shawn

news editor/muckraker @chicago_reader | [email protected] | signal: shawn.56

[shawn @mulchy_]

people incarcerated in illinois have for years charged the state's longtime private medical contractor, wexford, with abuse & neglect.

but in january, idoc nonetheless approved a new, $4 billion contract with wexford.

i break it down for @boltsmag: https://t.co/f9FMBDgkfL

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

A great breakdown of how Cook County’s electronic monitoring program morphed into a surveillance web sharing thousands of people’s GPS data with multiple 3rd parties and enabling police/prosecutors to build flawed cases about people’s suspected activity:
https://t.co/GVk7JbWeKI

[shawn @mulchy_]

for this week’s @Chicago_Reader cover story, i wrote about how sheriff tom dart quietly worked w/ freakonomics’ steven levitt on an algorithm that used shotspotter & cpd data to “match” people on EM to new crimes.

it’s a hell of a ride. give it a read.

https://t.co/NlFP9UjWD4

[shawn @mulchy_]

for this week’s @Chicago_Reader cover story, i wrote about how sheriff tom dart quietly worked w/ freakonomics’ steven levitt on an algorithm that used shotspotter & cpd data to “match” people on EM to new crimes.

it’s a hell of a ride. give it a read.

https://t.co/NlFP9UjWD4

[shawn @mulchy_]

@jbenmenachem also it was a 24% change, not a 24 point swing. the district moved 12 points toward trump

[shawn @mulchy_]

why stay here when you can not be here instead? follow me the other site!

[shawn @mulchy_]

do it. you know you wanna

[shawn @mulchy_]

new: chicago officials met with 30+ potential buyers of the leland sro in uptown—but none were willing to take it on. residents fear they'll lose one of the neighborhood's few affordable housing options left.

from @dilpreetraju for @Chicago_Reader:

https://t.co/2TcBpeK59x

[Block Club Chicago @BlockClubCHI]

South Shore neighbors voted in favor of housing protections. https://t.co/gKJwa7wqx8

[Joseph Cox @josephfcox]

Did you vote in America yesterday? If so, you just got doxed

This site takes voter records that can be hard to source and puts them all into one place. Name, address, voter history, for free. It turns voting into a privacy and security risk https://t.co/UUzraqKLcj

[shawn @mulchy_]

@reemasabrina @katie_prout @hollo @JuneteenthProd congrats!! well deserved

[Reema Saleh ✨ @reemasabrina]

Incredibly proud of me (lol) because I'm a finalist for @CJA_Updates' 2024 #SarahBrownBoydenAwards transportation stories! I love covering public transit for the @Chicago_Reader, and wow, huh?
https://t.co/SeCS13NKyl

[Joey Scott @joeyneverjoe]

Did you know police departments often outsource their forensics to Target? They can do fingerprint, video, and audio analysis within two facilities. Target has deep ties to police departments all over the country.

[shawn @mulchy_]

i’m gonna nuke this account soon. if you wanna keep up with me, you can find me at the other place

[shawn @mulchy_]

do it. you know you wanna

[shawn @mulchy_]

a one-armed battle of waterloo veteran buried in the middle of a scrapyard, the world’s largest pickle farm, and a lawsuit over land paid for in fish & dairy products.

all that + more in this banger of a story about the graveyards all around us.

https://t.co/0AvNTZhBsh

[shawn @mulchy_]

@peoplesfabric i mean, i won’t discourage that either

[shawn @mulchy_]

coming back to twitter after taking some time off

[Shannon Heffernan @shannon_h]

I am looking for people with loved ones in jails or prisons in Hurricane Milton's path. If that's you, and you are willing to talk, reach out at [email protected] Info I have so far is below.

[shawn @mulchy_]

spotted in the wild @JinxPress