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2020 NOMINEES
The nominees for the Kalson Award's inaugural year are listed below with links to their nominated pieces.
Natalie Bencivenga | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lisa Gartner | Philadelphia Inquirer
- Beaten, Then Silenced (Feb. 20, 2019)
- More than 80 boys to leave Glen Mills Schools after Inquirer investigation of abuse (Feb. 27, 2019)
- Glen Mills leader Randy Ireson steps aside after Inquirer investigation into abuse (Feb. 28, 2019)
- Chief juvenile defender: Glen Mills threatened boys to say they want to stay (March 3, 2019)
- State orders ‘emergency removal’ of remaining boys at Glen Mills Schools after abuse revelations (March 26, 2019)
- Pennsylvania closes the Glen Mills Schools amid child-abuse investigation (April 9, 2019)
- Glen Mills Schools, state officials sued by national legal center over abuse, failing to educate (April 11, 2019)
- Gov. Tom Wolf orders state overhaul after abuses at Glen Mills Schools (July 31, 2019)
- ‘Nobody listened’: How Pa. failed to detect, stop abuse at Glen Mills and other schools (Oct. 9, 2019)
- Pa. governor’s council recommends sweeping changes to juvenile justice programs (Nov. 2, 2019)
- Gov. Tom Wolf announces effort to overhaul juvenile justice in Pennsylvania (Dec. 17, 2019)
- Series:
Kate Giammarise, Rich Lord, Lillian Thomas, Chris Huffaker, Lacretia Wimbley, Matt McKinney, Michael Santiago, Stephanie Strasburg, Stacy Innerst, Andrew Rush and Zack Tanner | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Growing Up Through the Cracks (Jan. 13, 2019)
Brittney Hailer | Public Source
- Active shooter drills have become common in Pittsburgh-area schools but mental health effects remain unknown (Aug. 14, 2019)
- A look inside the ALICE active shooter training taken by Pittsburgh Public Schools administrators (Aug. 14, 2019)
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Active shooter trainings in PA: What have Allegheny County school districts spent? (Aug. 28, 2019)
Samantha Malamed | Philadelphia Inquirer
- Why are Pennsylvania judges sentencing people on probation for debts they won’t ever be able to pay? (Oct. 10, 2019)
- The Probation Trap (Oct. 24, 2019)
- Living in Fear: Probation is meant to keep people out of jail. But intense monitoring leaves tens of thousands across the state at risk of incarceration (Oct. 24, 2019)
- Judges Rule: When it comes to probation, Pennsylvania has left judges unchecked to impose wildly different versions of justice (Oct. 24, 2019)
- Punishing Addiction: Courts recognize substance-use disorder is a disease. Yet some judges continue punishing relapse with ever-longer probation and even prison (Oct. 24, 2019)
- The Marijuana Paradox: Philadelphia has decriminalized marijuana, but those who get high on probation still risk incarceration (Nov. 26, 2019)
- 'Everyone is detained': How probation detainers can keep people locked up indefinitely — even when they haven't committed a crime( Dec. 27, 2019)
Oliver Morrison | Public Source
- "Hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians have been exposed to dangerous PFAS chemicals, including around Pittsburgh’s airport" (Nov. 28, 2018)
- "Report details PFAS contamination near Pittsburgh airport that ‘likely’ extends beyond military base boundaries" (May 28, 2019)
- How spills of toxic firefighting foam containing PFAS escaped into streams, drains near Pittsburgh airport (May 28, 2019)
- PFAS contamination is likely at Pittsburgh airport. Airports may face legal challenges by doing nothing. (Aug. 12, 2019)
- Former firefighters describe how they used foam with PFAS chemicals at Pittsburgh’s airport for decades (Aug. 12, 2019)
- Neville Island residents could have been drinking PFAS contaminated water for a month, township officials say (Nov. 8, 2019)
- Coraopolis drinking water shows PFAS contamination among highest in PA, but below federal advisory (Dec. 5, 2019)
- Coraopolis approves additional testing and upgrades to address PFAS chemical presence in its drinking water (Dec. 19, 2019)
Dylan Segelbaum | The York Daily Record
- Former Pa. scoutmaster, citizen of the year focus of inquiry into decades of sex abuse (Aug. 28, 2019)
- C.Q. Smith’s ‘citizen of the year’ honor could be revoked in wake of sexual abuse report (Aug. 28, 2019)
- C.Q. Smith pledged to nonprofits, but 2 say he didn't come through with all the money (Aug. 30, 2019)
- 'It’s lies, innuendos, exaggerations': C.Q. Smith says he never sexually abused boys (Sept. 1, 2019)
- Totem Pole Playhouse removes C.Q. Smith's name and likeness from theater (Sept. 3, 2019)
- Smith pledged $1.5 million to Wilson College. He didn't make good on it. (Sept. 3, 2019)
- 'It's a public shaming:' Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on C.Q. Smith grand jury report (Sept. 10, 2019)
- Scout leader knows how to recognize, prevent abuse because he says he was nearly a victim (Sept. 25, 2019)
- Why did Pa. attorney general take position against releasing C.Q. Smith grand jury report? (Sept. 29, 2019)
Mike Wereschagin | The Caucus
- Eyes in the Sky: Why privacy experts and civil rights advocates are worried about the Allegheny County district attorney’s vast surveillance network (Aug. 13, 2019)
- Going Dark (Oct. 8, 2019)