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Rebecca McCray

Former Managing Editor

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Bio

Rebecca McCray is the former Managing Editor for the ACLU'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 ACLU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

States' Brilliant Budget Solution: Sacrifice Public Education to Spend More on Ineffective Prisons

Feb 11, 2011

桃子视频Joins Republicans and Democrats to Streamline Maryland鈥檚 Bloated Prison System

桃子视频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

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

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

Harry's Law's Primetime Shout-Out for Criminal Law Reform

Jan 13, 2011

Sing it, Newt! Gingrich and Allies Promote Criminal Justice Reform

Sing it, Newt! Gingrich and Allies Promote Criminal Justice Reform

Sep 23, 2010

Teresa Lewis Execution Underscores Shocking Unfairness Of Death Penalty

Teresa Lewis Execution Underscores Shocking Unfairness Of Death Penalty

Sep 14, 2010

A Misidentified Mastermind

A Misidentified Mastermind