“Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast” – hosted by Dr. Roger Mitchell and Professor Jay Aronson – shares the stories of individuals who died in custody and chronicles the efforts of activists and journalists to uncover the true scope of deaths in custody. Through their accounts and interactions with special guests, Mitchell and Aronson outline a practical, achievable system for accurately recording and investigating these deaths.
“Official Ignorance” is a project of the Hip Hop Caucus. Learn more about Hip Hop Caucus and its Good Trouble Dept. campaign work at HipHopCaucus.org.
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“Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast” – hosted by Dr. Roger Mitchell and Professor Jay Aronson – shares the stories of individuals who died in custody and chronicles the efforts of activists and journalists to uncover the true scope of deaths in custody. Through their accounts and interactions with special guests, Mitchell and Aronson outline a practical, achievable system for accurately recording and investigating these deaths.
“Official Ignorance” is a project of the Hip Hop Caucus. Learn more about Hip Hop Caucus and its Good Trouble Dept. campaign work at HipHopCaucus.org.
We Count What We Care About: Uncovering Hidden Deaths in Our Nation’s Prisons and Jails
Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast
1 hour 7 minutes 33 seconds
2 years ago
We Count What We Care About: Uncovering Hidden Deaths in Our Nation’s Prisons and Jails
On today’s episode, we talk to Josh Vaughn and Brittany Hailer, journalists working to expose the deadly toll of Pennsylvania’s jails. Josh tells us about his efforts to track disparities in the deaths that jails in the state report and the number that actually occur. Brittany tells us how she has shown that the Allegheny […]
Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast
“Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast” – hosted by Dr. Roger Mitchell and Professor Jay Aronson – shares the stories of individuals who died in custody and chronicles the efforts of activists and journalists to uncover the true scope of deaths in custody. Through their accounts and interactions with special guests, Mitchell and Aronson outline a practical, achievable system for accurately recording and investigating these deaths.
“Official Ignorance” is a project of the Hip Hop Caucus. Learn more about Hip Hop Caucus and its Good Trouble Dept. campaign work at HipHopCaucus.org.