Steven Yoder
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NC prison officials raise the markup on the wholesale cost of canteen goods from 20 to 25 percent in order to “adapt to shifting economic conditions”: boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It
An increased markup on canteen goods adds to the financial burden on incarcerated people and their families, highlighting how prison systems squeeze them for revenue.
boltsmag.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NC prison officials raise the markup on the wholesale cost of canteen goods from 20 to 25 percent in order to “adapt to shifting economic conditions”: boltsmag.org/north-caroli...
NYS legislators reopening debate on Raise the Age yet again. Maybe fix this: A tiny fraction of the prevention $ that were part of the RTA have been spent on prevention:
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N.Y. lawmakers discussing calls to change Raise the Age law
Many Dems are against tweaking the policy.
ny1.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NYS legislators reopening debate on Raise the Age yet again. Maybe fix this: A tiny fraction of the prevention $ that were part of the RTA have been spent on prevention:
ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...
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New York has no statewide rules limiting police from handcuffing children under 12. Most upstate departments leave it up to officer discretion, and lawmakers’ attempts to change that have failed.
My latest for The Imprint:
My latest for The Imprint:
How Many Children are Handcuffed in Upstate New York?
An Imprint canvass of the largest upstate New York law enforcement agencies found few policies governing the handcuffing of children.
imprintnews.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New York has no statewide rules limiting police from handcuffing children under 12. Most upstate departments leave it up to officer discretion, and lawmakers’ attempts to change that have failed.
My latest for The Imprint:
My latest for The Imprint:
Children as young as 8 and 9 have been handcuffed by police in upstate New York. Few agencies track when it happens. Most have no rules against it.
My latest for The Imprint:
My latest for The Imprint:
How Many Children are Handcuffed in Upstate New York?
An Imprint canvass of the largest upstate New York law enforcement agencies found few policies governing the handcuffing of children.
imprintnews.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Children as young as 8 and 9 have been handcuffed by police in upstate New York. Few agencies track when it happens. Most have no rules against it.
My latest for The Imprint:
My latest for The Imprint:
A two mile stretch of track near the Ashokan Reservoir has become a flashpoint in a fight over tourism in Ulster County. Death threats. Alleged sabotage. Community meetings boiling over.
My latest for @chronogram_:
My latest for @chronogram_:
Battle for the Ashokan Corridor Rail-and-Trail
A fierce dispute over a two-mile rail corridor near the Ashokan Reservoir reveals escalating polarization over tourism and environmental stewardship.
www.chronogram.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
A two mile stretch of track near the Ashokan Reservoir has become a flashpoint in a fight over tourism in Ulster County. Death threats. Alleged sabotage. Community meetings boiling over.
My latest for @chronogram_:
My latest for @chronogram_:
A threat to kill multiple people. Reports of tampering with railroad equipment. Angry public meetings. In the Hudson Valley a fight over a scenic corridor has turned toxic as residents debate rail versus trail.
My latest for The Chronogram:
My latest for The Chronogram:
Battle for the Ashokan Corridor Rail-and-Trail
A fierce dispute over a two-mile rail corridor near the Ashokan Reservoir reveals escalating polarization over tourism and environmental stewardship.
www.chronogram.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A threat to kill multiple people. Reports of tampering with railroad equipment. Angry public meetings. In the Hudson Valley a fight over a scenic corridor has turned toxic as residents debate rail versus trail.
My latest for The Chronogram:
My latest for The Chronogram:
Way easier to find takes on what Kimmel said than a transcript of what he actually said. Here: people.com/what-did-jim...
What Did Jimmy Kimmel Say About Charlie Kirk’s Death on His Late-Night Show? Read the Full Transcript
ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel’s television show from the air indefinitely after the late-night host made comments about the death of Charlie Kirk. Read what he said here.
people.com
September 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Way easier to find takes on what Kimmel said than a transcript of what he actually said. Here: people.com/what-did-jim...
Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People seems to come in handy these days:
September 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People seems to come in handy these days:
Here’s a concept. This is a major highway. Next to it is a bike and ped lane. These are everywhere. Sweden, of course: photos.app.goo.gl/ynQ7ogqcWN2c...
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September 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Here’s a concept. This is a major highway. Next to it is a bike and ped lane. These are everywhere. Sweden, of course: photos.app.goo.gl/ynQ7ogqcWN2c...
A NY prison psychologist admitted to sexually assaulting a teen in custody. Advocates warn that cuts to federal prison rape protection resources put many more kids at risk. My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social:
‘Fast, Sudden, Unexplainable and Potentially Catastrophic’
Advocates decry Trump reductions in prison rape protections as NY facility psychologist pleads guilty to sexual assault of teens in her care.
imprintnews.org
September 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A NY prison psychologist admitted to sexually assaulting a teen in custody. Advocates warn that cuts to federal prison rape protection resources put many more kids at risk. My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social:
The Trump admin’s rollback of resources for federal prison rape protection has been “fast sudden unexplainable and potentially catastrophic,” Youth in custody could pay the price.
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social:
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social:
‘Fast, Sudden, Unexplainable and Potentially Catastrophic’
Advocates decry Trump reductions in prison rape protections as NY facility psychologist pleads guilty to sexual assault of teens in her care.
imprintnews.org
September 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Trump admin’s rollback of resources for federal prison rape protection has been “fast sudden unexplainable and potentially catastrophic,” Youth in custody could pay the price.
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social:
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social:
A town hire in iconic Woodstock sparked outrage. The bigger issue is New York’s outdated risk system and public registries that have become banishment machines: . My latest for @therivernewsroom:
Woodstock Uproar Highlights Bigger Question: What Happens After Sex Offenders Leave Prison?
A hiring dispute in Woodstock has ignited debate over New York’s flawed risk tools and the wider challenge of reintegrating sex offenders post-prison.
www.chronogram.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
A town hire in iconic Woodstock sparked outrage. The bigger issue is New York’s outdated risk system and public registries that have become banishment machines: . My latest for @therivernewsroom:
Woodstock (that Woodstock) is in turmoil after someone on NY’s sex-offense registry was hired for a town maintenance job. Behind the battle is this: does our banishment bureaucracy make anyone safer? My latest for The River Newsroom:
Woodstock Uproar Highlights Bigger Question: What Happens After Sex Offenders Leave Prison?
A hiring dispute in Woodstock has ignited debate over New York’s flawed risk tools and the wider challenge of reintegrating sex offenders post-prison.
www.chronogram.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Woodstock (that Woodstock) is in turmoil after someone on NY’s sex-offense registry was hired for a town maintenance job. Behind the battle is this: does our banishment bureaucracy make anyone safer? My latest for The River Newsroom:
California is supposed to safeguard “abandoned” assets. Instead it sells them and funnels the proceeds into the state treasury. Critics call it a no-interest loan from residents to the state.
My latest for @comstocksmag.bsky.social:
My latest for @comstocksmag.bsky.social:
How the California Government Escheated Its Way to $13 Billion of People’s Money - Comstock's magazine
Looking into the loopholes of California's unclaimed property law
www.comstocksmag.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
California is supposed to safeguard “abandoned” assets. Instead it sells them and funnels the proceeds into the state treasury. Critics call it a no-interest loan from residents to the state.
My latest for @comstocksmag.bsky.social:
My latest for @comstocksmag.bsky.social:
California has quietly seized $13 billion from its residents’ bank accounts, stocks and retirement funds under the state’s unclaimed property law. A system meant to reunite owners with assets now does the reverse. My latest for @comstocksmag.bsky.social:
How the California Government Escheated Its Way to $13 Billion of People’s Money - Comstock's magazine
Looking into the loopholes of California's unclaimed property law
www.comstocksmag.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
California has quietly seized $13 billion from its residents’ bank accounts, stocks and retirement funds under the state’s unclaimed property law. A system meant to reunite owners with assets now does the reverse. My latest for @comstocksmag.bsky.social:
A decade of mentoring, stipends, and scientific prep wiped out overnight. Federal cuts to UC Davis and Sac State programs could cost the region its next generation of STEM leaders. My latest for @solvingsacramento.bsky.social: buff.ly/aplOuM3
August 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A decade of mentoring, stipends, and scientific prep wiped out overnight. Federal cuts to UC Davis and Sac State programs could cost the region its next generation of STEM leaders. My latest for @solvingsacramento.bsky.social: buff.ly/aplOuM3
On the men who fled a dictatorship for the U.S., then had their protective status revoked, then this spring were deported to El Salvador where they say they were tortured: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqz...
Torture at CECOT: Venezuelan Men Sent to El Salvador by Trump Speak Out
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A new investigation reveals the months of physical and mental abuse Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration endured inside a…
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August 7, 2025 at 12:17 PM
On the men who fled a dictatorship for the U.S., then had their protective status revoked, then this spring were deported to El Salvador where they say they were tortured: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqz...
Students once funded to study neurodevelopmental disorders and fish health are now applying for tutoring jobs to scrape by. NIH cuts are shutting down Sacramento’s science training engine. My latest for @solvingsacramento.bsky.social:
Federal cuts are already choking off Sacramento’s pipeline of biomedical and health researchers • Sacramento News & Review
Timely reports from Sacramento News & Review writers on breaking news and big issues.
sacramento.newsreview.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Students once funded to study neurodevelopmental disorders and fish health are now applying for tutoring jobs to scrape by. NIH cuts are shutting down Sacramento’s science training engine. My latest for @solvingsacramento.bsky.social:
Reposted by Steven Yoder
2025 ASJA Awards: Excellence in Reporting
Winner: “New York Set Out to Keep Half of All Foster Youth With Family. Some Counties Still Fall Far Short of That Urgent Goal” by Steven Yoder in The Imprint
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Winner: “New York Set Out to Keep Half of All Foster Youth With Family. Some Counties Still Fall Far Short of That Urgent Goal” by Steven Yoder in The Imprint
@stevenyoder.net
July 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
2025 ASJA Awards: Excellence in Reporting
Winner: “New York Set Out to Keep Half of All Foster Youth With Family. Some Counties Still Fall Far Short of That Urgent Goal” by Steven Yoder in The Imprint
@stevenyoder.net
Winner: “New York Set Out to Keep Half of All Foster Youth With Family. Some Counties Still Fall Far Short of That Urgent Goal” by Steven Yoder in The Imprint
@stevenyoder.net
Reposted by Steven Yoder
2025 ASJA Awards: Excellence in Reporting
Honorable Mention: “Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new.” by Steven Yoder in The Hechinger Report
@stevenyoder.net
Honorable Mention: “Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new.” by Steven Yoder in The Hechinger Report
@stevenyoder.net
July 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
2025 ASJA Awards: Excellence in Reporting
Honorable Mention: “Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new.” by Steven Yoder in The Hechinger Report
@stevenyoder.net
Honorable Mention: “Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new.” by Steven Yoder in The Hechinger Report
@stevenyoder.net
NY constitutional law professor on the Jan. handcuffing of an 11-y-o: “You have a child who’s completely compliant. Her friends are trying to be cooperative. They’re all answering questions. They look scared.” My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social: imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
July 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NY constitutional law professor on the Jan. handcuffing of an 11-y-o: “You have a child who’s completely compliant. Her friends are trying to be cooperative. They’re all answering questions. They look scared.” My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social: imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
“It violates the Constitution to have a policy of automatically handcuffing suspects,” especially children, says a New York constitutional law professor
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social: imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social: imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
July 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“It violates the Constitution to have a policy of automatically handcuffing suspects,” especially children, says a New York constitutional law professor
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social: imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
My latest for @theimprintnews.bsky.social: imprintnews.org/top-stories/...
Ah. The pro quo part of the mayor’s deal may have finally appeared: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/n...
How Dr. Phil and a Top Adams Aide Helped Ease ICE’s Path Into New York
Kaz Daughtry, a freewheeling deputy mayor, has emerged as a crucial ally for the Trump administration and its border czar. So has Dr. Phil.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ah. The pro quo part of the mayor’s deal may have finally appeared: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/n...
A Black hair-care workshop at LSU was blocked. A pre-med student’s trip was canceled. Student gov bills are now pre-cleared by legal. Trump’s anti-DEI push is reshaping life on campus. 4 of us for @hechingerreport: hechingerreport.org/how-trump-is...
How Trump is changing higher education: The view from 4 campuses
At universities in California, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas, students report changes to campus clubs and activities, diminished research opportunities and fears for international students’ safety.
hechingerreport.org
June 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A Black hair-care workshop at LSU was blocked. A pre-med student’s trip was canceled. Student gov bills are now pre-cleared by legal. Trump’s anti-DEI push is reshaping life on campus. 4 of us for @hechingerreport: hechingerreport.org/how-trump-is...
From revoked visas to canceled grants and purged websites, Trump’s first 6 months have sent shockwaves through higher ed. We visited 4 campuses to see how. 4 of us for @hechingerreport: hechingerreport.org/how-trump-is...
How Trump is changing higher education: The view from 4 campuses
At universities in California, Illinois, Louisiana and Texas, students report changes to campus clubs and activities, diminished research opportunities and fears for international students’ safety.
hechingerreport.org
June 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
From revoked visas to canceled grants and purged websites, Trump’s first 6 months have sent shockwaves through higher ed. We visited 4 campuses to see how. 4 of us for @hechingerreport: hechingerreport.org/how-trump-is...