Susan Ferriss

Reporter  The Center for Public Integrity
sferriss@publicintegrity.org
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Susan Ferriss has investigated a range of issues, from environmental destruction and real-estate fraud to police corruption and international drug trafficking. As a prize-winning Latin America correspondent for Cox Newspapers, her reports included stories on child labor, child migration and transnational gangs. She also covered California state government, politics and immigration at the Sacramento Bee. Susan is co-author of The Fight in the Fields, a history of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement.

Coverage areas

No easy path to a green card for kids who've grown up without papers, as Florida student's case shows

Truancy is a problem among some students, and cities grapple over sending police out, issuing fines and prosecuting parents

Court records show teen suspect's father was arrested many times for crimes

NY's chief judge wants to stop trying 16- and 17-year-olds as adults for non-violent accusations

In a nationally watched move, Los Angeles decides to limit police involvement in daytime curfew stops and drop $250 fines

Public Integrity and California Report collaborate on reports about Los Angeles daytime curfew controversy

Charter schools lauded by Mayor Emanuel face parent unrest for collecting $5 fines that have added up to almost $400,000 since 2009

Public is often quick to want teens tried as adults, but research shows minors in adult system more likely to reoffend once free

Complaints lead to police limits on student ticketing, counseling for first offenses

Great Recession takes toll on Florida students, with homelessness spiking

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