A former prison in Marana slated to become an immigration detention center has a capacity of 513 people, according to state documents. But a procurement order released by the federal government aims to push that capacity to 775. That’s a change that local advocates say would be devastating for detained people. “There is no way […]
Author Archives: Yana Kunichoff
Yana Kunichoff is a reporter, documentary producer and Report For America corps member based in Tucson. She covers community resilience in Southern Arizona. Previously, she covered education for The Arizona Republic and Chalkbeat Chicago, worked as a special projects editor for Migratory Notes newsletter, produced a feature-length documentary on the experience of elderly prisoners in Illinois jails and oversaw a team of reporters as an editor at The Moscow Times. Her investigation into the Chicago police union’s misinformation about fatal police shootings won a 2016 Sidney Hillman award. In her free time, you can find Yana climbing rocks and reading books, all preferably outside.
Contact: ykunichoff@azluminaria.org
