Gabrielle Caplan
Associate Producer
Gabrielle focuses on death penalty and capital punishment coverage.
Julius Jones Has 2 More Days to Live
Oklahoma is set to carry out an execution Thursday despite the parole board telling them not to. Twice.
India’s COVID Crisis Is Making Oxygen Scammers Rich
Desperate relatives are risking their lives or turning to the black market for oxygen to save their sick relatives.
Criminals Are Profiting From a Major Oxygen Shortage in Mexico City
Many desperate for oxygen tanks to keep loved ones suffering from COVID-19 alive are turning to the black market, where purchasing is overpriced and risky.
Lisa Montgomery's Sister Recounts Her Life of Abuse Before Death Row
She shared the horrific details with VICE News shortly before Montgomery was scheduled to be executed as part of Trump's final death-penalty push.
Dozens of Native Americans Could Get Out of Prison Because of This Supreme Court Decision
Danny Turner was a 17-year-old high school student when he was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.
Racism Tainted Julius Jones' Murder Conviction. He's on Death Row Anyway.
“I have spent the past 20 years on death row for a crime I did not commit, did not witness and was not at,” Jones, now 40, wrote in his 2019 commutation application.
Business Is Booming for the Italian Mafia During COVID
Italy is releasing some of its most brutal mafiosi from prison. Their families are also seizing on the opportunity to hand out loans, sell fake PPE, and extort money from vulnerable Italians.
People on Methadone Have a Dangerous Choice: Risk Relapsing, or Expose Themselves to Coronavirus
“It's getting to the point where it's safer to go back to using street drugs. I won't have to be packed into rooms full of people.”
Coronavirus Quarantine Is Hell for People With Anxiety Disorders: ‘I Couldn't Stop Clicking On Everything’
Everything becomes a stresser: fear of spreading the illness, standing in grocery store lines, and grappling with their own mortality.
22 Million Kids Rely on School for Meals. Here's What They're Doing During Closures.
School systems across the country weigh "grab-and-go" schemes to feed low-income kids while not exposing them or staff to COVID-19.