Published Work
The following articles were reported and written as part of the ongoing work behind The Redemption Project and originally published in regional and national outlets.
These pieces examine criminal justice policy, reentry, accountability, and public safety through reporting, interviews, and field-based analysis.
An examination of how tattoo studios can play a role in identifying and preventing human trafficking through community-level awareness and reporting mechanisms.
Originally published January 2026. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
Opinion: Now we must get serious about second-chance hiring
If Memphis wants fewer repeat offenders, few victims and stronger communities . . .
Originally published December 2025. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
FOCUS Ministries is changing what reentry looks like for women in East Tennessee
When conversations turn to incarceration and reentry in East Tennessee, they often focus on men. But women are cycling through jails and prisons at alarming rates as well.
Originally published January 2026. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
What people don’t see about ‘life after jail’ in Knoxville
They don’t see what happens the day after the headlines fade, the morning after a release, or the long stretch of weeks when someone is trying to rebuild a life with almost nothing in place.
Originally published December 2025. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
Addiction is distributed evenly; help is not. | Opinion
An examination of how recovery resources are disproportionately concentrated in urban centers.
Originally published December 2025. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
Letter to the editor: Reentry support group coming to Chattanooga can reduce crime
This is an examination of the Men of Valors program coming to Chattanooga
Originally published December 2025. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
What a conversation about reentry revealed about recidivism in Tennessee
I recently spent an hour talking with local attorney T. Scott Jones on his radio program, The Weekly Law Roundup.
Originally published January 2026. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.
What Gov. Bill Lee’s recent clemency actions mean - and what they don’t
Governor Lee recently granted clemency to 33 individuals across Tennessee
Originally published December 2025. Included here as part of The Redemption Project’s ongoing reporting on prevention and community-based intervention.