1. Big Ferry Company Dumped Sewage Into Hudson for Years, Whistle-Blowers Say

Two former workers claim New York Waterway fouled the river with unfiltered waste from boats' toilets. The firm denies the allegations. The two former employees filed a whistle-blower complaint in federal court, accusing New York Waterway of violating the federal Clean Water Act.....

By Tracey Tully

Dec. 4, 2020

The New York Times

(https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/nyregion/ny-waterway-ferry-sewage.html?smid=url-share)

2. Private Prisons in the United States

Twenty-six states and the federal government incarcerated 99,754 people in private prisons in 2020, representing 8% of the total state and federal prison population. Since 2000, the number of people housed in private prisons has increased 14%.

By Mackenzie Buday and Ashley Nellis, Ph.D.

August 23, 2022

(https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/private-prisons-in-the-united-states/?_rt=MTB8MXwgcmVwb3J0IG9uIHByaXZhdGUgcHJpc29ucyBpbiBhbWVyaWNhfDE2NzY0MTUxMDc&_rt_nonce=b057f806ab)

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