Alex Burness
Alex Burness is a staff writer at Bolts. He previously worked as a government reporter in Colorado, most recently covering the statehouse for the Denver Post.
Justice
A Burden Lifted: Why One County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
A Pennsylvania County stopped charging “pay-to-stay” fees — and forgave past jail bills that had loomed over the formerly incarcerated.
Justice
When Colorado Put Polling Places Inside All Its Jails, Voter Turnout Soared
A new law — the first of its kind in the U.S. — has made it much easier for detained Coloradans to cast a ballot.