Policing the Pandemic (with Ali Winston)

Independent journalist, Ali Winston joins the WBI team to continue to discuss the NYPD’s surveillance apparatus, the spread of COVID in Rikers Island and what it means to police the pandemic.

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ARTIST: MIR SUHAIL

Host: J. Khadijah Abdurahman

Links for Episode:
Coronavirus: South Korea's success in controlling disease is due to its acceptance of surveillance
'More scary than coronavirus': South Korea's health alerts expose private lives
Israel Wants to Spy on Citizens Who Have the Coronavirus
California police to use drones to patrol coronavirus lockdown
New York Police Say They Will Deploy 14 Drones
Manhattan DA Got Innocent People's Google Phone Data Through A 'Reverse Location' Search Warrant
Coming Soon to a Police Station Near You: The DNA ‘Magic Box’
NYPD officials grilled over DNA database reforms
LAPD scandal opens window into California's secret gang database as reforms debated
How Coronavirus Could Explode at Rikers Island Jail

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Ali: The Wall by John Lanchester | Line of Sight by Tom Clancy