Steve Myers

The destruction of last year's wildfires was bound to worsen Maui's housing crisis. But many people blame high rates offered by aid programs, primarily FEMA's, for encouraging property owners to chase the $. A state senator called it “FEMA fever.” https://t.co/vmLhakzl9v

Experts concluded the medical care at Louisiana's Angola prison was among the worst they had ever seen. A judge ordered reforms. A federal law could hobble reforms -- again. https://t.co/tWyHOCQGwc

Excellent reporting by @RichardAWebster for ProPublica's Local Reporting Network

Richard A. Webster @RichardAWebster

1 — Several months ago, a federal judge blasted Louisiana for the medical care provided to inmates at Angola prison. Instead of care, she said, they’re “subjected to cruel and unusual punishment.” The “human cost,” she wrote, is “unspeakable.” https://t.co/c7dPOqwceo

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto doesn’t have a psychiatric unit, so it sends patients elsewhere for mental health treatment. When publicly funded facilities are full, some patients go to jail to wait for help. One doctor said that’s “unthinkable.” https://t.co/49QpCXBQao

RT @IsabelleTaft: When Sydney Jones arrived at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto during a mental health crisis, her family assumed she would…

MS lawmakers have overhauled the state’s civil commitment laws after ⁦@MSTODAYnews⁩ & ⁦@propublica⁩ reported that 100s of people in the state are jailed without criminal charges every year as they wait for court-ordered mental health treatment. https://t.co/bd1EtkDtVb

RT @propublica: ProPublica is looking for 5 newsrooms to join our Local Reporting Network! These newsrooms will be part of our new 50 Sta…

Kentrell Parker is among the most frail inmates in Louisiana’s prison system, requiring constant care from a medical system that has largely failed to meet the needs of people like him. New laws threaten to further strain that system. https://t.co/0D1UfrJraT

RT @SarahScire: Reporter @PatLohmann has lived in New Mexico for most of his life, but covering the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire required…

"I knew some survivors wouldn’t appreciate being interviewed by someone they perceived as an outsider, even though I’m from New Mexico and have lived here most of my life. For the next year, my job was to gain their trust." https://t.co/cIBepoGGIl

MS lawmakers have introduced bills to limit when people can be jailed without criminal charges as they await court-ordered psychiatric treatment after @MSToday & @propublica reported that 100s are jailed for this reason every year. https://t.co/FfweybE4W7