Jordan Smith

Jordan Smith is a state and national award-winning investigative journalist based in Austin, Texas. She has covered criminal justice for 20 years and, during that time, has developed a reputation as a resourceful and dogged reporter with a talent for analyzing complex social and legal issues. She is regarded as one of the best investigative reporters in Texas. A long time staff writer for the Austin Chronicle, her work has also appeared in The Nation, the Crime Report, and Salon, among other places.

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Articles by Jordan Smith on theintercept.com

A Father Took His 10-Year-Old Fishing. She Fell in the Water and Drowned. It Was a Tragic Accident — Then He Was Charged With Murder.

Jordan Smith — Sep. 9

Wendell Lindsey is serving life in a Texas prison, but his conviction relied on dubious drowning science and a key witness with secrets of her own.

A Court Decision in California Threatens to Erode the Constitutional Right to a Lawyer

Jordan Smith — Jul. 20

Countless defendants could potentially be denied the ability to fend off criminal charges should a California appeal court’s opinion survive scrutiny.

His Wife Died in a Mass Shooting. Now He’s Teaming Up With Her Murderer’s Lawyer to Take On Prosecutorial Misconduct.

Jordan Smith — Jul. 9

Paul Wilson and Scott Sanders have forged a powerful if unlikely alliance fighting for accountability within the Orange County justice system.

If a Prosecutor Breaks the Law in Secret, Does the Crime Exist? Not According to Texas Prosecutors.

Jordan Smith — Jun. 15

The prosecuting attorney for the state of Texas claims that misconduct by DAs is rare, because it's rarely discovered. But that's because it's hidden.

Jurors Thought a Gay Man Would Enjoy Prison. They Sent Him to Death Row Instead. Will the Supreme Court Intervene?

Jordan Smith — Jun. 13

Lawyers for Charles Rhines say his death sentence should be overturned based on anti-gay bias that violated his right to an impartial jury and due process.

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