Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith is a state and national award-winning investigative journalist based in Austin, Texas. She has covered criminal justice for more than 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 longtime staff writer for the Austin Chronicle, her work has also appeared in The Nation, the Crime Report, and Salon, among other places.
A Special Prosecutor Found Kevin Johnson’s Case Was Tainted by Racism. Missouri Is About to Kill Him Anyway.
Kevin Johnson is facing execution for killing a cop when he was 19. A special prosecutor says his sentence should be vacated.
The End of RoeKentucky Voters Reject Amendment 2 in “Repudiation of Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda”
Every state with abortion on the ballot saw decisive action to protect reproductive rights.
The End of RoeKentucky Lawmakers Seek Exclusive Control Over Residents’ Reproductive Rights
A Kentucky ballot measure, Amendment 2, would bar state courts from considering the constitutionality of abortion.
Texas Invents New Barriers to DNA Testing While Blaming Rodney Reed for Delay Tactics
Amid mounting evidence of Reed’s innocence, Texas dickered over deadlines in a convoluted argument before the Supreme Court.