Carlos Ballesteros

Carlos Ballesteros is a reporter based in Chicago. He joined Injustice Watch in June 2020 after two years at the Chicago Sun-Times, where he covered immigrant and working-class communities of color throughout the South and West sides of the city. Before joining the newspaper, Carlos was a digital reporter for Newsweek in New York and interned at The Nation and In These Times. You can reach him at [email protected]

Coronavirus

Illinois released white inmates at disproportionately high rates amid pandemic, report shows

By Emily Hoerner and Carlos Ballesteros | June 17, 2020

State prisons now hold an even larger proportion of Black and Latinx prisoners than before COVID-19 hit, according to a new analysis.

News

Chicago has nearly tripled per capita police spending since 1964, data show

By Carlos Ballesteros | June 9, 2020

For activists and city leaders calling on Mayor Lori Lightfoot to cut the police budget, it’s clear that the money could be better spent elsewhere.