No Heat, No Power: How a Federal Jail Failed Its Inmates

The Daily

• Episode: No Heat, No Power: How a Federal Jail Failed Its Inmates
• Website: The Daily
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• Duration: 00:23:06
• Published: 2019-02-13 11:55

A New York Times investigation found that inside a Brooklyn jail, more than 1,000 inmates were locked inside freezing cells for 23 hours a day, prompting an inquiry by the Justice Department. But the involvement of the Justice Department may not be the turning point it appears to be.

Guest: Annie Correal, who covers New York for The Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.