Jill Carroll (born October 6, 1977) is an American former journalist (now working as a firefighter) who was kidnapped and ultimately released in Iraq.
Carroll was a reporter for the Christian Science Monitor at the time of her kidnapping.
After finishing a fellowship at Harvard University's Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy she returned to work for the Monitor.
After her release, Carroll wrote a series of articles on her recollection of her experiences in Iraq.