John Grisham joins host Krys Boyd to discuss cases of wrongful convictions, miscarriages of justice and common oversights that permeate the justice system.
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How probation and parole feed mass incarceration
Vincent Schiraldi, founder of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and the Justice Policy Institute, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss parole and probation, which he calls a “recidivism trap,” and make the case that these practices should be abolished.
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Fighting unjust policing from the inside
Edwin Raymond, a veteran of the New York Police Department, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss practices inside police departments that contribute to unequal patterns of enforcement, and his ideas on how these can change.
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How probation and parole feed mass incarceration
Vincent Schiraldi, founder of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice and the Justice Policy Institute, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss parole and probation, which he calls a “recidivism trap,” and make the case that these practices should be abolished.
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Can execution ever be humane?
Elizabeth Bruenig, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss her reporting about the incompetence in America’s death chambers.
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She did time, now she reports on the prison system
After two years in prison for drug charges, Keri Blakinger became a reporter. She discusses her story of drug addiction, incarceration, and the stories she now hopes to tell to shine a light on lives lived behind bars.
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Is Solitary Confinement Torture?
Texas Observer staff writer Michael Barajas joins us to talk about solitary confinement.
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The Cost of Freedom: How Ankle Bracelets Are Pushing People into Debt
Ava Kofman joins us to talk about how the inability to pay for ankle monitors may land defendants back in jail.
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A Guide to Ending Urban Violence in 10 Years
Senior research fellow at Harvard University Thomas Abt joins us to talk about how we can reduce crime in major urban cities.
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The High Cost Of Misdemeanors
UC-Irvine law professor Alexandra Natapoff talks about her new book, “Punishment Without Crime: How Our Massive Misdemeanor System Traps the Innocent and Makes America More Unequal.”
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Is It Illegal To Be Mentally Ill?
Alisa Roth joins us to talk about how the criminal justice system is unprepared to treat people who suffer from mental illness.
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The Causes Of Mass Incarceration
John Pfaff joins us to talk about why the U.S. has such a high rate of imprisonment – and about ways to curb that population.
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