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Robert Brooks and the State of New York’s Prisons

By Felix Teitelbaum

What’s happening inside NY’s prisons? In December corrections officers beat Robert Brooks until he died in Marcy Correctional Facility where he was imprisoned. Just days ago another inmate, Messiah Nantwi, was allegedly also beaten to death at Midstate Facility. Prison guards across the state have striking since February 17 in violation of the Taylor Law.…

Alcance Latino: Interview with Human Rights Organizer Aly Wane

By Felix Teitelbaum

Carlos Gutierrez speaks with human and immigrant rights organizer Aly Wane of the Syracuse Peace Council and the Black Immigration Network.

Local News at WRFI?

By Felix Teitelbaum

Have you ever asked yourself, “Hey, whatever happened to WRFI’s daily news coverage?” Well, we miss it too, and we’re working to bring back more local news coverage as soon as possible.  Here’s some background. WRFI has always operated on a shoestring budget. Unfortunately we had to pause our daily local news headline service several…

Living with Grief: Makayla Podufalski

By JT Stone

“Living With Grief” explores the ways people navigate the journey of losing a loved one. The series is produced by WRFI’s JT Stone. In this episode Makayla Podufalski, a 22-year-old emergency dispatcher in Ithaca, opens up about how she copes with the death of her mother, Catherine, who died after a years-long struggle with substance…

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