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The Making of “Superpredators” The first edition of The Marshall Project’s new video series, designed for audiences inside and outside of prison, examines a toxic media myth that damaged a generation of Black youth. We remember a gentleman by the name of Sammy who was incarcerated with us at Sing Sing prison. He couldn’t read. He would save letters from family members for his friends to read to him when they had time. His favorite form of entertainment was getting up to date on the news. When the hard-to-come-by newspaper appeared, Sammy would say “it was like a gift.” When both the newspaper and the mail showed up at the same time, he didn’t want to bother his friends. Instead, he would retreat to watching TV news during recreation. You didn’t have to read a television. ....
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POLITICO A Journalist Who Spent Time Behind Bars Dishes on How He Rebuilt His Life A revealing Q&A conversation about life after prison by a journalist still serving time at Sullivan Correctional Facility. Lawrence Bartley at his home in Connecticut. | Christine Breslin for Politico By JOHN J. LENNON Link Copied John J. Lennon is a contributing editor for Esquire and a contributing writer for The Marshall Project. His 2018 story for Esquire was a National Magazine Award finalist in feature writing. The next year, he contributed a feature essay to The Washington Post Magazine’s prison issue which won the National Magazine Award in single topic issue. He is on his twentieth year of incarceration, currently in Sullivan Correctional Facility, in Fallsburg, New York, and will be eligible for parole in 2029. ....
COVID-19 was the crucible that shaped our year, as everyone’s, in 2020. The pandemic caused us to shift plans, cancel travel, and work remotely. But it also inspired creativity and resulted in powerful and important journalism. As coronavirus cases began to soar in March, our reporters immediately started reaching out to prison officials in all 50 states and the federal system to track the number of prisoners and staff who tested positive for the virus and those who died. The tracker, updated weekly, has become an essential resource for other journalists, scholars and even prisons themselves. Beyond the pandemic, we collaborated with journalists in Alabama, Indiana and Chicago on a ground-breaking investigation into the devastating injuries caused by the misuse of police dogs nationwide. Our year-long reporting led us into this hidden world, where maulings are common and oversight is rare. ....
Sean picas served over 15 years on manslaughter, turned his life around, is executive director for hudson link for higher education in prison, providing education and life skills to incarcerated men and women, helping then re-enter society. lawrence barkley spent 27 years in prison. he s the director of a publication news inside for the marshall project, a nonprofit news organization focusing on the u.s. criminal justice system. lawrence and sean both did time here at sing sing. that brings us to michael capra, for 17 years superintendent of this facility after a long and impressive career in law enforcement. great to see all of you. superintendent, thank you for hosting us here. your job here as the superintendent, essentially to keep the lid on, make sure everyone s safe, make sure your employees get home safe at the end of the day. you realized that wasn t thuf and programs were necessary. what do you find the more programs, the more occupational things that you can do here, how ....