Mark Helenowski

Apr 17, 2024 | motherjones.com | Samantha Michaels |Mark Helenowski

Cruising south down a two-lane highway in Montana, Braven Glenn looked out onto the open road, the evening sky chilly and dark. It was November 24, 2020—half a year into the pandemic and three months after his 17th birthday. He was a good student, on his way to pick up his girlfriend, a basketball player like him, at her house on the Crow Indian Reservation. Most days, Braven took his time while driving; his friends sometimes teased him for staying below the speed limit.

Jul 19, 2023 | niemanstoryboard.org | Chip Scanlan |Samantha Michaels |Mark Helenowski |Ryan Little

By Chip Scanlan Samantha Michaels was reading The New York Times one day in 2019 when she read a story about a case where the punishment seemed vastly disproportionate to the crime.

Aug 9, 2022 | motherjones.com | Samantha Michaels |Mark Helenowski

May 3, 2022 | motherjones.com | James West |Mark Helenowski

Apr 19, 2022 | schedule.indyfilmfest.org | Mark Helenowski