Aug 4, 2020
Keri Blakinger, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, graduated from Cornell University. She covered local government for the Ithaca Times and breaking news for the New York Daily News. At the Houston Chronicle, she covered breaking news, prisons, and the death penalty. She is currently writing for the Marshall Project, a news organization that covers all aspects of the criminal justice system. Her work has been featured in the Washington Post, VICE, The New York Daily News, and on NBC. Keri has also been interviewed by NPR and has her first book coming out on St. Martins Press.