Kira Lerner

Kira Lerner is a staff reporter based in Washington, D.C. She is currently a Lipman Fellow at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Illinois Loosened Ankle-Monitor Restrictions, But Advocates Say It’s Too Soon To Celebrate

Kira Lerner Oct 18, 2019

Exclusive: Former Colleagues Accuse Mississippi D.A. Candidate Jody Owens Of Sexual Harassment

Kira Lerner Oct 11, 2019

Nation’s Largest Bail Fund Plans To Stop Bailing People Out Of Jail

Kira Lerner Sep 30, 2019

Courts Are Intervening to Dismantle Unjust Cash Bail Systems Across the U.S.

Kira Lerner Sep 26, 2019

With Vast Surveillance Network, Pittsburgh D.A. Has ‘Created A Dystopian Reality’

Kira Lerner Sep 20, 2019

Pushed to Curb Use of Cash Bail By January, Indiana Relies On ‘Knee-Jerk’ Alternative

Kira Lerner Sep 05, 2019

Chicago’s Top Prosecutor: Clearing Marijuana Records Will Be ‘Life-Changing’

Kira Lerner Aug 30, 2019

In One Arizona County, Pay For Your Ankle Monitor Or Go To Jail

Kira Lerner Aug 23, 2019

Ohio Governor Wants to Detain Fewer Mentally Ill People Before Trial

Kira Lerner Aug 14, 2019

In Chicago, Rethinking the Link Between Crime and Incarceration

Kira Lerner Aug 05, 2019

Miami Officials: Most People Who Owe Fines and Fees Can Vote

Kira Lerner, Daniel Nichanian Jul 24, 2019

New Reports Highlight Behavior of Port Authority Police in ‘Lewd Act’ Arrests

Kira Lerner Jul 12, 2019

In Oklahoma, Private Companies Run Pretrial Services, Driving People Into Debt

Kira Lerner Jun 26, 2019

How a D.C. Lawmaker is Challenging the Racist Roots of Prison Voting Restrictions

Kira Lerner Jun 12, 2019

Virginia Teen Was Detained and Prosecuted for Saying ‘Oink Oink’ to Cop

Kira Lerner Jun 04, 2019

D.C. Shows Mercy For People Who Committed Crimes As Children, But Prosecutors Are Fighting Back

Kira Lerner May 23, 2019

North Carolina Jail Staff Accused Of Beating And Abusing Mentally Ill Veteran

Kira Lerner May 17, 2019

Louisiana Bill Could Jail Defense Attorneys for Doing Their Jobs

Kira Lerner May 10, 2019

‘I Can’t Afford It and I Never Will Be Able To’

Kira Lerner May 01, 2019

New Orleans’s Youth Jail Faces Overcrowding Crisis as D.A. Targets Kids

Kira Lerner Apr 26, 2019

Texas Is Poised to Make It Easier to Jail People For Voting Errors

Kira Lerner Apr 12, 2019

Chicago is Tracking Kids With GPS Monitors That Can Call and Record Them Without Consent

Kira Lerner Apr 08, 2019

Undercutting reform, Florida moves to ban certain people from ever voting again

Kira Lerner Mar 20, 2019

As States Look To Cut Jail Populations, Electronic ‘Miniature Prisons’ Are On the Rise

Kira Lerner Feb 28, 2019

‘I am a Human and I Just Ask to Be Treated as One’

Kira Lerner Feb 19, 2019

Iowa Moves Toward Expanding Voting Rights. But It May Require a ‘Modern Day Poll Tax.’

Kira Lerner Feb 07, 2019

In 1 Day, New Mexico Prison Had 2 Suicides In Solitary Confinement

Kira Lerner Jan 29, 2019

‘The Sixth Amendment Doesn’t Shut Down When the Government Does’

Kira Lerner Jan 24, 2019

Oklahoma Governor Releases 21 Prisoners Shut Out Of Drug Sentencing Reform

Kira Lerner Dec 19, 2018

Virginia Jail Accused of Favoring Christians Who Agree To Live In ‘God Pod’

Kira Lerner Dec 06, 2018

A Suit on Behalf of 6,000 Women Decries Law Enforcement’s Handling of Sexual Assault Cases

Kira Lerner Nov 09, 2018

‘Worse Than Guantánamo’

Kira Lerner Oct 01, 2018

Louisiana Attorney General May Run For Governor By Fearmongering Over Criminal Justice

Kira Lerner Sep 06, 2018

Ohio Council Member Wants to Implant Microchips in People Awaiting Trial

Kira Lerner Aug 07, 2018

This Red State Governor Is Giving Hope To People Sentenced To Die In Prison

Kira Lerner Jul 09, 2018