Topic: New York Prison

Governor Andrew Cuomo introduces "New York State Clean," a state-branded hand sanitizer with 75% alcohol content. The product is manufactured by Corecraft using state prison labor and is intended for distribution to government agencies, schools, and the MTA.

Chelsea Manning received a 35-year prison sentence, the longest ever handed down in the United States for leaking government secrets to the media. New York Times reporter Charlie Savage notes that this sentence is a categorical departure from historical precedents, such as the two-year sentence given to a Navy analyst in 1984 or the probation and short jail terms seen in other recent leak cases. The severity of the punishment is contrasted with sentences given to actual foreign spies, suggesting a strategic effort by the administration to create a deterrent effect.

New York Magazine's feature on Bernie Madoff's life in prison is criticized for using "photo illustrations" rather than actual photographs of the inmate. The hosts suggest that the use of a look-alike in the imagery supports their theory that Madoff may have been swapped out or moved to a different location. They question why a major publication would rely on staged photos for a news story.

A detailed account from a listener who was jailed over a weekend for falling behind on child support payments while battling cancer. The story describes how the New York county jail system allegedly profits from prisoner occupancy, mandatory medical tests, and the administration of vaccines and psychiatric drugs like Ativan.

Former prison inmate Dawood Yadullah is suing a nurse in New York after suffering a 55-hour erection caused by a 25% increase in his antipsychotic medication dosage. Yadullah claims he was forced to wait two days before being transported from prison to a hospital, resulting in irreparable injury. The story prompts a discussion about pharmaceutical side effects and the common four-hour warning found in Cialis and Viagra commercials.