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When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.

“You don’t want your meds?”

In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️

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When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.

Criminal justice and health care experts have grown concerned that Pima County’s jail has become the dangerous default for people who need medical treatment, not incarceration.

New from @azluminaria.org with research from Sunlight Research Center:
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It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination! Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.

The Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark. It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

On Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. ET, we’ll be joined by David Covucci from FOIAball where we'll discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. Want to know what’s going on behind the scenes of your favorite college football team? From head coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of...

TOMORROW: Learn how public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs. We’ll be joined by @foiaball.com at 1 p.m. ET.

Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Politics, press and philanthropy: How a Jackson Hole billionaire couple is shaping Wyoming - WyoFile In the eight years since B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes moved to Jackson, the billionaire couple has quickly made a mark on Wyoming. Whether Wyomingites know the Hugheses’ names or not, they've likely ...

New from @wyofile.com with contributions from Sunlight Research Center: Billionaire couple B. Wayne Jr. and Molly Hughes are exerting major influence in Wyoming through their charitable foundation, political giving and more. wyofile.com/politics-pre...

It’s time to name and shame: Let us know 2025’s worst transparency offenders with a Foilies nomination! Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.

Brought to you by the @eff.org and MuckRock, the Foilies “honor” the institutions and individuals most determined to keep the public in the dark.

It’s that magical time of year again: Foilies submissions are open. www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

Tracing Truth: The LGBTQ+ Data You Need to Know | Sunlight Research Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to…

Join Sunlight Research Center and MuckRock as we host Albert Serna Jr., Founder and Executive Editor at the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism, for a practical workshop on using data to better understand and report on LGBTQ communities.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIAFriday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: FOIAFriday. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

From coaches avoiding accountability to trips to Saudi Arabia, public records can reveal the interworking of major college football programs.

This Friday, we’ll be joined by @foiaball.com where we’ll will discuss how he used FOIA and public records in his reporting. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Journalism Support Exchange A central resource hub for journalism support organizations

Sunlight Research Center is now part of the Journalism Support Exchange, a free matchmaking tool designed to help local news organizations find the resources and support they need faster and more effectively.

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Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? - The Nevada Independent Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? Read more from The Nevada Independent.

New analysis reveals the full scope of how Elon Musk's Boring Co. is building out a real-estate network along the path of the Las Vegas Loop. thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-...

Cracking Open Cold Cases with Jerry Mitchell | Sunlight Research Join Sunlight Research Center and award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell for a practical workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases, and finding the truth buried in decades-old…

Finding the truth buried in decades-old evidence in our workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases with award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell.

Tip Sheet: AccessFest 2025 Government Data Disappearing This tip sheet can be used to find information on the disappearance of government data and explore what you can do to keep track of data relevant to your research and reporting.

Government data is disappearing, but Sunlight Research Center's tipsheet explores what you can do to keep track of data relevant to your research and reporting.

Glad to see this reporting coming out! I enjoyed doing the property research and making the graphics that went into the article

Cracking Open Cold Cases with Jerry Mitchell | Sunlight Research Join Sunlight Research Center and award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell for a practical workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases, and finding the truth buried in decades-old…

Join @sunlightresearch.bsky.social and award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell for a practical workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases, and finding the truth buried in decades-old evidence.

🧾 Sunlight Research Center contributed business records + data analysis to support the investigation, revealing how these deals are connected.

Collaboration that keeps public data in the public eye 🌞

#SunlightResearchCenter #OpenData #Collaboration

The Boring Co. and its affiliates have bought 8+ properties along the Loop’s path, from former bars to future apartment sites.

Is it a smart strategy or a gamble on tunnel transit?

#DataJournalism #UrbanPlanning #Transparency

Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? - The Nevada Independent Why has Musk’s Boring Co. quietly been buying real estate along Las Vegas Loop? Read more from The Nevada Independent.

🚇✨ Why is Elon Musk’s Boring Co. quietly buying up real estate along the Las Vegas Loop?
Our member newsroom @TheNVIndy just published this story by Oona Milliken.

👉 thenevadaindependent.com/article/why-...
#InvestigativeJournalism #ElonMusk #LasVegasLoop

Wisconsin Watch Nonprofit, nonpartisan news about Wisconsin

👏 Big shoutout to @wisconsinwatch.org, one of Sunlight's member newsrooms, for this sharp + timely investigation.

Explore their work ➡️ wisconsinwatch.org

#SunlightResearchCenter #Journalism #OpenData

🌍 The story reveals how tech could transform how regulators monitor pollution + protect Wisconsin’s water.

Smart, local, data-driven journalism at its best.
#EnvironmentalReporting #Transparency #Accountability

Poopspotting: How AI and satellites can detect illegal manure spreading in Wisconsin Applying manure atop snow or frozen soil heightens the risk of runoff. Researchers are using aerial photographs — snapped by satellites orbiting the globe — to teach computers to recognize winter s…

🐄🛰️ AI meets agriculture.

@wisconsinwatch.org reporter Bennet Goldstein shows how satellites + machine learning can help identify and prevent illegal manure spreading on frozen fields.

#InvestigativeJournalism #AI #DataJournalism

🔗 wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/wisc...

Money, Movement, and Misdirection | Sunlight Research Join Sunlight Research Center and Anna Massoglia, Sunlight’s director of investigations, for a hands-on session on tracking the people, money, and networks behind international businesses.

⏰ Don’t miss this! Strengthen your investigative toolkit + follow the story wherever it leads.

📅 Oct 31 | 12–1 PM ET with Office Hours immediately after

Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

#DataJournalism #Transparency #SunlightResearchCenter

💼 Learn to:
• Map global corporate structures
• Uncover foreign lobbying + hidden influence
• Use open-source tools + multilingual searches

#GlobalInvestigations #OpenSourceResearch #Accountability

🌍 This Friday! Join Sunlight Research Center + Anna Massoglia for a workshop on tracking global business + influence.

🕐 Oct 31, 12–1 PM ET

Follow the money across borders + uncover who really controls companies.

#InvestigativeJournalism #Transparency

AccessFest 2025 Government Data Disappearing Tip Sheet Individuals and organizations are increasingly scrubbing their digital footprints, but journalists can often still track down what has been removed. This tip sheet provides you with tools to uncover d...

💾 We shared methods for uncovering deleted or hidden info online because digital traces tell powerful stories.

🌐 The Internet is Forever tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/the-int...

#DigitalForensics #OpenData #SunlightResearchCenter

Tip Sheet: AccessFest 2025 Government Data Disappearing This tip sheet can be used to find information on the disappearance of government data and explore what you can do to keep track of data relevant to your research and reporting.

🔍Learn how to cross-check, preserve, and investigate datasets that vanish from the web.

🧾 When government data disappears tip sheet → www.sunlightresearch.net/post/when-go...

#DataJournalism #Transparency

Resources | Sunlight Research Center Sunlight’s collection of resources helps reporters of all experience levels sharpen their reporting skills. Our research guide, training videos and tip sheets are a one-stop-shop to boost your newsroo...

🚘🌲 The Sunlight team hit the road this month!
We spoke at IRE’s AccessFest 2025 + the National Press Foundation conference, sharing tools to help journalists protect + uncover public data.
#InvestigativeJournalism #AccessFest2025 #NPF
🔗 www.sunlightresearch.net/resources

MuckRock + Sunlight = a new model for powering investigations everywhere.
#Investigations

Rebuilding the research desk in local newsrooms A merger between MuckRock and Sunlight Research Center will help slimmed-down newsrooms investigate local governments, public officials, and more.

Local accountability journalism deserves world-class tools and hands-on support. Learn more and join us today: www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/rebu...

Big news: Sunlight Research Center is joining MuckRock! Together, we're creating a capacity- building engine, expanding tools, training and hands-on support for local investigative reporting.
#InvestigativeReporting #LocalNews #LocalJournalism

Cracking Open Cold Cases with Jerry Mitchell | Sunlight Research Join Sunlight Research Center and award-winning investigative reporter Jerry Mitchell for a practical workshop on reopening and reporting on cold cases, and finding the truth buried in decades-old evi...

🕵️ Nov 14: Join Jerry Mitchell to learn how to reopen cold cases, find new leads, and pursue justice through rigorous reporting.

Link to register: www.sunlightresearch.net/event-detail...

Stick around for office hours after each workshop!

#ColdCases #Accountability #SunlightResearchCenter