Mary Claire Molloy
@mcmolloy.bsky.social
Health reporter for Mirror Indy. Words in Washington Post, USA Today. Reach me 💌 maryclaire.molloy@mirrorindy.org
In the wake of a Mirror Indy investigation, Marion County public defenders and prosecutors are diverting people arrested at local hospitals from jail. Now, people taken to jail from hospitals for low-level misdemeanors can enter a diversion program. https://bit.ly/3V7QAaO
Mirror Indy investigation sparks action to keep hospital patients out of jail
Prosecutors and public defenders are diverting hospital arrests to mental health treatment.
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Today Indiana is reporting 206 cases of cyclosporiasis aka explosive diarrhea. The illness is caused by a parasite that contaminates food. 28 of those cases are here in Indianapolis. More from @mirrorindy.org on how to protect yourself: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-e…
After spending the day at the polls, your @mirrorindy.org team is reporting on the Indiana primary election tonight! Follow along here for the results in Indianapolis. mirrorindy.org/vote/2026-pr...
2026 Election Results
2026 Primary Election results in Indianapolis, Marion County and Indiana, as well as U.S. Congress.
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The growing backlash to Indiana’s baby box empire by @mcmolloy.bsky.social Photos for @mirrorindy.org by Brett Phelps. mirrorindy.org/indiana-safe...
The growing backlash to Indiana’s baby box empire
Monica Kelsey says her devices save lives. Critics say they’re unsafe — and not a solution for moms in crisis.
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In Indianapolis, teachers are checking for unmarked vans. Students are walking out. Neighbors are learning how to document ICE activity. Online rumors are fueling concerns about a federal surge here. Either way, people are preparing. For @mirrorindy.org: mirrorindy.org/ice-indianap...
As ICE rumors swirl, Indy residents organize
Advocates are verifying sightings, protesting and checking on neighbors.
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Marion County’s needle exchange program is a public health success story. It will be gone by July if lawmakers don’t pass this bill. ✍️ @mcmolloy.bsky.social 📸 @jennarwatson.bsky.social mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Indiana’s needle exchanges are on the chopping block
Lawmakers will decide whether to continue a program curbing infections and overdoses.
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There’s a new text group in Indy working to prevent the city’s next overdose. The nonprofit Overdose Lifeline sends out alerts when drugs are seized or there’s a bad batch (ex: laced with fentanyl). Then, they’re on the scene with Narcan. More in @mirrorindy.org: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
How an anonymous text service could prevent Indy’s next overdose
Overdose Lifeline sends alerts about drug seizures, laced batches and resources.
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This is Richelle Williams and her three kids. They just went a week without SNAP. To make it through gov. shutdown, the Indianapolis family stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed. Dispatches from their dinner table: mirrorindy.org/indiana-snap...
A week without SNAP: How one Indy family made it through
Richelle Williams and her kids stretched meals, skipped the roller rink and prayed.
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In Indy, 100 pregnant women are about to get $20k each over the course of three years. They can spend the money on whatever they choose. The program will support families living in areas with the most infant deaths. @mirrorindy.org has info on applying: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Indy is giving 100 moms $20k each to support their birth journeys
Monthly stipends will go to families living in areas with the most infant deaths.
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SCOOP: ICE has been quietly using the Indianapolis airport to fly out detainees since early July. @mirrorindy.org witnessed dozens of people in handcuffs boarding an Oct.24 flight to Alexandria, Louisiana - a major deportation hub. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
300,000 Hoosiers are on Obamacare. Soon, many could be priced out and uninsured. That’s because Congress, amid a gov. shutdown, hasn’t extended subsidies that help people afford plans. And insurance companies are raising their premiums by 20% next year. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Hoosiers brace for soaring health care costs amid government shutdown
Congress has not extended subsidies for marketplace insurance plans.
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After initially proposing a $100,000 budget cut to Indy’s immigrant legal services fund, Mayor Joe Hogsett’s administration decided to restore the funding. Mirror Indy’s @mcmolloy.bsky.social first reported the proposed budget cut in August: https://bit.ly/4pEfcmB
Funding cut to Indy’s immigrant legal defense fund is reversed
Plus: Despite ICE concerns, the sheriff’s budget also passed out of committee.
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As COVID-19 vaccine recommendations change under RFK Jr.’s leadership, we have a guide for Indiana patients about this year’s shot. So if you’re wondering who’s eligible and what’s required, check out @mirrorindy.org: mirrorindy.org/indiana-covi...
A guide for getting the COVID-19 vaccine in Indiana
As medical groups protest, new federal recommendations are changing eligibility.
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For a year, @mirrorindy.org has investigated abuse allegations at Options Behavioral Health. Patients held against their will for insurance money. Widespread sex abuse. No 911 call for a hurt child. Now, the Acadia Healthcare facility is shutting down. mirrorindy.org/options-beha...
After years of abuse allegations, Options Behavioral Health is shutting down
The Acadia Healthcare facility has been at the center of several lawsuits and a Mirror Indy investigation.
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Last night, Indy Democrats clashed with the sheriff over his decision to house ICE detainees in the local jail. Yes, those are skeletons you’re seeing. “We brought the spines because it’s unclear if the sheriff has the ability to stand up for the community,” a protestor said.
Indiana is celebrating its lowest infant mortality rate in history. But advocates worry the number won’t hold after the state’s massive public health cuts. In an interview with Mirror Indy, Gov. Mike Braun stopped short of promising to restore the Health First Indiana funding.
This is Jaime Passillas, a high school senior from Indianapolis. He wants to become a lawyer. When he was 6, his mom brought him here from Mexico. He was arrested for shoplifting $48.81 at Walmart. He has no prior criminal record. Trump wants to deport him. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
The scramble to save an Indy teen from deportation before graduation
The IPS senior spent weeks in ICE detention after shoplifting at Walmart.
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State lawmakers cut public health funding in Indianapolis by 70%. The money was from Health First Indiana, a bipartisan initiative to improve things like vaccinations and maternal health. Now, local health depts are losing millions for programs they just started. mirrorindy.org/indiana-legi...
Indiana made an unprecedented investment in public health. It’s being cut already.
Indy’s department will only get $6 million to improve vaccinations and maternal health — a 70% cut.
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NEW: Trump has promised the “largest deportation program” in U.S. history. Even Democratic-controlled Indianapolis is playing along. The local jail has held more than 400 people from 29 countries detained by ICE this year. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Trump has promised the largest deportation in U.S. history. Here in Indianapolis, we spent time getting to know our Mexican immigrant neighbors — asking them what this moment feels like. People of all statuses shared their hopes and fears. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Big week for Mirror Indy! “Out of Options,” a series from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social exposing abuse at a local mental health facility won Story of the Year and the top prize in a new investigative category. Thank you to SPJ Indiana for the honor. mirrorindy.org/indiana-best...
Excited to share Mirror Indy has won its first national award! It’s for Out of Options, an investigation from me and @jennarwatson.bsky.social into allegations of sex abuse and patients being held against their will at a local mental health facility. mirrorindy.org/ahcj-2024-aw...
Mirror Indy recognized for investigative journalism
The newsroom won an investigative award in the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism.
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"A movement heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz finds an ally in Indiana." mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove... 🖊️ @mcmolloy.bsky.social 📷 Richard Sitler
The “Make America Healthy Again” movement has come to Indiana, heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz. The state may be the first to ban people on SNAP from buying candy and soda. There’s also fights over Medicaid and vaccine misinformation. Read more here: mirrorindy.org/indiana-gove...
SNAP, soda and cuts: Inside the fight to ‘Make Indiana Healthy Again’
A movement heralded by RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz finds an ally in Indiana.
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Inbox ✉️: RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz will be visiting Indianapolis tomorrow for a press conference with Gov. Mike Braun. They’re announcing a “Make Indiana Healthy Again Intiative.” I’ll be covering this for Mirror Indy tomorrow.
Trans Hoosiers can’t update their birth certificates after Trump and Braun’s executive orders. “They’re trying to legislate me out of existence,” said Zoey Faegrin. She carries a court order in her purse, but it hasn’t been honored. Full story in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indiana-tran...
Trans Hoosiers’ documents in limbo after Trump’s and Braun’s executive orders
“I’m scared,” said one Indy resident who can’t update their birth record despite a court order.
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It is not every day the Atlantic cites a story you’ve written — in an analysis about the White Lotus, no less. Spoilery subject matter: I spent years tracking family annihilations. They happen every 5 days in America. And one nearly happened this season. www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...
A Truly Macabre 'White Lotus' Plot
What was Tim Ratliff’s arc really about?
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NEW: Indiana’s first measles case amid national outbreaks. It’s an unvaccinated minor in Allen county, health dept. officials said. No cases have been reported in Indianapolis so far. More in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indiana-meas...
First measles case reported in Indiana amid national outbreak
No cases have been reported in Marion County.
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New: Inside the turmoil at the Domestic Violence Prevention Network, an Indy nonprofit where 12 current and former employees say leadership needs to repair years of harm — especially for Black staff. Read more in Mirror Indy: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...
Indy nonprofit promised equity. Black staff said they were dismissed and tokenized.
The upheaval at the Domestic Violence Prevention Network couldn’t come at a worse time.
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