NY prison graveyards must finally include names of the deceased on headstones
For generations, New York state prisoners who died were buried in graveyards just outside prison walls, under headstones marked with prisoner identification numbers — but no names.In recognition of the...
View ArticleA Headline Stays Static Even As A Life Transforms
Lawrence Bartley is a journalist devoted to getting news stories about criminal justice inside prisons and jails, something he wished he had access to when he was incarcerated. “I could have used some...
View ArticleAnother Proud Boy Goes to Jail and A Media War in 1980's NYC
This week a former Proud Boys leader received the longest prison sentence for the insurrection so far. On this week’s On the Media, why conspiracy theories that the FBI planned January 6 live on. Plus,...
View ArticleJoe Garcia Reads “Listening to Taylor Swift in Prison”
The New Yorker recently published an essay by Joe Garcia, a man serving a life sentence for murder in California’s High Desert State Prison. In the essay, Garcia writes about his admiration for Taylor...
View ArticleJennifer Egan on a Solution for Homelessness
About 1.4 million in the United States people end up in homeless shelters every year, with many thousands more living on the street. You could fill the city of San Diego with the unhoused. But there...
View ArticleA Solution For the Chronically Homeless, and Listening to Taylor Swift in...
About 1.2 million people in the United States experience homelessness in a given year—you could nearly fill the city of Dallas with the unhoused. But there are proven solutions. For the chronically...
View ArticleThe Effect of Climate Change on Incarcerated Individuals
Alleen Brown, climate journalist, talks about "Climate and Punishment," a groundbreaking project for which she and her colleague Akil Harris received a 2023 Covering Climate Now journalism award. The...
View Article"26.2 to Life" explores a prison marathon
"26.2 to Life" follows inmates at California's San Quentin prison as they train and compete for a marathon. Filmmaker Christine Yoo explores how each prisoner strives for their personal best, seeking...
View ArticleThe Unmarked Graveyard: Angel Garcia
When Annette Vega was seven years old, she found out the man she called “dad” wasn’t her biological father. But all she knew was that her mom had had a teenage romance with a guy named Angel Garcia....
View Article530- The Panopticon Effect
The “panopticon” might be the best known prison concept in the world. In the original design, all the cells are built around a central guard tower, designed to maintain order just by making prisoners...
View ArticleJumaane Williams on Ending Solitary Confinement & Recording Police Stops
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams talks about two bills up for a vote at the City Council on Wednesday.
View ArticleUkraine's counteroffensive might finally be over
Hopes are dimming for Ukraine's spring push to drive Russia from its territory. Kyiv’s long-awaited counteroffensive has fallen flat and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is reportedly planning to fire his...
View ArticleESPN Doc 'Breakaway'
Director Rudy Valdez joins us to discuss the next installment of ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30 series, “Breakaway,” which comes out on July 13. “Breakaway” tells the story of WNBA superstar Maya...
View ArticleHow to Train for a Marathon While Incarcerated
The new documentary "26.2 to Life" follows a group of incarcerated men at San Quentin Prison who are training to run a marathon within the prison's walls. Director Christine Yoo joins us to discuss the...
View ArticleAfter Serving Decades in Prison for Murder, Two Men Fought to Clear Their Names
For years, the staff writer Jennifer Gonnerman has reported on the case of Eric Smokes and David Warren. When they were teen-agers in Brooklyn, in 1987, Smokes and Warren were convicted of...
View Articleadrienne maree brown — On Radical Imagination and Moving Towards Life
The wonderful civil rights elder Vincent Harding liked to look around the world for what he called "live human signposts" — human beings who embody ways of seeing and becoming and who point the way...
View ArticleA Flood of Claims From Rikers Island Amplify the Pervasive Problem of Sexual...
Warning: This episode contains profane language and detailed descriptions of sexual assault allegations.More than 20 women say a man who went by Officer “Champagne” sexually assaulted them while they...
View ArticleAn infamous New Jersey jail faces demolition after decades of turmoil
An infamous jail in downtown Paterson, New Jersey is on the verge of being demolished. For decades, Passaic County Jail was known for unsanitary conditions and overcrowding, prompting several lawsuits....
View ArticleA painting escapes from prison
'Paint Me a Road Out of Here' tells the story of a painting that Faith Ringgold created for the women's house of detention at Rikers Island in 1971. Filmmaker Catherine Gund explores how the jail...
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