Showtime’s 'Escape at Dannemora' Left Out Torture and Abuse

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019 Katie Rose Quandt

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo views the scene of a prison escape in a handout picture from the New York Governor’s Press Office taken at the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York June 6, 2015.

This article was published in collaboration with The Appeal. The true story of a 2015 prison break from a New York maximum-security facility has electrified viewers of Showtime’s acclaimed miniseries “Escape at Dannemora,” which wrapped up on December 30. The tale focuses on two men serving life sentences, David Sweat and Richard Matt, and their […]

Solitary Confinement, Jail Deaths Rock Race for Sheriff in California

October 29, 2018January 9, 2019 Victoria Law

Photo illustration by Anagraph for The Appeal/Photo via County of Santa Clara Office of the Sheriff/ Photo via John Hirokawa

This article is published in collaboration with . In August, Wendy and Chris Hogan called 911 after their 24-year-old son Andy stopped taking his medications for schizophrenia. Andy had hit his father at their home in Milpitas, California, and they were hoping to get help. Instead, deputies from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office arrested Andy […]

Solitary Watch

By Valerie Kiebala and Katie Rose Quandt | May 5, 2020

brutality/abuse

Showtime’s 'Escape at Dannemora' Left Out Torture and Abuse

Solitary Confinement, Jail Deaths Rock Race for Sheriff in California