The NY prison system has kindly illustrated our headline's point for us: Here's the "we censored your article about prison censorship" notification from JPay after I tried to send this
@hellgatenyc.com story to a source hellgatenyc.com/new-york-pri...

The message that currently pops up when you try to navigate to the Bureau of Prisons policy for "news media contacts":

After the fatal beating of Messiah Nantwi at Mid-State Correctional this weekend, advocates and lawmakers are rallying in Albany this morning as the correction officers’ wildcat strike enters its 3rd week

Tried to take a joyous reunion selfie with my dog when I got home today and it wound up resembling a hostage situation

Thanks @hellgatenyc.com for including my reporting in your best-of-the-year roundup! If you missed the story of incarcerated people fighting to watch the eclipse, take a look here (and subscribe to Hell Gate!) hellgatenyc.com/r/6ebb14e5?m...

I think I need to bring a greater level of discipline to my “story ideas” spreadsheet

Feeling unexpectedly scandalized by this udon noodle description from Eater

Our dogs should start a Ridiculous Ears club

TFW you finally get your long-awaited FOIL request response from a corrections department