Podcast appearances and mentions of alysia santo

A two-year Marshall Project investigation examined 12 years of New York State Department of Corrections disciplinary records. The investigation found that a staggering three out of four prison guards who were once fired for prisoner abuse, were later reinstated through the arbitration process. Joseph Neff, staff reporter for The Marshall Project, joins us. His piece, co-authored with Alysia Santo titled, ‘A Crazy System': How Arbitration Returns Abusive Guards to New York Prisons was co-published by the New York Times and The Marshall Project. Read the article here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2023/12/14/new-york-prison-correctional-officer-abuse-arbitration —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post How NY Prison Guards Unions Defend Abusive Guards w/ Joseph Neff appeared first on KPFA.

Doctors in training at Elmhurst Hospital will go back to work tomorrow morning after negotiating an end to their strike with residency program administrators, New York City officials are warning of impending service cuts due to the daily arrival of migrants unless the federal government provides additional support. And, a New York Times-Marshall Project investigation exposes a culture of abuse and cover-ups among correctional officers, analyzing over 290 cases of alleged prisoner abuse. Michael Hill talks with Alysia Santo, who co-reported the story.

Every Tuesday evening through May 4th, The Greene Space and the non-profit advocacy organization Worth Rises are holding virtual panel discussions about the business side of the prison industry, asking: who profits when people get put away? We're previewing those discussions with a weekly segment here on The Brian Lehrer Show. Today: Private transportation companies that contract with jails and prisons are often paid by the mile, which can incentivize longer routes, avoiding stops and ignoring the critical needs of passengers, which has had deadly consequences in some cases. Bianca Tylek, Worth Rises’s executive director, and Alysia Santo, reporter for The Marshall Project, talk about the business of prison transportation and take your calls. EVENT, 7pm: Sign up for Tuesday's live virtual panel discussion HERE.

Flood-affected residents of Jackson return to their homes as the Pearl River threatens communities down-stream.And, in light of Parchman Unit 29 being shut down, we look at how one organization wants to reform community supervision.Then, a personal account of life as a Mississippi Corrections Officer.Plus, Congressman Bennie Thompson shares his thoughts on the upcoming Census.Segment 1:Mickey and Anitra Holder were among the hundreds of residents of northeast Jackson to return to their homes this week after evacuating due to the Pearl River flood. Like many others, the Holders are trying to figure out what to do next. The share their experience with MPB's Kobee Vance.Segment 2:Inmates of Unit 29 at Parchment State Penitentiary are being relocated to a private facility in Tallahatchie County, marking the inevitable end of the unit's troubled history. In January, prison reform activists took to the streets of Jackson to demand the state take action to address the conditions at Parchman. REFORM Alliance, co-founded by Meek Mill, JAY-Z, Michael Rubin and more, was among those groups. Erin Haney is REFORM's Policy Director. She says that closing the Unit is a step in the right direction. But, as she tells our Michael Guidry, reform must extend beyond the facilities - to community supervision programs designed to support re-entry rather than recidivism.Segment 3:"Inmates Aren't the Only Ones in Danger in Mississippi Prisons" - that's the topic of a new story by the Joe Neff and Alysia Santo of the Marshall Project. The report indicates that due to the rampant under-staffing of Mississippi prisons, guards are often targets of physical and emotional assault. Joe Neff tells us the environment within the Mississippi's prisons has profound effect on those tasked with supervising it.Jennifer White is a former corrections officer, and the lead subject of Neff and Santo's report. She spent her entire corrections career at Parchman. She shares her experience with our Michael Guidry.Segment 4:In April, the Census Bureau will begin its required count of United States residents. The census is a constitutionally mandated account that takes place every ten years. Congressman Bennie Thompson of Mississippi's second Congressional district urges Mississippians to treat the census with due diligence. He tells MPB's Kobee Vance the count affects Mississippian's at every level of government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At a prison in southern Mississippi, guards can’t do basic population counts. They can’t keep cellphones, drugs, and weapons out of the building. They are at the mercy of gang leaders to control the inmates. Is this just what happens when you try to do corrections on the cheap? Guests: Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, staff writers for the Marshall Project. Read their story on Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.  Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At a prison in southern Mississippi, guards can’t do basic population counts. They can’t keep cellphones, drugs, and weapons out of the building. They are at the mercy of gang leaders to control the inmates. Is this just what happens when you try to do corrections on the cheap? Guests: Joseph Neff and Alysia Santo, staff writers for the Marshall Project. Read their story on Wilkinson County Correctional Facility.  Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

States provide money to people who have been victims of crime to reimburse them for the costs of their victimization—things like therapy, funerals, etc. But Alysia Santo, an investigative reporter for the Marshall Project, finds that only some people count as victims.

Prisons have long posed a challenge for investigative journalists. And when you’re trying to report on a private prison – one owned by a company, not the government – the situation becomes even more challenging. On this episode, we’re talking to three reporters who managed to pull back the curtain on the for-profit prison system. Shane Bauer describes his risky decision to go undercover as a prison guard on assignment for Mother Jones. Then Marshall Project reporters Eli Hager and Alysia Santo take us through their less extreme but equally powerful investigation into the dangerous and deadly world of prisoner transportation companies. EPISODE NOTES: bit.ly/2a3K8bR

This week on Feast Yr Ears , host Harry Rosenblum is in studio with Alysia Santo of The Marshall Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization covering America’s criminal justice system. Talking about her writing and research on the prison food system, there is little consistency in regulations for feeding inmates and much of the quality and frequency of meals is dependent on budget. Inmates are entitled to three meals a day that are nutritious, unfortunately this is not always adhered to.  After the break, Guillermo Rodriguez of the Carnegie Hill Institute discusses his time spent in prison as a cook and spares no detail in recalling his experiences, including his thoughts on prison wine or “hooch.” “Replacing meat with soy products – that has been a popular change because its cheaper.” [10:15] –Alysia Santo on Feast Yr Ears “If the inmate is not allowed to take part in the meal, he’s not receiving the proper nutritional content he’s entitled to.” [22:30] –Guillermo Rodriguez on Feast Yr Ears