The 19th reports on some of Biden’s early actions that have implications for women, people of color and LGBTQ+ Americans.
The majority of women and LGBTQ+ people believe restricting gun ownership for domestic abusers should be a top priority in the Biden administration.
In interviews with The 19th, three pardoned women said clemency is a tool to make a dent in mass incarceration, but the process as a whole is broken.
No private federal prisons house women. Advocates for incarcerated women, LGBTQ+ people hope this is just the start to big reform.
Rosemarie Reilly knew her ex might hurt her. But when she sought a restraining order, a judge allowed him to keep his guns.
Layleen Cubilette-Polanco’s death spurred widespread calls for reform. Her family says those promises have been broken.
Join us on Instagram Live Friday, January 15 at 5 p.m. CT. Hear from general assignment reporter Ko Bragg who will talk about her reporting on Lisa Montgomery, the first woman to be executed by the federal government since 1953.
At the eleventh hour, Montgomery became the 11th person to be executed by the federal government under the Trump administration.
Two courts halted Lisa Montgomery’s execution date. The federal government is preparing to lethally inject her anyway.
Cases are very likely to go before one of Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ judges now and for a generation to come.