Keri Blakinger is a Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times. She covers the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and has extensive experience in criminal justice reporting, having previously worked for the Houston Chronicle and the Marshall Project. Blakinger is a 2024 Pulitzer Prize finalist and has been featured in notable outlets including NBC News, The New York Times Magazine, and ProPublica.
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Keri Blakinger's coverage predominantly focuses on crime and government & politics, with a specific focus on local issues in California and Los Angeles. Her articles often cover evolving stories, breaking news, legal policy regulation, and government announcements.
If you have expertise or insights related to ongoing legal cases, police misconduct, drug trafficking particularly involving Mexican pharmacies or lawsuits against the LA County Sheriff's Department that are relevant to her coverage area of Southern California and Los Angeles specifically, your input could be valuable for Keri's reporting.
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Corrections officers are leaving in droves for ICE Topline:
By: Keri Blakinger
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
By: Keri Blakinger
After the former Honduran president was pardoned, ICE dropped its detainer on him, and he was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City.
By: Keri Blakinger
The former Honduran president was pardoned and was whisked away to a luxury hotel in New York City
By: Keri Blakinger
Citing a ProPublica investigation that found that workers at federal lockups had been lured away to ICE, lawmakers asked how the Federal Bureau of Prisons plans to address the agency's “unsafe conditions” and “pervasive” shortages of critical staff.
By: Keri Blakinger
Four House Democrats demanded the top Federal Bureau of Prisons official explain how he plans to address the agency's “persistent, unsafe
By: Tia Dufour, Keri Blakinger
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