Jessica Brand

Prisoners line up to vote at the D.C. Jail in Washington. The voters at this southeast Washington polling place were all dressed alike: orange jumpsuit, white shoes. And when they finished voting they went back to their cell block, not back to work. Still, voting inside the D.C. Jail looked a lot like voting at precincts around the country (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump wins well-reasoned, ill-informed support from D.C. prisoners

Jessica Brand November 20, 2024

WASHINGTON – Prisoners in the nation’s capital voted in the presidential election for the first time following a rare restoration of prisoners’ voting rights in

A food delivery worker rides an e-bike in New York City.

NYU bans e-scooters from its halls, citing fire risk

Jessica Brand September 24, 2024

New York University has banned e-mobility devices powered by lithium-ion batteries, like e-scooters and e-bikes, from inside its buildings with immediate effect, though campus officials