
Akela Lacy
Akela Lacy is a politics reporter. She was previously The Intercept’s inaugural Ady Barkan Reporting Fellow; prior to that, she was a politics fellow in the D.C. Bureau. She has also worked at Politico, covering breaking news and immigration. She produced Politico’s flagship newsletter, Playbook, and co-authored the afternoon newsletter, Playbook PM. Prior to that, Lacy worked in international reporting at the Pulitzer Center. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a B.A. in sociology and Italian. She is based in New York.
Police Want Larry Krasner Gone, So They’re Backing His Opponent
The Philadelphia race will test whether reformist district attorneys can survive opposition from groups that see them as a threat to the status quo.
Adam Schiff’s Tough-On-Crime Background Complicates His Push to Be California AG
Dozens of racial and criminal justice groups wrote an open letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom opposing a possible Schiff appointment.
How the Trump Era Encouraged Publicly Funded Discrimination in Adoption and Foster Care
The Biden administration can block a Trump rule codifying legal discrimination using federal funds, but 11 state-level measures remain intact.
A Tech Investor Is Raising Funds to Investigate San Francisco Prosecutor’s Decarceral Approach
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