Allison Sherry

Justice Reporter

@AllisonSherry[email protected]

Allison Sherry is reporter for CPR News covering immigration and criminal justice. Allison joined Colorado Public Radio after reporting in Washington D.C. for the Denver Post and Minneapolis Star Tribune.

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in journalism and political science, Colorado State University

Professional background:
Allison joined Colorado Public Radio in 2017 to bring focus to CPR News’ coverage of local, state and federal government. She now covers justice and immigration. Rather than a daily crime beat, Allison focuses on problems in the criminal justice system and trying to tell stories from the ground -- the jailhouse, the police car, the courtroom -- about what is happening in Colorado from places most people don't go.

Allison brings over 17 years of journalism experience to the newsroom and a familiarity with Colorado politics. She began her career as a health care reporter with the Denver Post and later transitioned to cover education and poverty before taking on their political beat full-time. She moved to Washington, D.C. in 2010 to serve as the Post’s bureau chief before taking a similar job at the Minneapolis Star Tribune in 2014, where she covered Congress and the White House.

Awards:
Allison has received a wide range of awards throughout her career as a journalist, including the Washington Press Club Foundation’s David Lynch Regional Reporting award on coverage of Congress. She was also a part of the team that received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News at the Denver Post for coverage of the Aurora theater shooting in 2012.

Colorado Matters

The ACLU’s evolution at the Colorado Capitol

The Colorado ACLU has a reputation for success at the state Capitol but critics say it’s become too aggressive in its lobbying efforts. Now the group’s entire public policy team has left. CPR Justice Reporter Allison Sherry and the Colorado Sun’s Jesse Aaron Paul teamed up to look at what’s going on.
By Allison Sherry