Sukey Lewis

Radio Journalist, KQED. Nerd. Pickler. Mom. She/her.

[Alex Hall @chalexhall]

Well, someone finally said it: Oakland businessman Mario Juarez is confirmed to be "Co-Conspirator 1," the FBI's key witness in its sprawling East Bay corruption probe...

Sheng Thao Corruption Case: Judge Reveals Identity of Key FBI Informant @KQEDnews

https://t.co/rxbIRklSex

[Sukey Lewis @SukeyLewis]

So honored by this recognition from @IRE_NICAR for On Our Watch: New Folsom, which took the work and dedication of so many people at @KQED and @UCBerkeleyIRP Please take a listen. https://t.co/AjafGM0xBG

[Investigative Reporters & Editors @IRE_NICAR]

Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2024 IRE Awards! https://t.co/Fi7suAP2oA

[East Bay Times @EastBayTimes]

Ex-Antioch officer admits conspiring to ‘injure, oppress, threaten, and intimidate’ the people of Antioch https://t.co/PcI91sP2zE

[Lamplighter Project @LamplighterPrj]

"In his book, Steele compares Rodriguez to the New Testament figure Timothy, who was beaten to death by a pagan mob after speaking out against them. “In many ways,” he wrote, “young Valentino, like Timothy, would remain courageous and committed to the truth all the way till the end.” -@SukeyLewis & @SmallRadio2

https://t.co/NDHA8yTLiP via @KQED

[Lamplighter Project @LamplighterPrj]

A Whistleblower in New Folsom Prison https://t.co/ODWFNxez7X via @reveal w/ @Al_Letson, @SukeyLewis & @SmallRadio2

[Lamplighter Project @LamplighterPrj]

“Steele wasn’t the first whistleblower to feel like he had a target on his back. Over the years, officers who have reported misconduct have found “rat” written on their windshield, received threatening phone calls, been left with no backup in dangerous situations and even been followed home at night.” -@SukeyLewis @SmallRadio2 https://t.co/NDHA8yTLiP via @KQED

[KQED News @KQEDnews]

At the time of his death, Sgt. Kevin Steele was chronicling his decade at CA’s New Folsom prison, where he had become increasingly frustrated with a system he came to see as corrupt and antithetical to his deep Christian faith.

https://t.co/PSntkFT6Of

[Sukey Lewis @SukeyLewis]

@ApplePodcasts @SpookedPod newest episode Uncle Charlie is 😱

[The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) @PoliceForReform]

A look into the rise of AI in policing. What challenges are faced?

https://t.co/VU2uKhLrYe

By @SukeyLewis

[Criminal Law & Justice Center @BerkeleyLawCLJC]

Join Mass Media at Berkeley Law (MMaBL) and Berkeley alum @sukeylewis (‘15), host of the award-winning podcast “On Our Watch” from @npr and @kqed for a conversation about investigative journalism, government, transparency, and corruption and violence in California prisons.

[Katey Rusch @KateyRusch]

For decades, law enforcement agencies across California have used confidential settlements to bury the misconduct of their officers.

Our investigation (+@SmithCaseyA) examines the system that supports these secret deals. Check it out in the @sfchronicle. https://t.co/fb7txcrVvY

[Jack Leonard @jackfleonard]

This important @latimes story exposes an outrageous attempt by the LA Sheriff's Department to criminalize constitutionally protected journalism and lays bare the department's buffoonish investigation driven by clownish critical thinking. 🤡
https://t.co/Zyk2NAoDLk

[Darwin BondGraham @DarwinBondGraha]

New: State investigators claim Andy Duong—whose home was searched by the FBI 2 weeks ago—was affiliated with the “Music Cafe,” an Oakland Chinatown karaoke bar shut down by undercover law enforcement in 2018 for ketamine sales and prostitution.

https://t.co/XOpReUzlFm

[Golden State Worrier @verbalcupcake]

I need everyone in CA to listen to @SukeyLewis and @SmallRadio2’s 2nd season of On Our Watch, which focuses on violence and corruption at New Folsom prison. Incredible reporting and storytelling. If you have any heart at all, it will fill you with rage. https://t.co/zTFRn4xXPD

[Ted Daniel @TedDanielnews]

@SukeyLewis just finished “On Our Watch”. Outstanding reporting and story telling.

[Lamplighter Project @LamplighterPrj]

“If there’s a policy against sharing confidential information and an officer shares it anyways, even if the purpose is to blow the whistle on misconduct, the officer can still be punished.” 1/2

[Sukey Lewis @SukeyLewis]

Thank you to all the journalists who made this season possible from @KQED @ucbsoj @UCBerkeleyIRP and many more!

[Sukey Lewis @SukeyLewis]

.@KQEDnews just won a legal victory in its fight to get internal use of force and misconduct records from the largest employer of peace officers in the state: The California Dept of Corrections and Rehabilitation. https://t.co/ldf0cz7E44

[Sukey Lewis @SukeyLewis]

The judge's ruling came just as we were putting the finishing touches on the finale of this season of On Our Watch, which draws on these records to take listeners inside New Folsom prison. Please listen and spread the the word: https://t.co/AjafGM0xBG