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Miami River Shipping Industry, Access To Health Care In Jails And Prisons & Florida Keys News Update

The shipping industry along the Miami River takes second hand goods like mattresses and cars to Haiti.
The shipping industry along the Miami River takes second hand goods like mattresses and cars to Haiti.

There's a hidden industry on the Miami River that takes things South Floridians discard to Haiti, where they find new life. In a recent Harper's Magazine piece called, "Downstream: The afterlife of American junk," by reporter Rowan Moore Gerety explores the shipping industry, the role it plays in Haiti and how the South Florida's Haitian diaspora is reacting to it. He talked about his reporting with Luis Hernandez on Sundial.

Listen to today's full show.

Federal law requires prisons and jails to provide medical care to people who are incarcerated. In a medical journal, South Florida researchers have made the case that too many inmates in the state die in part because "they lack adequate access to timely (health) care." A recent example in the news was that of a a pregnant woman with a mental illness that delivered her child alone in a Broward County jail cell. Dr. Tanya Zakrison, a former trauma surgeon at Jackson Memorial Hospital and one of the researchers, joined Sundial to talk about the team’s findings.

Read more:Research Concludes Inmates Lack Adequate Access To Timely Health Care Behind Bars In South Florida

Last weekend, an all-inclusive resort in Key Largo called Bungalows suffered a massive fire. Residents are worried that this fire might have an economic impact on to Key Largo. The Miami Herald’s David Goodhue covered the story and joined Sundial to give an update on this and other Florida Keys stories.

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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.