This Editor Turned What A Sheriff Said Was ‘Not News’ Into A Pulitzer-Winning Series

Palestine Herald-Press Editor Jeffery Gerritt won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Editorial Writing.

Jeffery Gerritt’s series, called “Death Without Conviction,” started with a look into a local woman’s death. It ended up shedding light on Texas’ system of review for deaths in county jails.

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Jeffery Gerritt’s series, called “Death Without Conviction,” started with a look into a local woman’s death. It ended up shedding light on Texas’ system of review for deaths in county jails.