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Kat Stromquist

(She/Her)
New Orleans
As seen in: Medium, MSN, NPR, Associated Press, U.S. News and World Report, Yahoo, Gambit, WBUR-FM (Boston, MA), Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Richmond Times-Dispatch and
Covers:  Prisons, jails, incarceration, parole, reentry, police accountability, criminal-justice legislation, etc.
Doesn't Cover: Classic "cops beat" coverage of individual crimes.
Idealist, cat person. "I'm not brave, but I won't fear pain."

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Kat Stromquist’s Biography

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Public-radio reporter for Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration between NPR and member stations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. I'm based in New Orleans and cover incarceration and prison issues across the three Gulf states, with some other criminal-justice reporting mixed in. I also have a special interest in stories related to disability rights.

I'd love to talk about anything you're working on related to: LWOP, JLWOP, disability issues and the criminal justice system, sentencing pract…

Kat Stromquist’s Journalist Portfolio

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Reports describe misuse of restraints at 2 state-run homes

Reports describe misuse of restraints at 2 state-run homes

Before covid-19 outbreaks threatened two state-run homes for people with disabilities, records show regulator…

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Data: 62 Arkansas counties miss safety target

Data: 62 Arkansas counties miss safety target

Weeks before Arkansas schools are required to reopen in-person for students, most counties fail a measure tha…

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Arkansans recollect frightening cruise-ship rescue in Norway

Arkansans recollect frightening cruise-ship rescue in Norway

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - It was his 45th wedding anniversary, but when the emergency signal sounded, the Litt…

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Outbreak at central Arkansas clinic a mystery at first; files show how agencies tracked bacteria

Outbreak at central Arkansas clinic a mystery at first; files show how agencies tracked bacteria

Robert Mingo used to travel once a week from his home in Dumas for chemotherapy treatments at Arkansas Cancer…

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As Arkansas hospital struggles, workers, residents on edge

As Arkansas hospital struggles, workers, residents on edge

De QUEEN -- It's quiet in the hallways of De Queen Medical Center.

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Shift change: How New Orleans hospitality workers are organizing their industry

Shift change: How New Orleans hospitality workers are organizing their industry

On a chilly evening just before Thanksgiving, about a dozen New Orleans Hospitality Workers Committee (NOHWC)…

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Articles

Charles Wall, a New Orleans native, named deputy director of ICE Original

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By Kat Stromquist
| WWNO-FM (New Orleans, LA) Verified
Another person with Louisiana ties has been appointed deputy director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Charles Wall was appointed to the role "effective immediately" on Thursday (Jan. 15) by Kristi Noem, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary. Noem announced Wall's appointment in a post on the social media site X.
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Angola prison 'farm line' suit becomes class action Original

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By Kat Stromquist
| WWNO-FM (New Orleans, LA) Verified
A federal judge said a case challenging conditions on a Louisiana prison work assignment can move forward as a class action, opening the door for the lawsuit to impact thousands of incarcerated people. The decision, made in late December, came as part of the case fighting the "farm line" at Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. It is among prison labor lawsuits that have recently moved through Southern courts.
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The Gulf South played a key role in high execution counts for 2025 Original

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By Kat Stromquist
| WWNO-FM (New Orleans, LA) Verified
Executions rose dramatically in the U.S. this year, and the Gulf South played a key role, a new report shows. While Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama all put people to death, Alabama was in a group of leading states in the nation for both executions and new death sentences, according to a year-end report from the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center. Alabama tied Texas and South Carolina for second place in its number of executions, with five.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an intern covering beauty, fashion and lifestyle at an alt-weekly.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By PR professionals who understand that I cover hard news, not product releases or features.

Why did you become a journalist?

It made sense at the time.