Exploitation Nation
Exploitation Nation, The Podcast, with Brittany Friedman
“What We’re Reading: The Coroner’s Silence by Terence Keel”
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“What We’re Reading: The Coroner’s Silence by Terence Keel”

How do we read death and what can it tell us?

It’s the season finale of Exploitation Nation! To end season one, we have one more installment of our “What We’re Reading” series. What does it mean to die in police custody, and how are coroners implicated in shaping accountability and uplifting systems of power? This episode, Brittany sits down to chat with Terence Keel, author of “The Coroner’s Silence,” unpacking how written onto the bodies of the vulnerable is a hidden system of silence that perpetuates state violence. Stay tuned for the Truth In 10, where our podcast correspondent, Olivia, hits rewind on some past moments this season. Thanks for listening this season, and be sure to follow us on Instagram, BlueSky, Substack, and X at CaptiveMoneyLab.

Co-producers: Brittany Friedman and Olivia Aminatta Jobe

Resources:

https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-terence-keel-new-book-coroners-silence-students

https://www.ucla.edu/research/article/terrence-keel

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/08/07/deaths-in-custody-reporting-act-problems

https://www.incarcerationtransparency.org/

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