Melissa Sanchez

Nov 25, 2024 | captimes.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to make a series of reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak little or no English can get the services they need. The agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice resolves a civil rights inquiry that followed ProPublica reporting last year on how the sheriff’s office had mistakenly blamed an immigrant worker for his son’s 2019 death on a dairy farm in the town of Dane.

Oct 29, 2024 | minnpost.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. More in this seriesDan Meyer, the police chief in Whitewater, Wisconsin, had been worried for months about the seemingly sudden arrival of hundreds of Nicaraguan immigrants to this quiet university town.

Sep 6, 2024 | wisconsinwatch.org | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

Reading Time: 3 minutes This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin has agreed to make a series of reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak little or no English can get the services they need.

Sep 4, 2024 | wisconsinexaminer.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin has agreed to make a series of reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak little or no English can get the services they need. The agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice resolves a civil rights inquiry that followed ProPublica reporting last year on how the sheriff’s office had mistakenly blamed an immigrant worker for his son’s 2019 death on a dairy farm.

Mar 1, 2024 | minnpost.com | Melissa Sanchez |Maryam Jameel

From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Dairy farms are some of the most dangerous job sites in America. Much of the labor is done by immigrants working on small farms that operate with little safety oversight.