situations without using guns. Reports show they aren’t always living up to their promise, sometimes with lethal results.