Jaden Edison

Jaden is CT Mirror's justice reporter. He was previously a summer reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune and interned at the Poynter Institute for Media Studies. He received a bachelor's degree in electronic media from Texas State University and a master's degree in investigative journalism from the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University.

jedison@ctmirror.org

Una mujer que trabaja en un mercado se para debajo de su tienda, cerca de mesas cubiertas con bocadillos y bebidas.

La votación anticipada está en la boleta electoral en CT, un tema clave para los residentes Negros y Latinos

by Jaden Edison November 3, 2022 @ 10:30 amNovember 3, 2022 @ 1:38 pm

Connecticut es uno de los cuatro Estados sin votación anticipada. Pero algunos votantes Negros y Latinos dicen que les ayudaría.

A woman working at a farmer's market hands stands under her tent, near tables topped with snacks and drinks.

Early voting is on the ballot in CT, a key issue for Black and Latino residents

by Jaden Edison October 30, 2022 @ 5:00 amNovember 3, 2022 @ 10:33 am

Connecticut is one of four states without early voting. But some Black and Latino voters say it would help them cast a ballot.

A family member of Randy Cox holds a gold poster that reads, "Justice for Randy Cox."

New Haven prosecutors dismiss charges against Randy Cox

by Jaden Edison October 20, 2022 @ 3:59 pmJanuary 12, 2023 @ 3:51 pm

New Haven prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Randy Cox, a Black man left paralyzed after his calls for help were ignored by police.

A sign with painted handprints on it, with words that read: "We won't forget you Sandy Hook Elementary."

Jury orders Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook families

by Jaden Edison October 12, 2022 @ 9:09 pmOctober 13, 2022 @ 4:33 pm

A CT jury unanimously decided Alex Jones must pay millions to Sandy Hook families for his lies about the 2012 elementary school shooting.

A black gate is seen with a "No Tress-passing" sign in red lettering attached to it. Cars are on the street nearby. It's sunny outside.

Report shows where prison gerrymandering in CT hurt the most

by Jaden Edison October 7, 2022 @ 2:29 pmOctober 7, 2022 @ 2:29 pm

A new report shows how CT’s biggest cities were hurt by a decades-old practice that considered incarcerated people residents of prison towns.

CT’s first Black chief public defender embraces work ahead

by Jaden Edison October 2, 2022 @ 5:00 amNovember 6, 2022 @ 8:36 am

TaShun Bowden-Lewis, who’s wanted to work in public defense since she was a child, has spent her career fighting for clients in Connecticut.

Radenka Maric named UConn president

by Jaden Edison September 28, 2022 @ 1:09 pmSeptember 28, 2022 @ 1:35 pm

Radenka Maric, who has served as UConn’s interim president since February, was named the university’s 17th president on Wednesday.

Randy Cox, a Black man smiling with an orange shirt and gold chain on, smiles for a photo.

Randy Cox sues police, city of New Haven for $100 million

by Jaden Edison September 27, 2022 @ 7:09 pmJanuary 12, 2023 @ 3:51 pm

Randy Cox, the Black man paralyzed after being injured in a police van, is suing five officers and the city of New Haven for $100 million.

Doreen Coleman, the mother of Randy Cox, holds a sign that says "Justice for Randy Cox," stands with her fist raised in the air. To her right is civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who's also holding his fist up. It's a sunny day outside.

Attorneys for Randy Cox, paralyzed in New Haven police van, plan federal lawsuit

by Jaden Edison September 15, 2022 @ 7:03 pmJanuary 12, 2023 @ 3:51 pm

Supporters of Randy Cox, a Black man paralyzed after being hurled around a New Haven police van, announced the planned lawsuit at city hall.