Jeffrey Benzing
Reporter | PublicSourceJeffrey Benzing is a reporter for PublicSource focusing on criminal justice and public safety.
He previously covered foreign bribery and corporate crime at Main Justice in Washington, D.C.
Originally from Texas, he reported on local politics, public safety and business in the Texas Hill Country for the Fredericksburg Standard Radio-Post. His writing and photography earned him first-place honors from the West Texas Press Association.
As a journalism graduate student at the University of Maryland, he covered the state’s congressional delegation, examined juvenile justice in Baltimore and helped report and write an award-winning package on salmonella in poultry that appeared in The Washington Post.
In his down time, Jeff enjoys playing and listening to music (and finding old records), reading fiction and exploring the city.
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Black health experts want to leverage growing awareness of racial inequality into a fight against cigarettes.Lung cancer kills black men at higher rates…
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A subtle breeze and pristine blue sky set a peaceful scene in the Hill District this morning, so the immediate thought might not be on the dozens of young… -
The street where Carol Speaks grew up is only blocks from where her grandson Antwann died.At 19 years old, he was shot 17 times, according to Carol, in… -
Monica Hawkins can still laugh at her son Donté’s sense of humor as she replays it nearly four years later on YouTube. And she can smile at the uncanny…
