On Our Watch

On Our Watch Presents: We Are Jane Doe Pt 4 - Behind the gates

Reporters Madi Bolanos and Anna Sussman take listeners behind the gates of Chowchilla women’s prison, and share stunning new developments in the story. We Are Jane Doe i

On Our Watch Presents: We Are Jane Doe Pt 3 - What happens in the dark always comes to light

Ali faces down her attacker in court and wins. But will the officers who assaulted her former cellmate and 150 other women see justice?  We Are Jane Doe is a KQED and Sn

On Our Watch Presents: We Are Jane Doe Pt 2 - Operation Breakdown

August 2, 2024 started with a mass search. Officers combed the housing unit for contraband as more than 150 women waited in the hot and crowded dining hall. But things di

On Our Watch Presents: We Are Jane Doe Pt 1 - Ali’s Story

Aliksandria Prout had only been at the Central California Women’s Facility for a few days when an officer stopped her at a checkpoint. “You have beautiful lips and beauti

On Our Watch Presents: Blood Will Tell

Sharing a special episode this week from a new podcast called Blood Will Tell. When a birthday party in suburban San Jose turns deadly, 18-year-old identical twins are ar

On Our Watch Presents: Dig Season 3 from the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Today we are sharing the trailer for Season 3 of Dig, from the ⁠Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting⁠. Each season, Dig exposes the systems that allow injustice to

On Our Watch Presents: Suave Season 2 from Futuro Studios

Today we're sharing with you the trailer for Season 2 of Suave, the Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast from Futuro Studios. “Suave” Gonzalez was released from prison after 31

BONUS: “More Work to be Done” | S2: New Folsom

Sukey and Julie have some news and updates about Valentino Rodriguez Sr., Mimy Rodriguez and some of the key players at New Folsom prison. We also share a recent conversa

On Our Watch Presents: Hush

Today we’re sharing the first episode of 'Hush,' an investigative podcast from Oregon Public Broadcasting focused on uncovering the buried truth about critical stories in

On Our Watch Presents: The Youth Development Center

Today we’re sharing the first episode of “The Youth Development Center,” a series from New Hampshire Public Radio. This podcast from the creators of "Bear Brook" and “The

BONUS: Sukey on NPR’s The Sunday Story | S2: New Folsom

Get a behind-the-scenes peek at the reporting for On Our Watch: New Folsom as Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR’s The Sunday Story from Up First, speaks with Sukey about the sea

BONUS: Right to Know | S2: New Folsom

On Our Watch was made possible by the passage of a groundbreaking law enforcement sunshine bill in 2018. Today we talk to California State Senator Nancy Skinner, who co-a

BONUS: “The Prison Beat” | S2: New Folsom

Reporting on prisons from the outside is often difficult; it’s a closed and secretive world. But there is also important reporting being done by people who are inside pri

BONUS: The Whistleblower Playbook | S2: New Folsom

Sukey sits down with Mary Inman and Poppy Alexander, two whistleblower attorneys who talk about the cost of speaking up, and unpack the playbook that employers use to kee

8. Last Stand | S2: New Folsom

After his son’s death, Valentino Rodriguez Sr. waited for the warden of New Folsom prison to call him. That call never came. In our season finale, we walk through the gat

7. “We Don’t Do Coincidence” | S2: New Folsom

We get to listen in on confidential interviews conducted by Sgt. Kevin Steele before his death. Plus, we finally get to see surveillance footage from inside the B8 unit t

6. The Day Room | S2: New Folsom

The team digs deep into the homicide of Luis Giovanny Aguilar—the murder in the day room that Officer Valentino Rodriguez was tasked to write a report about, and that had

5. End of Watch | S2: New Folsom

Valentino Rodriguez Sr. is on the treadmill one morning when he gets a call—Sgt. Kevin Steele is dead. Val Sr. has lost not only his friend, but his partner in their shar

4. "Foul Play" | S2: New Folsom

How did Sgt. Kevin Steele go from being a true believer in the institution of New Folsom to writing an explosive memo hoping to tear it down? We sift through video eviden

3. Superhero | S2: New Folsom

Valentino’s unexpected death just days after a confidential meeting with the prison’s warden leaves his grieving father with a tangle of questions and suspicions. When la