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Miami Herald Investigation Update, New Film: ‘Where Justice Ends’ & Food Miles Matter School Project

Students from North Broward Preparatory Schools grow produce in their school's garden to use in cafeteria lunches as part of their "Food Miles Matter" project.
Food Miles Matter
Students from North Broward Preparatory Schools grow produce in their school's garden to use in cafeteria lunches as part of their "Food Miles Matter" project.

The Miami Herald investigation “Perversion of Justice” takes an in depth look at how a Palm Beach County multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, along with a group of associates, ran a sex trafficking ring to lure young women, minors between the ages of 13 and 17, to perform sexual acts on him. A recent report by reporter Julie Brown, focuses on Maria Farmer, who alleges she and her sister were sexually assaulted by Epstein when they were teenagers. Brown joined Sundial for an update. Warning: If you listen to the full interview there is some disturbing content.

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The film “Where Justice Ends,”by local filmmaker George Zuber, explores the experiences of people who identify as transgender within prisons and jails across the U.S. Zuber joined Sundial to talk about why transgender people in the prison system are more likely to face mistreatment, sexual abuse and discrimination. The film will premiere at the OutShine Film Festival on Saturday, April 27. 

North Broward Preparatory Schools is being awarded a $30,000 scholarship for winning the Lexus Eco challenge, a national competition where students address an ecological problem in their communities, WITH their project "Food Miles Matters." As part of the project, teacher Hope Kennedy's 6th grade science class spent a year tracking the distance the food used in their cafeteria lunches travels to get there and used data collected to determine what could be grown in their classroom garden. Kennedy joined Sundial to talk about her students' experience.

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Chris Remington knew he wanted to work in public radio beginning in middle school, as WHYY played in his car rides to and from school in New Jersey. He’s freelanced for All Things Considered and was a desk associate for CBS Radio News in New York City. Most recently, he was producing for Capital Public Radio’s Insight booking guests, conducting research and leading special projects at Sacramento’s NPR affiliate.
Alejandra Martinez is the associate producer for WLRN&rsquo's Sundial. Her love for radio started at her mother’s beauty shop where she noticed that stories are all around her - important stories to tell.