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Brittany Hailer is a journalist and educator based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the director of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.

In 2020, she received a Golden Quill Award from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania for an essay she wrote about her experience investigating the opioid crisis while her father struggled with homelessness and alcoholism.

For her stories of people affected by the opioid epidemic, she received a 2019 Golden Quill Award from the Press Club …

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Fifth death reported by the Allegheny County Jail this year

Fifth death reported by the Allegheny County Jail this year

Paul Allen, 55, died at UPMC Mercy Hospital Saturday, October 9 after being transferred to the jail's medical…

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We asked Ohio's death row what they think of Governor's death penalty reversal

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By Doug Livingston Verified, Brittany Hailer Verified, Beth Schwartzapfel Verified
| Spectrum News 1 Columbus Verified
Some people on Ohio’s death row praised Gov. Mike DeWine for having the courage to come out against the death penalty. Others said actions speak louder than words, and they want the governor to commute their death sentences to life without the possibility of parole. But all agreed with the governor on one thing: Ohio’s death penalty law is broken. DeWine said long delays in carrying out executions undermine its intended function as a deterrent.
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Hundreds of Calls for Help: What 911 Logs Reveal About the Cuyahoga County Jail

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By Brittany Hailer Verified
| Cleveland Scene Verified
When local officials try to block the public from seeing what goes on in a jail, the calls they make to 911 can offer a view into how people there are being treated, and which problems jail employees struggle to address on their own. A surge in emergency responses to a jail can reveal patterns of medical neglect or widespread drug use, as well as other chronic issues, from detainees starting fires to fights or suicide attempts.
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Hundreds of Calls for Help: What 911 Logs Reveal About the Jackson Local Jail

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By Ivy Scott Verified, Brittany Hailer Verified, Daja Henry Verified
| Mississippi Free Press Verified
When local officials try to block the public from seeing what goes on in a jail, the calls they make to 911 can offer a view into how people there are being treated, and which problems jail employees struggle to address on their own. A surge in emergency responses to a jail can reveal patterns of medical neglect or widespread drug use, as well as other chronic issues, from detainees starting fires to fights or suicide attempts.
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