His investigative work for the Toledo Blade also included an investigation into allegations that the police in Toledo refused to arrest or investigate abusive priests[3]
In addition to his Pulitzer Prize–winning work, Mahr has also written a series of stories looking at abuse and neglect in the mental health system for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
He currently writes for the Chicago Tribune[4] where he was a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for his coverage of government corruption in the Chicago suburb of Harvey, IL.[5]
References
^Kelly Lecker (2004-04-06). "Blade wins Pulitzer: Series exposing Vietnam atrocities earns top honor". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
^"Finalist: Joe Mahr, Joseph Ryan and Matthew Walberg of Chicago Tribune".
^Madeleine Brand (2005-08-02). "Report: Toledo Cops Refused to Probe Priest Abuse". National Public Radio. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
^Mahr, Joe. "Author Profile". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
^"2015 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting Finalists". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
Previously the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting, No Edition Time from 1953–1963 and the Pulitzer Prize for Local Investigative Specialized Reporting from 1964–1984