Investigative reporter at The Florida Trib + ProPublica's Local Reporting Network. Tips: nichole.manna@jaxtrib.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3mkniwfzdzc2yFor 30 minutes, Brian Tracey lay naked and unable to breathe on the floor of the medical ward at the St. Johns County Detention Center. It was Dec. 15, 2023, the day Tracey was supposed to be released from jail. https://floridatrib.org/2026/04/28/he-died-in-a-florida-jail-the-company-in-charge-should-have-sent-him-to-the-hospital-experts-say/29 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkniwfzdzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3mkniwfzdzc2yFor 30 minutes, Brian Tracey lay naked and unable to breathe on the floor of the medical ward at the St. Johns County Detention Center. It was Dec. 15, 2023, the day Tracey was supposed to be released from jail. https://floridatrib.org/2026/04/28/he-died-in-a-florida-jail-the-company-in-charge-should-have-sent-him-to-the-hospital-experts-say/29 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkniwfzdzc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3mam5i6kwek2cThose who found themselves in Judge R. Hudson Olliff’s chambers say he would sometimes say things about Black people that raised questions about whether such defendants would find equal justice in his courtroom. The latest in our ‘Cold-Blooded’ series: https://jaxtrib.org/2025/12/22/the-hanging-judge-legacy-of-jim-crow-looms-over-jacksonville-death-row-case/22 Dec 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3mam5i6kwek2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3m6z7wh5fnc2yIt's #givingTuesday -- may I suggest a donation to The Tributary? We've done some great work this year and we're entering 2026 with the same momentum + added coverage of Florida’s Capitol, statewide elections, the environment and Jacksonville City Hall. Here's some of our work from 2025:02 Dec 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6z7wh5fnc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3m25dsvbp4k2yExciting news! @jaxtrib.org was chosen as part of @propublica.org's Local Reporting Network. I'll be working on a pretty awesome project with them over the next year. https://www.propublica.org/atpropublica/propublicas-local-reporting-network-selects-five-new-partners-for-its-50-state-initiative-201 Oct 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25dsvbp4k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3lz52ukbykk2dThe scope of the federal investigation into the death of Charles Faggart is unclear, & SA Melissa Nelson did not say what conclusions her own office has drawn about the case. This latest development happened “after consultation” with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, she said. https://jaxtrib.org/2025/09/18/feds-to-take-lead-in-controversial-duval-jail-death-investigation/18 Sep 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz52ukbykk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3lxiiobtjtc2fToday was a good day. I’m honored to have won @journalists.org award for feature reporting in a small newsroom for my series that dissected and questioned the prosecution used against a man who was sent to Florida’s Death Row 30 years ago. You can read it here: https://jaxtrib.org/2025/03/17/how-a-florida-prosecutor-fixed-a-weak-case-using-a-liar-and-3-jailhouse-snitches-to-send-a-man-to-death-row/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiiobtjtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3lwu47ynmts2mNEW: The controversial stop of a motorist that went viral in July stemmed in part from JSO's vague use-of-force policy, which gives officers broad discretion to use violence at the first sign of resistance, according to experts https://jaxtrib.org/2025/08/20/jacksonville-cop-should-have-disclosed-hit-to-drivers-face-experts-say/20 Aug 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwu47ynmts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nicholemanna.bsky.social/post/3lwcedrhzic2tJSO officer in viral stop had third, unspoken reason why he pulled driver over: The stop carries the hallmarks of pretextual policing, a known tactic in which cops use minor traffic violations to fish for other crimes. https://jaxtrib.org/2025/08/13/jso-officer-in-viral-stop-had-third-unspoken-reason-why-he-pulled-driver-over/13 Aug 2025 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:jsfedehckb2b4rodxazlo5ez/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwcedrhzic2t