Samantha Max
@samanthaellimax
~ Bilingual reporter covering public safety for @WNYC @Gothamist ~ Past: @WPLN ~ @Report4America alum ~ @MedillSchool 2018 ~ Baltimore born and bred ~
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https://gothamist.com/staff/samantha-max 08-05-2018 18:37:27
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32 women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by medical staffers while detained at Rikers. Most said they were assaulted during exams, including the medical assessments that all detainees undergo when they arrive. By Samantha Max: gothamist.com/news/women-hel…
Female members of NYC council, led by NYC Council Member Sandy Nurse, urging Mayor Adams to lower # of women incarcerated following Gothamist analysis of more than 700 lawsuits from women claiming they were sexually assaulted on Rikers. via Samantha Max gothamist.com/news/nyc-counc…
As the Adams administration wavers on the 2027 closure of Rikers, Samantha Max and Jessy Edwards report on disturbing sexual violence allegations.
There is perhaps no feeling more humbling as a court reporter than crawling on the floor to plug your laptop into a hidden outlet behind a very large, wooden bench. (aka I'm covering opening arguments in the civil trial against the NRA today...tune into All Things Considered at 5:50 pm!)
I was honored to be part of the first class of Report for America corps members. The experience changed my life and set me on my current path as a local journalist, at a time when local news is more important than ever. Early career journalists: apply! & dm w/ questions
BREAKING: We filed an Adult Survivors Act lawsuit against the man who raped author Gina Tron in 2010.
NYPD's mishandling of Gina's case & others led the DOJ to launch an investigation into the NYPD Special Victims Division.
story by Samantha Max gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-…