Associated Press

The Associated Press is a global news agency that began 172 years ago as a cooperative of five New York City newspapers. With 263 locations in more than 100 countries, AP provides journalism to roughly 15,000 media outlets around the world. AP sets standards for ethics and excellence, and has won 52 Pulitzer Prizes, including the 2016 gold medal for Public Service for an investigation into labor abuses in the seafood industry, reports that freed more than 2,000 slaves. AP’s seven news bureaus in the northeast U.S. provide vital local and regional news to 378 newsrooms.

Current Position

Location: Hartford, Connecticut

Beat: State policy issues at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice

Position:

This reporter examines criminal justice and mental health issues across the state, including poverty, race and changing policy on who is prosecuted, how they are incarcerated and how politics influence those trends.

Reporter: Chris Ehrmann