Brandon Burley
As seen in:
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic,
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Knoxville News Sentinel,
Chattanooga Times Free Press,
EIN News,
Las Vegas Sun,
GOVERNING,
The Daily Memphian,
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel,
Police1
and
Covers:
Public Policy, Criminal Justice, Reentry, Social Policy, Government, Public Administration, Education, Justice Reform, Courts, Corrections, Prisons, Rehabilitation
Doesn't Cover:
I do not cover lifestyle, entertainment, fashion, travel, food, product reviews, consumer tech, cryptocurrency, marketing/PR, influencer content, or promotional brand stories.
Columnist | Author | Public Policy | Veteran | (Ret.) Detective
Brandon Burley’s Biography
Brandon Burley, MPA, is a Tennessee-based explanatory journalist and retired detective who writes about public safety systems, reentry policy, behavioral health and justice, and how government decisions translate into real-world outcomes.
His work has appeared in Governing, Arizona Capitol Times, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Tennessee Lookout, The Daily Memphian, Knoxville News Sentinel, Police1, and other regional outlets. He focuses on clarifying how institutions function, where coordination breaks down, and what effective public safety reform looks like in practice.