Paul Flahive
Accountability Reporterpaul@tpr.org
Twitter: @paulflahive
Paul Flahive is an investigative reporter with nearly two decades of experience writing for various publications and public broadcasters.
His work has exposed systemic problems in Texas' unemployment system, prisons, foster care, and the treatment of child victims of sex abuse.
His work has had institutional impact.
One story led to the change of a decade-long policy in Texas prisons that forced women in solitary confinement to wear gowns, rather than uniforms as male prisoners wore.
Another story led to to a state investigation that ultimately closed a foster placement agency that had taken in more millions in taxpayer funds for being "an immediate risk to child safety."
His work has been heard by millions on Marketplace, NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, and elsewhere.
He co-edited "Worth Repeating" a collection of stories from the show he created of the same name, published 2023 from Trinity University Press
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The Texas Department of Criminal Justice said its officers used excessive force and have asked the Inspector General to criminally investigate a Sept. 5 incident that saw 13 guards terminated or resign and an inmate still in hospital more than two weeks later. -
Some Democrats in Congress are calling for an investigation into extreme heat in state prisons. Researchers say death rates in Texas prisons are likely heat-related.
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Texas sees prisoner deaths spike as congressman calls for investigation of 'cruel and unusual' punishments.
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Tens of thousands of Afghans were given temporary immigration status into the U.S. Now, many are worried about losing their jobs before their stays can be extended.
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As the government rushes to process extensions of humanitarian parole, it may be too late for people in states like Texas to keep jobs that require drivers licenses. Some may be caught in gap where they can't work.
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Demócratas en el Congreso instan a tomar medidas contra las abrumadoras prisiones de Texas.
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Citing the many reports of dangerous heat in Texas and other states’ prisons this summer, Democrats on the House Oversight Committee encourage GOP colleagues to join them in pushing for action.
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Texas afirma que el aumento de muertes en prisión no está relacionado con el calor. El estudio dice que eso no puede ser cierto.
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Questions remain on how the city’s police force polices itself. TPR obtained the officers’ performance evaluations and compared them with disciplinary records. One expert told TPR the disparity between the documents was 'alarming.'
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A study published last November links 271 deaths between 2001 and 2019 to unairconditioned Texas prisons. An analysis of state data showed that a spike in the mortality rate has hit Texas prisons system-wide.
