Alysia Santo

When NYS prison officials tried to fire COs they accused of abusing prisoners or covering it up, they failed 90% of the time. That's just one of many findings from our @MarshallProj investigation into the CO disciplinary system, published today w/ @nytimes nytimes.com/2023/05/19/nyr…

This was a very nice thing to see in my inbox after vacation. A big congrats and thanks to all of the people who made this possible.

The Large Division winner of the Best Investigative Journalism Award is “How New York’s Abusive Guards Keep Their Jobs,” an investigation by @josephcneff, @alysiasanto, @ultracasual and @IlicaMahajan of @MarshallProj. This investigation was created in partnership with @nytimes.

Pt. III of our "Unsolved" investigation with @apmreports & @MarshallProj found several St. Louis detectives allegedly engaged in problematic on-the-job behavior. buff.ly/3VasPvd

massive new @alysiasanto joint about unsolved murders in St. Louis just dropped. Astonishing reporting inside:

In the past decade, police solved fewer than half of the homicide cases with Black victims and two-thirds of the cases with white ones. Pt. II of our "Unsolved" investigation with @apmreports & @MarshallProj looks at why that racial disparity is so stark. buff.ly/3wYFfyl

In 2020, APM Reports & St. Louis Public Media started investigating how St. Louis police handle homicides. The Marshall Project later joined us. The series starts today. Today, we look at why more than 1,000 homicides have gone unsolved since ‘14 features.apmreports.org/stl/unsolved/u…

Roughly 1,900 homicides have been committed in St. Louis since 2014. More than 1,000 remain unsolved. Police solved nearly two-thirds cases involving White victims. But for killings of Black victims, they solved fewer than half. themarshallproject.org/2024/06/03/st-…

NEW: In collaboration with @apmreports and @MarshallProj, STLPR presents "Unsolved." The multi-part investigation explores how police in St. Louis have struggled to solve killings — leaving thousands of family members without answers. 🧵 stlpr.org/law-order/2024…

Imagine there being *40 unsolved homicides* in your neighborhood. What that would do to the social fabric. Elegant @alysiasanto analysis of murder investigations in St. Louis where 1000 killings in the last decade remain unsolved. @MarshallProj themarshallproject.org/2024/06/03/st-…

Our 3-part series, “How New York’s Abusive Guards Keep Their Jobs,” is the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Award for Criminal Justice reporting. Proud to be recognized for this work with @josephcneff, @ultracasual and many other @MarshallProj colleagues: themarshallproject.org/2024/05/21/mar…

3) My fierce colleague @alysiasanto and I found that arbitrators reinstated 3 out of every 4 guards fired for abuse or covering it up The outside arbitrators wrote decisions that heavily favored prison guards, even in the face of strong evidence. themarshallproject.org/2023/12/14/new…

Arbitrators are putting abusive prison guards back on the job after they were fired, even after they committed proven and serious abuse. Damning reporting from @alysiasanto @josephcneff: themarshallproject.org/2023/12/14/new…

“Guards often work in groups to conceal violent assaults by lying to investigators and on official reports, and then they file charges against their victims and have them sent to solitary.” From @alysiasanto, @josephcneff, and @ultracasual: themarshallproject.org/2023/05/22/new…

Three years ago today, George Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis. His death set off a shockwave of protests and led to reforms meant to correct the failings of the criminal justice system. My latest project wouldn't have been possible without one such measure. 🧵

I was on @NewsHour to talk ab our investigation into abusive COs, & I appreciate @GeoffRBennett asking this question: "Why should we care ab what happens in prisons?" It's something many people wonder, even if they don't say it out loud. My answer is here: youtube.com/watch?v=9F6fae…

A new investigation by the Marshall Project and the New York Times sheds light on an alarming culture of abuse inside New York State prisons. @GeoffRBennett spoke to @alysiasanto, one of the reporters behind the story. to.pbs.org/3MzB3rB

Shattered teeth. Punctured lungs. Broken bones. New York officials have documented attacks by hundreds of prison guards on people in their custody over a dozen years. The system fails to hold many guards accountable, records obtained by @marshallproj show. themarshallproject.org/2023/05/19/new…

The Marshall Project: We Spent Two Years Investigating Abuse by Prison Guards in New York. Here Are Five Takeaways. themarshallproject.org/2023/05/22/new…

In New York prisons, guards often work in groups to cover up assaults by lying to investigators and on official reports, court and prison records examined by @marshallproj show. Officers often charge prisoners with assault — sending them to solitary. themarshallproject.org/2023/05/22/new…

Uncovered records show NY Corrections Officers routinely send victims of beatings to solitary and falsify reports. In one case, they said an incarcerated person suffered no injuries when in fact a guard paralyzed him from the neck down. nytimes.com/2023/05/22/nyr…