Briana Rice
Criminal justice reporterBriana Rice is Michigan Public's criminal justice reporter. She's focused on what Detroiters need to feel safe and whether they're getting it.
She was named 2022's Young Journalist of the Year by the Detroit Society of Professional Journalists. She's also been selected for fellowships with the National Press Foundation and the Association of Independents in Radio.
Briana was previously a breaking news reporter at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Before that, she worked at WXIX in Cincinnati as a digital producer and assignment editor. She studied journalism and digital media at the University of Cincinnati.
When she’s not working, Briana enjoys cooking, reading, and writing poems, essays and short stories. She lives in Detroit with her cat, Tatiana, and her dog, Bertie.
You can reach her at ricebri@umich.edu or @BriRiceWrites on Twitter.
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The Executive Editor and Program Manager will start their new jobs in January. -
Eighteen officers will be part of a centralized team that will respond to mental health crises across the city. The team will include nine behavioral specialists from Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, who have backgrounds in social work, psychology, counseling and nursing. -
Detroit has a new system for towing the city’s stolen and abandoned cars. All stolen cars will now be heading to Detroit Police Department’s impound lot. -
Police officers can call supervisors to deploy the weapons. Detroit police say the weapons are tools to help officers resolve situations without using deadly force. -
A Black police officer in Detroit has won a federal lawsuit in which alleged his fellow officers used excessive force and retaliated against him based on his race.
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Detroit homeowners who are struggling to pay property taxes have until December 12 to apply for a partial or full property tax exemption. -
United Community Housing Coalition Director Ted Phillips is excited about what his organization can do to make an impact for those facing eviction. -
The report found that at the city’s current filing rate, more than 20% of tenants — 61,000 people — would face eviction this year. -
Chief White wants the officers and supervisor suspended without pay after he says officers shot and killed a 27-year-old woman who was in a mental health crisis last week. -
Michigan Radio consulted residents, lawyers, academics, and activists to round up what renters can do to protect themselves when building problems go unaddressed.
