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Josiah Bates
Josiah Bates is a reporter for TIME based in New York City
Recent Articles
What the Buffalo Shooting Says About Black America’s Fraught Relationship With Guns
The Buffalo community in upstate New York is still mourning the senseless massacre that occurred on May 15, when a gunman entered a local grocery store and killed 10 people in a racially motivated attack....
By Josiah Bates
May 18, 2022
An Alabama Correctional Officer Helped a Murder Suspect Escape. The Jailbreak Highlights a Bigger Problem
The seemingly made-for-TV story of the Alabama murder suspect who escaped from jail with the help of a female correctional officer after the two possibly became "romantically involved" ended in tragedy
By Josiah Bates
May 12, 2022
The Small Tennessee Town at the Center of a Big Lawsuit
A Black town in Tennessee is in the middle of a legal battle against the state comptroller over its very right to exist
By Josiah Bates
May 3, 2022
Guns Became the Leading Cause of Death for American Children and Teens in 2020
For years, car accidents were the leading cause of death for kids and teens
By Josiah Bates
April 27, 2022
The True Story Behind We Own This City
We Own This City, an HBO Max miniseries out April 25, about a Baltimore Police Department (BPD) task force unit that went rogue, highlights some of the biggest concerns with modern policing in America. Adapted...
By Josiah Bates
April 25, 2022
David Simon and George Pelecanos on How America Changed Between
The Wire
and Their New Police Show
We Own This City
Two of the most famous names behind The Wire are back with another story examining the underbelly of law enforcement in Baltimore. David Simon and George Pelecanos, who worked together on the acclaimed 2002–2008 HBO...
By Josiah Bates
April 21, 2022
Patrick Lyoya Shooting: What We Know So Far
Authorities in Grand Rapids, Mich., are investigating a police shooting that left dead an unarmed 26-year-old Black man
By Josiah Bates
April 14, 2022
Shooting Fuels Debate Over Whether Police Make Subways Safer
A Brooklyn-based community police officer tells TIME that many officers prefer not to work in the train stations because they feel it's a waste of time
By Josiah Bates
April 14, 2022
Sunset Park Residents on Edge After Brooklyn Subway Shooting
"We will use every resource we can to bring those to justice who continue to prey on the citizens of New York," NYPD police commissioner Keechant Sewell said during a Tuesday evening press conference
By Josiah Bates
April 12, 2022
The Growing Racial Gap in Childhood Exposure to Gun Violence
A study from Boston University reveals that the disparity among kids exposed to gun violence widened during the pandemic
By Josiah Bates
April 1, 2022
Why the FBI Won't Release Quarterly Crime Stats for 2021
Behind the news is a little-noted switch in FBI data-collecting processes—which experts say raises concerns about how the U.S. tracks crime
By Josiah Bates
March 25, 2022
Spotlight or Silence? The Best Way to Help Brittney Griner
"Who knows what the Russian government is really thinking, but they have a history of doing this"
By Josiah Bates
March 17, 2022
What Happened to No-Knock Warrants Since Breonna Taylor
Taylor's death sparked a reckoning on the use of no-knock warrants, which allow police to enter residences unannounced
By Josiah Bates
March 11, 2022
Biden's Criminal-Justice Report Card
Joe Biden made many campaign promises about criminal-justice reform. Turning them into reality has been difficult
By Josiah Bates
March 7, 2022
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Detained in Russia
WNBA star Brittney Griner is reportedly being held by Russian authorities after they allegedly found marijuana on her at the airport.
By Josiah Bates
March 7, 2022
The History Behind Earl Caldwell's Supreme Court Case
In the fall of 1968, journalist Earl Caldwell had just gotten back to the New York Times' offices in New York City from a reporting trip in California. As he recalls, he was at his...
By Josiah Bates
February 28, 2022
3 Cops in Floyd Case Found Guilty in Federal Case
Three former Minneapolis police officers who were with Derek Chauvin when he killed George Floyd were found guilty in their federal trial of violating Floyd's civil rights on Feb. 24. This verdict comes just two...
By Josiah Bates
February 24, 2022
Is the 'Cure Violence' Model for Violence Interruption Really Effective?
Though it is far from the only example of its work, Cure Violence is perhaps the most familiar anti-violence program in the country. Founded in 2000 in Chicago by Dr. Gary Slutkin, an epidemiologist who...
By Josiah Bates
February 23, 2022
Ahmaud Arbery Killers Found Guilty of Federal Hate Crimes
The three men who were convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery were all found guilty of federal hate crimes trial on Feb. 22—after the jury spent less than 24 hours deliberating. The verdict comes just a...
By Josiah Bates
February 22, 2022
The Relentless Trauma of Violence Prevention Work
Chronic stress, trauma exposure, frequent threats of violence and the relentless grind of gun crimes' impact: A recently-released report from the University of Illinois Chicago reveals in stark terms the strain and struggles that many...
By Josiah Bates
February 17, 2022
In New York, Eric Adams Targets Bail Reform Amid Plans to Curb Gun Violence
In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams wants to crack down on crime. And the state's bail system, which both criminal justice advocates and lawmakers have worked to reform in recent years, has been one...
By Josiah Bates
February 10, 2022
Biden Pledges Progress in Fight Against Gun Violence
During a Thursday meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, President Joe Biden announced actions for investing in policing and community intervention programs in response to the surge in gun violence in recent years...
By Josiah Bates
February 3, 2022
Community Leaders Fear Eric Adams’ Plan to End Gun Violence Is Leaving the Public Out of ‘Public Safety’
Eric Adams, the new mayor of New York City, announced on Jan. 24 a detailed plan aiming to end gun violence in his city. Adams, a former police officer and Brooklyn borough president, made public...
By Josiah Bates
January 27, 2022
Shot in His Own Home, a Gun Violence Victim Shares His Story
Across the U.S. in 2021, tens of thousands of people were shot. Here is one of their stories
By Josiah Bates
January 14, 2022
Bronx Fire Highlights Racial Disparity in Accidental Deaths
The apartment fire that killed 17 people, including eight children, in the Bronx on Sunday morning has become one of the deadliest fires in modern New York City's history. The blaze reportedly started after a...
By Josiah Bates
January 11, 2022
Amid a Continuing Wave of Gun Violence, This U.S. City is Bucking the Trend
Homicides as a result of gun violence have remained consistently high across the U.S. in 2021, after a steep increase last year during the first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Broadly, the year-on-year increase in...
By Josiah Bates
December 29, 2021
Ex-Cop Kim Potter Found Guilty in Daunte Wright's Death
Former police officer Kim Potter said she mistakenly pulled her gun instead of her Taser, leading to the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright
By Josiah Bates
December 23, 2021
What Being Incarcerated Taught One Public Defender About the Criminal Justice System
While a senior at Tennessee State University (TSU) in 2002, Keeda Haynes agreed to receive multiple packages for her then-boyfriend. He told her that the deliveries were for a cell phone and pager business. As...
By Josiah Bates
November 30, 2021
Jury Finds 3 Men Guilty in Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
The nearly all-white jury delivered a sweeping conviction of Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie Bryan Jr.
By Josiah Bates
November 24, 2021
How the Rittenhouse Verdict Affects the Work of Activists
On the surface, the jury's Nov. 19 verdict in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse was all too simple. His defense team successfully pled the case that Rittenhouse was acting in self-defense when he shot and...
By Josiah Bates
November 23, 2021
Jury Acquits Kyle Rittenhouse of All Charges
Jurors accepted the defense argument that Rittenhouse fired in self-defense when he shot dead two men and wounded a third during a protest in Kenosha
By Josiah Bates
November 19, 2021
Minneapolis Activists Push Ahead on Police Reform After Loss
Here's how activists are responding after a ballot measure on police reform failed to pass in Minneapolis. They're not giving up.
By Josiah Bates
November 4, 2021
The Trial Over Ahmaud Arbery's Killing Is Set to Begin. Here's What to Expect
The February 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery served as a flashpoint for the reckoning on racial injustice in America that dominated much of the public consciousness last year. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was jogging...
By Josiah Bates
November 4, 2021
Minneapolis Votes Against Replacing City Police Department
Despite widespread criticism of their police department and its conduct, voters in Minneapolis have decided they do not want a new model of public safety implemented in their city. During Tuesday's city elections, voters' ballots...
By Josiah Bates
November 3, 2021
What to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders
Murder investigations, embezzlement allegations, a drug addiction and hitman-for-hire: in recent months, a series of bizarre criminal incidents surrounding a prominent South Carolina family—and its patriarch, attorney Alex Murdaugh—have received national attention. It was the...
By Josiah Bates
October 20, 2021
The Complex Dynamic Between 'Violence Interrupters' and Police
Just off a stretch of Eastern Parkway, the highway-like street that goes through many of Brooklyn, New York’s most disenfranchised neighborhoods, is a small office in Crown Heights. What fills this small space is vital...
By Josiah Bates
October 15, 2021
Police Killings Happen Far More Often Than What's Widely Reported. Here's Why the Numbers Are Off by So Much
A new study of over 30 years worth of medical data reveals the number of deaths at the hands of police officers in the U.S. is more than double the amount that's been widely reported....
By Josiah Bates
October 1, 2021
FBI Data Shows a Surge in Murders in 2020. That's Not the Full Story
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Sept. 27 release of its annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR) confirmed what many expected: the number of murders rose in 2020 across the U.S. According to the FBI's data,...
By Josiah Bates
September 30, 2021
Julius Jones’ Execution Commuted: What to Know
Julius Jones’ death sentence has been commuted by Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, just hours before he was scheduled to be executed on Nov. 18. On Nov. 11, the Oklahoma State Pardon and Parole Board recommended...
By Josiah Bates
September 22, 2021
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Long Without Leaders
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) remains without a leader after President Joe Biden's selection of David Chipman to lead the organization was pulled on Sept. 9 after weeks of speculation and...
By Josiah Bates
September 16, 2021
New Orleans Wary as Police Aim at Looting After Ida
Hurricane Ida did not do damage like Katrina did but, as police deploy anti-looting squads, some residents are brought back to that time
By Josiah Bates
September 2, 2021
NYPD Employees Grapple with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is struggling to vaccinate its employees. According to the department, an estimated 47% of its members are fully vaccinated under NYPD-administered programs against COVID-19 as of Aug. 24....
By Josiah Bates
August 27, 2021
New Report on 911 Data Adds Context to Police Reform Debates
The study from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences tracked around 4.3 million 911 calls
By Josiah Bates
August 18, 2021
Report: Homicides Continue to Slowly Rise in the U.S., While Other Violent Crime Rates Decline
A new report from the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) presents data showing that murders have risen 16% in many major American cities over the first 6 months of 2021, as part of what is...
By Josiah Bates
August 4, 2021
Team USA Athletes Are Protesting at the Tokyo Olympics
Raven Saunders said a handful of Team USA athletes planned to use the X symbol as their way of protesting. Here's what to know about IOC rules
By Josiah Bates and Melissa Locker
August 2, 2021
Federal Gun Task Force Yields Arrests, Conflict in New York
The VIPER task force intends to combat a recent surge of gun violence in Rochester and Buffalo, New York City
By Josiah Bates
July 28, 2021
The Toll of Unsolved Inner-City Murders in Chicago
Historically when it comes to homicides in poor and disenfranchised Black communities, many cases are left unsolved
By Josiah Bates
July 16, 2021
Uncle of Darnella Frazier Killed by Minneapolis Police
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) car crash that led to the death of Leneal Lamont Frazier, the uncle of Darnella Frazier, the Minneapolis teen who filmed George Floyd's murder...
By Josiah Bates
July 7, 2021
Old Video Sheds New Light on a Police Killing
A long-overlooked video and its scratchy audio are key to demands that Terrance Franklin's shooting death by Minneapolis police in 2013 be re-examined
By Josiah Bates and Karl Vick
June 25, 2021
After His 2020 Death in a New York Jail Cell, Jamel Floyd's Family File Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons
More than a year after his death, and with many of their questions still unanswered, the family of Jamel Floyd, a man who died in a New York City federal jail after being pepper-sprayed by...
By Sanya Mansoor and Josiah Bates
June 24, 2021
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