Former Dow Jones, CNNMoney, Reuters journo. Assoc teaching prof at Penn State, co-founder/chief education officer @prisonjourn & mom of 3 kids who run my life.https://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mr3kfhxl4k2iI met my BFF 33 years ago. We met in HS, went to the same college, been through everything together. She now has Stage 4 cancer. Amid this, her job of 20 years laid her off. I’m raising money for her living expenses, bills and treatment. Please consider donating. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-natasha-bhalla-fight-stage-4-cancer?lid=zljr9cv8ct1u&utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=t-donation-alert20 Jul 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3kfhxl4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mnxa57avn22iThe final article of our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pennlive.com 8-part series uncovers a second lawsuit for sexual abuse against the same chaplain at ICE’s Moshannon detention facility by 2 separate detained women. He still works there. An enraging must read. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/06/a-predator-who-prays-women-claim-sexual-abuse-by-chaplain-at-pa-ice-facility.html?gift=f1cc9d07-22e1-4ba9-8743-c0e637c8a76610 Jun 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxa57avn22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mnry4ttip224The 7th story in our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social & @pennlive.com 8-part series on Moshannon Detention Facility by me and @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social looks at how visitation can be weaponized for immigrant detainees and their families. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/06/husband-of-pa-ice-facility-detainee-struggles-with-separation-visiting-rules-we-just-have-to-wait.html?gift=5104790b-c1ad-4fc9-bb95-acb256d7685808 Jun 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnry4ttip224https://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mmx3tw5w322fFemale detainees shared stories of medical negligence, mistreatment & sexual assault at Moshannon Detention Center with Congress members at an unannounced oversight visit. Mine and @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social latest for @pennlive.com @pennstateuniv.bsky.social https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/women-in-pa-ice-detention-facility-call-out-for-help-from-lawmakers-who-were-ushered-away.html?gift=8c35b769-bd34-4349-b5d0-a6a1d88486b728 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmx3tw5w322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mmwg6a4k6c2xThis is a must read and must watch by my friend @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social. Take a long walk in the shoes of a man protesting the conditions of detainees at ICE facility Moshannon. The sixth in our 8 part series for @pennlive.com and @pennstateuniv.bsky.social https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/pilgrimage-of-dignity-man-walks-130-miles-to-highlight-conditions-at-pa-ice-facility.html28 May 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmwg6a4k6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mmekl4jvwc2eThis was a hard one for all of us watching this 18-year-old kid in ICE detention and his mother’s pain. I went and hugged my kids after returning from our reporting trip to WV. The fourth story in our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social @pennlive.com series on Moshannon: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/mom-separated-from-teen-son-in-ice-detainment-i-would-trade-places-with-him.html?gift=7f2a2418-e56b-451a-9023-ca42fbdd8b2121 May 2026 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmekl4jvwc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mm7kk364t22xThe third story in our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social and @pennlive.com series tackles how this small coal mining town wound up housing the biggest ICE center in the Northeast. So proud of our students. Check it out! https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/how-a-small-pa-coal-town-became-home-to-one-of-ices-largest-detention-centers.html?gift=8ed71fc8-e9f3-4fcb-a3cf-01d6d03247ba19 May 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7kk364t22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mlnol4c43k2bThe second article in our 8-part series for @pennlive.com went live today. Our @pennstateuniv.bsky.social students profiled a beautiful young couple whose dreams in the U.S. shattered after the husband was detained by ICE for 3 months. Please meet Juan & Nicole. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/immigrant-to-pa-followed-the-law-but-then-a-lawyers-error-changed-everything.html?gift=bd6f8d26-accf-413e-8d80-effa3a84d41e12 May 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnol4c43k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mlm2zfrqos2sThis entire series was reported and written by our amazing journalism students @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. As their professors for this indepth reporting class, @joshuapvaughn.bsky.social and I are over the moon. Next story out on Wednesday! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2zfrqos2shttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3mlm2mjvg6k2sMy friend @JoshuaPVaughn.bsky.social & I led an indepth reporting class this semester @pennstateuniv.bsky.social. Our students tackled ICE & its largest detention facility in the Northeast. Today the first of an 8-part series was published in @PennLive.com So proud! https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/abuse-claims-protests-surround-moshannon-valleys-ice-prison.html11 May 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2mjvg6k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3lyjoaj3zak26Come learn more about the amazing work we do @prisonjournalism.bsky.social on Sept. 17 at our "Meeting the Moment" virtual Event. It's free to attend and you'll get a glimpse into our world & what's to come! RSVP now! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/prison-journalism-project-meeting-the-moment-virtual-event-tickets-1664000814229?utm_campaign=PJP-Staff11 Sep 2025 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyjoaj3zak26https://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3lxdizz4zf22bSo unbelievably proud of our team! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdizz4zf22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3lnftbr7y2c2yPeople will not get their kids diagnosed for fear of being put on a registry and that will result in kids not getting appropriate services. And with the psychos afraid of autism being passed to future generations, this will be a first step towards eugenics. https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rfk-jr-autism-study-medical-records/22 Apr 2025 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnftbr7y2c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3lljmewmoxc2iI would have signed this in a heartbeat as a Columbia alumnus. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/25/open-letter-columbia-university-trump-administration-authoritarianism29 Mar 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lljmewmoxc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/profpasha.bsky.social/post/3lkwjw2ujqs2rI remember how proud I was the day I got into Columbia. I will never forget how ashamed I am today of my alma mater. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Mar 2025 01:05 +0000at://did:plc:bkcc2uvl7cossbwtog2xpgzo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkwjw2ujqs2r