New York Focus Honored for Coverage of Prison System

New York Focus Honored for Coverage of Prison System

As New York Focus’s criminal justice reporter, Chris Gelardi has spent years investigating New York state’s sprawling prison system. That system exploded into chaos this year after authorities released a video of guards beating an incarcerated man to death and corrections officers staged a three-week-long wildcat strike. Gelardi released a series of features and news stories helping readers make sense of the tumult. He also published an investig…