Snap Judgment

August 2nd, 2024, started with a search. More than 150 women rounded up into chow hall as their cells were tossed.  What happened next was beyond their imagination. It would be investigated by the feds and the state. Things did not go to plan, or did they? Part 2 of 3.
This episode contains violence against women, sexual assault, and strong language. Please take care while listening. 
"We Are Jane Doe" is a new 3-part series from KQED’s Snap Studios. Over three episodes, we trace Ali Prout's dramatic fight for justice and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at one of the largest women’s prisons on earth.
KQED reporters Anna Sussman and Madi Bolaños spent two years investigating this story. They spoke to more than a dozen women incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility, read through hundreds of pages of internal prison documents, obtained leaked audio, and painstakingly watched hours of video footage to reconstruct one of the most complex and devastating use-of-force incidents in state history.   
This series was made possible in part with support from The Poynter Institute.
Produced by: Madi Bolaños, Anna Sussman & Sukey Lewis
Featured Story Voices: Aliksandria Prout, Katrina Cameron, Christina Wind, Wisdom Mohammed, Elizabeth Lozano
Editors: Sukey Lewis, Nancy Lopez & Mark Ristich
Fact-checking: Mark Bettancourt
Data Editor: Jeremy Sanchez Rue of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism 
Original Music & Engineering: Dirk Schwarzhoff
Director of Production: Marisa Dodge
Executive Producers: Glynn Washington and Mark Ristich
Season 17 - Episode 44

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Ali Prout had only been at the Central California Women’s Facility for a few days when an officer stopped her at a checkpoint. “You have beautiful lips and beautiful eyes,” he said. But he didn’t realize… this time he’d picked the wrong girl. Part 1 of 3.
This episode contains violence against women, sexual assault, and strong language. Please take care while listening. 
"We Are Jane Doe" is a new 3-part series from KQED’s Snap Studios. 
Over three episodes, we trace Ali Prout's dramatic fight for justice and the stunning ripple effects that threaten to upend the system of power and control at one of the largest women’s prisons on earth.
KQED reporters Anna Sussman and Madi Bolaños spent two years investigating this story. They spoke to more than a dozen women incarcerated at the Central California Women’s Facility, read through hundreds of pages of internal prison documents, obtained leaked audio, and painstakingly watched hours of video footage to reconstruct one of the most complex and devastating use-of-force incidents in state history.   
This series was made possible in part with support from The Poynter Institute.
Produced by: Madi Bolaños, Anna Sussman & Sukey Lewis
Featured Story Voices: Aliksandria Prout, Katrina Cameron, Christina Wind, Wisdom Mohammed, Elizabeth Lozano
Editors: Sukey Lewis, Nancy Lopez & Mark Ristich
Fact-checking: Mark Bettancourt
Data Editor: Jeremy Sanchez Rue of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism 
Original Music & Engineering: Dirk Schwarzhoff
Director of Production: Marisa Dodge
Executive Producers: Glynn Washington and Mark Ristich
Season 17 - Episode 43

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A man washes up on shore in Sitka, Alaska and finds himself in the middle of an underground boxing show. It’s a place where you might duke it out with the bartender, the locals, or your own troubled past.
This episode contains violence and strong language. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
Thank you, Jaed “The Stone” Coffin, for sharing your story with us! For more about Jaed’s story, check out his memoir Roughhouse Friday.
Produced by Bo Walsh, original score by Doug Stuart, artwork by Teo Ducot
Snap Classic - Season 17 - Episode 42

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On the volcanic island of La Palma biologists unravel a massive mystery. Is it a crime scene, a treasure or a dream come true? And in the town of Trinidad a grade school trip to the ocean is about to get beautiful, raw, and wild.
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On the volcanic island of La Palma biologists unravel a massive mystery. Is it a crime scene, a treasure or a dream come true?
A huge thank you to Paula Alonso, and Dr. Antonio Fernandez for sharing your story with Snap!
Produced by Erick Yáñez, with help from Anna Sussman. Original score by Nicholas Marks. Translation by Elvis Di Marcantonio. Art by Teo Ducot. 
The Trinidad Whale
In the town of Trinidad a grade school trip to the ocean is about to get beautiful, raw, and wild.
Special thanks to Trinidad elementary’s seventh grade class: Alana, Jolena, Xavier, Joda and Atticus. Thanks as well to the third grade class: Remy, Harriet, Emmett Bowman, Margie Cunningham and Emmett Bowman. 
Big thanks also to The Marine Mammal Stranding network at Cal Poly Humboldt, Alison Lewis, Dr. Dawn Gulley, The Trinidad Rancheria, Ron Sundberg, Selena Rowan, Dessa Gunning, and Jessica Gravelle. 
Produced by Sukey Lewis, original score by Renzo Gorrio, engineering by Dirk Schwarzhoff. 
Season 17 - Episode 41

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In sweet home Alabama, from the heart of Libya, comes a renegade candidate with a boombox and a head scarf. The cheerleaders, the geeks, the dweebs and the freaks are about to send a message the country needs right after 9/11.
A very big thank you to Yasmin! Yasmin is a comedian and storyteller. You can follow her on Instagram @yasminelhahahady or TikTok @yasmin_elhady. She first told a version of this story at Story District in Washington, DC.
Produced by Justin Kramon, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot.
Snap Classic - Season 17 – Episode 40

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