Accepting a plea deal for two and a half years in prison, the experience caused her to change her focus to journalism and trying to improve the penal system in the United States through her reporting. She worked for a number of news outlets in the late 2010's, including the Ithaca Times, the New York Daily News, and the Houston Chronicle before joining The Marshall Project in 2019. Her work has resulted in the charging of a prison rape perpetrator and a number of reforms in regards to the treatment of women and the physical and culinary options given to inmates.