Nicole Lewis
Journalist
Nicole Lewis is an award-winning journalist. She currently serves as The Marshall Project's Engagement Editor. Previously she was the senior editor of the Jurisprudence section at Slate.
Before becoming an editor, Nicole was a staff writer at The Marshall Project where she wrote about felony disenfranchisement laws and other issues that directly affect people behind bars and their families. She has also covered politics for The Fact Checker at The Washington Post.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mother Jones, Slate and The Guardian among other publications.
WORK,PRESS& AWARDS
Millions Of People With Felonies Can Now Vote. Most Don't Know It.
(The Marshall Project / USA Today Network, June 2021)
In a handful of key states, no more than 1 in 4 formerly incarcerated people registered in time for the 2020 election, a Marshall Project analysis found.
Press: CBS, MSNBC, NPR Here & Now
How We Survived COVID-19 in Prison
(The Marshall Project / Longreads, April 2021)
At the start of the pandemic, we asked four incarcerated people to chronicle daily life with the coronavirus. Here, they reveal what they witnessed and how they coped with the chaos, fear, isolation and deaths.
"Hell No:" Corrections Officers Are Declining The Vaccine En Masse
(The Marshall Project / The Associated Press, March 2021 )
Public health experts worry that high refusal rates could undermine efforts to control the pandemic inside and outside of prisons.
Byron Miller's Race Against Time.
(The Marshall Project / Reveal, September 2020)
Months ago, the attorney general ordered pandemic prison releases. After 24 years behind bars, Miller is one of many still waiting for a ticket home.
What Do We Really Know About The Politics of The Incarcerated?
(The Marshall Project / Slate Magazine, March 2020)
More than 8,000 people responded to a first-of-its-kind political survey. Here is what they said.
Press: NPR All Things Considered, Slate's What's Next?
The Hidden Cost of Incarceration
(The Marshall Project / The New York Times, December 2019)
Prison costs taxpayers $80 billion a year. It costs some families everything they have.
Fentanyl Linked To Thousands of Urban Overdose Deaths
(The Washington Post, August 2017)
In two dozen of the nation's largest cities, fentanyl is becoming a major player in the opioid crisis.
Read more of Nicole's work from The Marshall Project and The Washington Post.
Media Appearances
November 2021
Topic: Why Are Ahmaud Arbery's Killers So Scared?
Topic: Criminal Ballot Measures
Topic: Marijuana laws in Louisiana
Topic: National Prison Strike