George Joseph

George Joseph is a criminal justice reporter at The Appeal. His work has appeared in outlets such as ProPublica, The Guardian, Foreign Policy, and The Verge. Text him on the secure phone app Signal at 929-282-2471.

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Prisons Across the U.S. Are Quietly Building Databases of Incarcerated People’s Voice Prints

George Joseph, Debbie Nathan — Jan. 30

The voice-print technology allows authorities to mine call databases and cross-reference the voices of individuals prisoners have spoken with.

IBM Used NYPD Surveillance Footage to Develop Technology That Lets Police Search by Skin Color

George Joseph, Kenneth Lipp — September 6 2018

New York City served as IBM’s “primary testing area” for developing software that enables police to search surveillance video footage for skin color.

Plainclothes NYPD Cops Are Involved in a Staggering Number of Killings

George Joseph, Liam Quigley — May 9 2018

Plainclothes police make up a tiny portion of the NYPD's force, but are involved in nearly a third of killings by police.

FBI Tracked an Activist Involved With Black Lives Matter as They Travelled Across the U.S., Documents Show

George Joseph, Murtaza Hussain — March 19 2018

Documents obtained by The Intercept indicate that the FBI surveilled Black Lives Matter activists — and that the Department of Homeland Security drafted a mysterious "race paper."

“Show Me Your Papers” Becomes “Open Your Eyes” as Border Sheriffs Expand Iris Surveillance

George Joseph — July 8 2017

Sheriffs’ departments from Brownsville to San Diego sign on to a free trial of iris recognition devices that will amass data on unauthorized immigrants.

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