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Clarissa Sosin

Clarissa Sosin

Clarissa Sosin is a multimedia investigative journalist concentrating on justice and civil rights abuses. Her work focuses on policing and the criminal justice system in New York City and the South. She’s worked in five countries outside of the United States including Liberia, where she covered elections and illegal mining. She worked on "The Uncondemned," an independent feature-length documentary film about the first trial to prosecute rape as a war crime.

Rosalyn Scott
Posted inCriminal Justice

‘I don’t even know if I can trust the police ever again’

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

Rosalyn Scott’s odyssey in trying to file a complaint with internal affairs illustrates how often residents are too discouraged or too intimidated to bring their complaints forward for official review. 

Edward Butler sitting
Posted inCriminal Justice

A bike ride becomes a nightmare encounter with police

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan April 20, 2023August 11, 2023
Alton Sterling protest arrest
Posted inCriminal Justice

After Alton Sterling protests, only one officer was investigated – for questioning police actions

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan April 19, 2023August 11, 2023
Baton Rouge Police Headquarters
Posted inCriminal Justice

‘They were all there and none of them stopped it.’

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan April 18, 2023August 11, 2023
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Posted inCriminal Justice

‘No further action taken’: Who is policing the police?

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan April 17, 2023April 17, 2023
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Posted inCriminal Justice

Baton Rouge police delayed, denied and dismissed complaints without telling the citizens who made them

Clarissa SosinDaryl Khan by Clarissa Sosin and Daryl Khan April 14, 2023August 11, 2023
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