Taylor Tiamoyo Harris
ReporterTaylor Tiamoyo Harris is examining the courts and bail bond systems in St. Louis as a part of The New York Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship.
She previously worked for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and was most recently a Juvenile Justice Fellow for the Pew Charitable Trusts and the National Association for Black Journalists. Taylor is a graduate of Howard University and will write about the courts and bail bond systems in the St. Louis area.
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Proponents say the devices have helped address inequities in the criminal justice system. But many defendants have experienced unintended consequences. -
The juvenile justice framework intended for youth rehabilitation has caused frustration among those involved — including parents left to feel hopeless and in limbo.
