Florida law does not explicitly require prosecutorial agencies to keep a Brady List – as evidenced by the fact that several don’t.
Author Archives: Trinity Webster-Bass
Trinity Webster-Bass is The Florida Trib’s inaugural Investigative Journalism Fellow and a Jacksonville native. A recent Howard University graduate, she served as president of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, reported for The Hilltop, and covered the 2024 Democratic National Convention and local politics for Howard University News Service.
She began her career interning at WJCT 89.9 FM in Jacksonville before joining The Washington Post as an audio intern, where she produced an investigative story on police use of AI. Most recently, Trinity interned at The New York Times through the Ida B. Wells Society, reporting on cannabis legislation and pitfalls in the organ donation process.
She received awards from the White House Correspondents' Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Association of Black Journalists for her work.
You ran reach Trinity at trinity.webster-bass@floridatrib.org
Posted inEducation
School bus camera program became a bungled mess in Miami-Dade. It’s coming to Duval next
The Duval County school district decided to partner with BusPatrol America despite its major issues in other parts of the state.
Posted inLocal Government
Jacksonville’s own DOGE committee questions state DOGE report
Jacksonville City Council members questioned the numbers in a Florida DOGE report that recently blasted the city’s spending.
Posted inLocal Government, State Government
Florida DOGE wants to slash millions of dollars in alleged waste across local governments. A new report detailed far less
Named after one of President Donald Trump’s signature initiatives, the state DOGE effort and Jacksonville’s own city council-driven initiative illustrate the impact of national politics on the local level.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local Government
Police shooting of 14-year-old boy exposes JSO dispatch failure
The shooting, which the state attorney said was a “perfect storm” of unusual circumstances, revealed a critical flaw in JSO’s dispatch system.
Posted inFlorida
It’s been six months since Charles Faggart’s death. And still no answers
“In the last 6 months, there has been little transparency or resolution,” said an attorney for the family of Charles Faggart, who died at UF Health following a clash with Duval County jail guards.