Bio
Rebecca McCray is the former Managing Editor for the 老澳门开奖结果's Communications Department, where she oversaw the website's News & Commentary section alongside other editorial projects.
Her reporting and writing has been published by New York Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Appeal, Gothamist, The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, Slate, New York Focus, and other outlets. Previously, she worked as a freelance journalist and associate editor for the Women鈥檚 Media Center鈥檚 鈥淲omen Under Siege,鈥 a vertical documenting sexualized violence in conflict zones; was a news and social justice staff writer for Participant Media's TakePart.com; and a reporter for the legal newswire Law360. Her reporting has covered an array of issue areas, including immigration, labor, politics, and more, but the vast majority is focused on the criminal justice system. Previously, she was a paralegal in the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Criminal Law Reform Project. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa and a Fulbright grantee.
Featured work
Mar 4, 2011
States' Brilliant Budget Solution: Sacrifice Public Education to Spend More on Ineffective Prisons
Feb 11, 2011
老澳门开奖结果 Joins Republicans and Democrats to Streamline Maryland鈥檚 Bloated Prison System
Feb 10, 2011
Ohio Governor Reconsiders Jailing Mother Who Sent Her Kids to the Wrong School
Jan 28, 2011
Sending Your Kid to the Wrong School Could Land You Five Years Behind Bars
Jan 21, 2011
Harry's Law's Primetime Shout-Out for Criminal Law Reform
Jan 13, 2011
Sing it, Newt! Gingrich and Allies Promote Criminal Justice Reform
Sep 23, 2010
Teresa Lewis Execution Underscores Shocking Unfairness Of Death Penalty
Sep 14, 2010
A Misidentified "Mastermind"