Derek Hawkins

Derek Hawkins

Legal and Justice Reporter

Derek covers justice and law enforcement for The Washington Sun.

He previously spent 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 on Signal at dhawk.01.

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