Matt Katz

Reporter, WNYC News

Matt Katz appears in the following:

Violence And The Death One Inmate At Newark’s Jail Reflects A National Problem

Wednesday, December 08, 2021

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office is investigating the stabbing death on Friday of an inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark.

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Allegations Surface About Treatment of ICE Detainees in Orange County

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Attorneys are alleging abusive and racist treatment of detainees at an immigration detention center at the Orange County Correctional Facility. 

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Newark Cop Charged with Vehicular Homicide, DUI, Desecrating Body

Monday, November 29, 2021

A Newark police officer charged with vehicular homicide after he allegedly hit a pedestrian and took the dead victim's body home with him, was also found to be under the influence.

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Troubled New Jersey Prison System Lacks Permanent Leader -- And Key Watchdog

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Six months after a damning report about abusive conditions at a women’s prison, Governor Phil Murphy hasn’t nominated a corrections commissioner nor selected a prison ombudsperson.  

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NYC Officials: On Pace To Close Rikers By 2027

Monday, November 22, 2021

City officials say they're on pace to close Rikers Island by 2027.

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Poof: Almost One Million Marijuana Convictions Expunged In New York and New Jersey

Friday, November 12, 2021

More than 750,000 marijuana convictions are now being expunged in New York and New Jersey, wiped out as if the arrests never happened. 

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NJ Gym Owner Sentenced To Prison for January 6th Riot

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

A New Jersey gym owner who pleaded guilty to assaulting an officer during the January 6th capitol riot was sentenced to 41 months in prison today. 

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This Week in Politics: A Shocking Loss for NJ's State Senate President

Saturday, November 06, 2021

WNYC
New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney lost his seat to a nearly unknown candidate. 

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Where the N.J. Gubernatorial Candidates Stand on Policing

Friday, October 22, 2021

We're a little more than a week away from the gubernatorial election in New Jersey. 

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What Local News Means to You

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Downsizing local journalism means less coverage of local politics, less accountability for local governments, and fewer opportunities to celebrate the communities we live in.

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CBC's 'The Flamethrowers' and the History of Right-Wing Radio

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

A new podcast, The Flamethrowers, investigates the history of right-wing radio and how it provided a playbook for the rise of Donald Trump.

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'Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle' at the Guggenheim

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Megan Fontanella, curator of Modern Art and Provenance at the Guggenheim Museum, joins us to discuss the new exhibit, Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle.

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Kate Has A Plan — Oct. 12, 2021

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

WNYC planning editor Kate Hinds joins us for our ongoing series, "Kate Has a Plan," to discuss the stories the newsroom is following this week.

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Andie MacDowell in 'Maid'

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Maid creator and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler and actor Andie MacDowell.

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Bergen Is the Latest, and Last, New Jersey County To End Cooperation with ICE

Wednesday, October 06, 2021

The last county in New Jersey with an immigrant detention operation is pulling of its deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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In Major Shift, ICE Detains Few Immigrants in New Jersey Jails. What Happened?

Thursday, September 23, 2021

A major shift is currently underway when it comes to immigration detention in the New York region.

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N.J. Mayor: No Afghan Refugees, Until We Recover From Ida

Monday, September 20, 2021

The mayor of Elizabeth, N.J. doesn't want new refugees from Afghanistan to move to town until the city recovers from Tropical Storm Ida. 

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Uprooted, Yet Again: 150 Resettled Refugees in New Jersey Were Displaced During Tropical Storm Ida

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Ida killed 30 people in New Jersey and devastated an Elizabeth apartment complex that was a hub of refugee resettlement in the region. 

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How 9/11 Altered NYPD Surveillance

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

WNYC reporter Matt Katz on an investigation by WNYC and Gothamist into the practices of the NYPD post-September 11. 

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NYPD’s Legacy of Police Surveillance, From Black Panthers to Mosques to Black Lives Matter

Sunday, September 05, 2021

New rules governing police surveillance can be traced from 9/11 all the way back to the Black Panthers 50 years ago.

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