Newsmakers meet New Yorkers as host Brian Lehrer and his guests take on the issues dominating conversation in New York and around the world. This daily program from WNYC Studios cuts through the usual talk radio punditry and brings a smart, humane approach to the day's events and what matters most in local and national politics, our own communities and our lives. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including Radiolab, On the Media, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy, and many others.
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Does More Staff Mean Less Violence Inside Jails?
The Brian Lehrer Show and The Greene Space have launched a new series about the business side of the prison industry. Each week we examine one aspect of the $80 billion dollar prison industrial complex, and ask: who profits when people get put away?
This week we talk about personnel and companies that contract with prisons to provide training for correctional staff with Bianca Tylek, Worth Rises’s executive director, and Insha Rahman, Vice President of Advocacy and Partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice, one of the largest justice reform organizations in the country.
EVENT, 7pm: Sign up for Tuesday's live virtual panel discussion on prison personnel HERE. Hosted by The Greene Space and Worth Rises.