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New York Prisons Are Getting More Cameras. Will It Make Them Safer?

The state plans to install cameras in “blind spots,” following two high-profile prisoner deaths and extensive reporting about abuse by guards.

Closing Argument • 01.10.2026

How a Guards’ Strike Plunged New York Prisons Into Turmoil and Why the Timing Is Curious

Correctional officers complain of unsafe conditions, but critics say the protests were meant to deflect attention from ‘a moment of reckoning.’

Closing Argument • 02.22.2025

Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is Neither Quick Nor Easy

Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New York’s discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.

Closing Argument • 01.14.2025

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