Brittany Brown
Criminal Justice ReporterBrittany Brown is the criminal justice reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration between NPR, WWNO in New Orleans, WBHM in Birmingham, Alabama and MPB-Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson.
Brittany is based out of MPB in Jackson and reports on the criminal justice systems across the region. Before joining the team, Brittany worked at Mississippi Today as their justice reporter, covering. the state's justice system with an eye for racial justice and inequity. She was also the non-profit newsroom's inaugural emerging reporters fellow.
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WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin talks with Brittany Brown of the Gulf States Newsroom about issues plaguing Alabama and Mississippi prisons. -
Advocates in New Orleans work to curb gun violence by focusing on prevention and community needs over policing and aim to spread it across the Gulf South. -
The Gulf States Newsroom’s Brittany Brown details the Department of Justice’s scathing report on the Mississippi State Penitentiary, and what comes next. -
In 1970, the campus was the scene of a violent shooting by police that left two young men dead, many others injured and campus changed forever. -
This holiday season, many incarcerated people in the Gulf States are seeing their loved ones for the first time since March 2020 due to COVID restrictions. -
COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black residents in the Gulf States are surpassing that of Black residents in the U.S. Health officials say building trust has been key to reaching this point.
