Hannah Edelman

1/ in 2021, I spent months investigating the abuse + discrimination faced by transgender people incarcerated by the Massachusetts Department of Corrections. the article was never published. here were my findings:

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One month ago, a local farmworker activist made the tough choice to self-deport to Mexico. But first, he spent nearly 4 months in an ICE detention center. This is his story. bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-…

UPDATE: the man accused of shooting a Lummi Tribal Police officer 7 times on Monday has been charged with attempted 1st-degree murder bellinghamherald.com/news/local/art…

Breaking: the man who assaulted a Bellingham middle schooler in a racially-motivated hate crime has been sentenced to 41 months in prison bellinghamherald.com/news/local/art…

Local farmworker + immigration rights activist Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez Zeferino, who’s been held in a Tacoma ICE facility for almost 4 months, was granted his request for voluntary departure from the US today in immigration court bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-…

A jury has found the city of Bellingham responsible for damages caused by their handling of a former Bellingham Police Department officer’s abuse. They must pay plaintiffs a combined $2.25 million. bellinghamherald.com/news/local/cri…

An Afghan couple threatened by the Taliban had to leave their baby behind to seek refuge in the U.S. Now, they're asking for help to reunite with their daughter bellinghamherald.com/news/state/was…

The murder trial of Alexander Vanags is underway in Whatcom Co. Superior Court. Vanags killed his friend with a machete while they were camping at Baker Lake in 2019 in what defense attorneys allege was self-defense. bellinghamherald.com/news/local/cri…

New avenues for medication assisted treatment and counseling for opioid use disorder are coming to Bellingham as part of a partnership between the city's health department and the Swinomish tribe's didgʷálič Wellness Center bellinghamherald.com/news/local/art…

my official debut at @BhamHerald 👇 bellinghamherald.com/news/local/cri…

💫Life update: Monday will be my first day with @BhamHerald, where I will be covering criminal justice out here in WA. Thank you so much to everyone at @delawareonline who’s supported me along the way—I wouldn’t be where I am today without you!

There are only 2 more days until Thanksgiving, a time which typically both higher need and higher donations to nonprofits. But this year, local charities fear they may not be able to keep up delawareonline.com/story/news/loc…

the data also showed an increase in stimulant use disorder across the region, accounting for 25% of primary substance use disorder diagnoses delawareonline.com/story/news/hea…

a new report from @Gaudenzia found that nearly 9 in 10 women receiving addiction treatment from the nonprofit in Delaware had co-occurring mental health issues delawareonline.com/story/news/hea…

The release fails to mention that this was at a HBCU Week college fair at the Chase Fieldhouse @h_edelman reached out to police hours ago about it: delawareonline.com/story/news/cri…

NEW: the 18 police officers involved in the car chase-turned fatal shooting in Dec. 2022 have been cleared of criminal charges delawareonline.com/story/news/cri…

Almost 1/3 of people who fatally ODed in Delaware in 2021 with criminal justice system involvement died within 3 months of their release, a new report shows. 3% died within the first week. delawareonline.com/story/news/hea…

After spending almost a week isolating in Delaware with COVID-19, Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office tomorrow night. (And no, he isn’t dead.) delawareonline.com/story/news/pol…

The cancellation came after Autism Delaware issued a statement. From @h_edelman delawareonline.com/story/news/loc…

Delaware's congressional delegation & local leaders have condemned the shooting at former Pres. Trump's rally, saying violence has no place in politics delawareonline.com/story/news/pol…