Independent Journalism & Public-Interest Reporting - by Michele Evans

Courts. Due Process. Media Accountability. Public Safety. New York Civic Life.

Michele Evans covers New York City courts, criminal-justice procedure, domestic-violence systems, media accountability, and public-interest advocacy through commentary, courthouse observation, public records, and lived-experience reporting.

Evans is an author, independent journalist, and former ESPN technical producer whose work has appeared in The New York Times.

Recent Public-Interest Reporting & Commentary

Judge Carro’s Mangione Ruling Shows Why Courtroom - Legal analysis of search-and-seizure issues, evidence suppression, and due process in a high-profile New York criminal case.
Harvey Weinstein’s Mistrial Shows Why #MeToo Still Matters - Public-interest report on courtroom accountability, survivor credibility, and the continuing mission of #MeToo.
Gladiator School: What 18 Months on Rikers Island Can Do to a Person! - Lived-experience report on Rikers Island, institutional trauma, survival, and the human cost of New York City’s criminal-justice system.