Derek covers justice and law enforcement for NOTUS.
He joined NOTUS after a decade with The Washington Post, where most recently he reported on the U.S. Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Marshals Service. In other roles at The Post, he covered courts, voting issues, and the coronavirus pandemic. He was part of a team that won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting for its coverage of fatal shootings by police.
You can reach Derek at derekhawkins@notus.com or on Signal at dhawk.01.
