2023 |
Brett Murphy |
"Words of Conviction: Tracing a Junk Science Through the Justice System" |
ProPublica |
2022 |
Meribah Knight (Nashville Public Radio) and Ken Armstrong (ProPublica) |
"Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge" |
ProPublica (in partnership with Nashville Public Radio) |
2021 |
Eric Umansky with Adriana Gallardo, Lena Groeger, Joshua Kaplan, Topher Sanders, Joaquin Sapien, Mollie Simon, Moiz Syed, Lucas Waldron and Derek Willis |
"The NYPD Files" |
ProPublica (with contributing reporting from The City) |
2020 |
Kyle Hopkins |
"Lawless" |
Anchorage Daily News |
2019 |
Gary Harki |
"Jailed in Crisis" |
The Virginian-Pilot |
2018 |
Topher Sanders and Ben Conarck |
"Walking While Black" |
ProPublica, Florida Times Union |
2017 |
Jennifer Bjorhus and Kelly Smith and the investigative team |
"A Cry for Help" |
Minneapolis Star Tribune |
2016 |
Ken Armstrong, T. Christian Miller |
An Unbelievable Story of Rape |
The Marshall Project, ProPublica |
2015 |
Brad Heath |
“Fugitives Next Door” |
USA TODAY |
2014 |
Reporter Megan O’Matz and Database Editor John Maines |
“Cops, Cash, Cocaine” |
South Florida Sun Sentinel |
2013 |
Ryan Gabrielson |
“Broken Shield” |
Center for Investigative Reporting’s California Watch |
2012 |
Gina Barton |
“Both Sides of the Law” |
The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel |
2011 |
Cris Barrish |
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The News Journal |
2010 |
Mark Puente |
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The Plain Dealer |
2009 |
Karyn Spencer |
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Omaha World-Herald |
2008 |
Jonathan Schuppe |
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The Newark Star-Ledger |
2007 |
Robert Rogers |
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The Sun |
2006 |
John Diedrich |
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Related Stories |
2005 |
Amber Hunt Martin |
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Detroit Free Press |
2004 |
Del Quentin Wilber |
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Baltimore Sun |
2003 |
Stacy Finz |
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San Francisco Chronicle |
2002 |
Stephanie Warsmith |
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Akron Beacon Journal |
2001 |
Brigid O’Malley |
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Naples Daily News |
2000 |
Tom Searls |
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Charleston Gazette |
1999 |
Sean Gardiner |
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The Florida Times-Union. |
1998 |
Mark Truby |
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The Huntington Herald-Dispatch |
1997 |
Andy Furillo |
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The Sacramento Bee |
1996 |
Pamela Hill |
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Northwest Arkansas Times |
1995 |
Melvin Claxton |
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Virgin Islands Daily News |
1994 |
William Hermann |
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The Arizona Republic |
1993 |
J.D. Mullane |
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Bucks County Courier Times |
1992 |
Scott Bowles |
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The Detroit News |
1991 |
Diana K. Sugg |
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The Sacramento Bee |