Teghan Simonton is a data reporter on the health and business team for Tampa Bay Times. She earned her master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May 2023. During her time at Mizzou, she worked as a research assistant in data services for Investigative Reporters & Editors, and also interned on the investigations team at the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Before grad school, Simonton was a staff reporter at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and interned on the investigations team at USA Today and at The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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Alisa Roth
Alisa Roth’s book “Held in Contempt: Why Women Are the Future of Mass Incarceration” will be published in April 2027. The book will expose the policies and practices that are driving up female incarceration rates in many parts of the country.
