Emily Corwin
Investigative Reporter and EditorEmily Corwin reported investigative stories for VPR until August 2020. In 2019, Emily was part of a two-newsroom team which revealed that patterns of inadequate care at Vermont's eldercare facilities had led to indignities, injuries, and deaths. The consequent series, "," won a national Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting, and placed second for a 2019 IRE Award. Her work editing VPR's podcast , about an averted school shooting, and reporting NHPR's podcast , about one man's transition home from prison, made her a finalist for a Livingston Award in 2019 and 2020. Emily was also a regular reporter and producer on , helping the podcast earn a National Edward R. Murrow Award for its work in 2020. When she's not working, she enjoys cross country skiing and biking.
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Updated 11:30 a.m. 8/7/2020 Some 146 of Vermont's inmates held in Mississippi 鈥� 69% of those tested 鈥� have COVID-19. Interim Commissioner of Corrections... -
This story has been updated. At least 85 inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, the private for-profit鈥� -
Six inmates tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to Vermont from Tallahatchie County Correctional Facility, the private for-profit prison Vermont鈥�
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In green magic marker, 8-year-old JJ made a sign on a piece of white construction paper. 鈥淧lese Do not Bring my DaD to Jail,鈥� it said. It was December鈥� -
The Vermont Defender General has released a summary of findings from an investigation into the death of Kenneth Johnson, an inmate at the Northern State鈥� -
Earlier this summer, Jason Broughton noticed a Confederate flag hanging outside a home in his neighborhood in Barre. It happened to be Juneteenth, a day鈥� -
Interim Corrections Commissioner Jim Baker held a press conference this week to announce a new contractor has taken over medical services for the Vermont鈥� -
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Nationwide, people of color have tested positive for COVID-19 at higher rates than white people and experienced worse outcomes from the disease.This trend鈥�
