Ian Manuel joins us to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one’s worst day.
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Revenge or rehabilitation? How to make prison better
Bill Keller of the Marshall Project discusses why prison systems in the U.S. got away from early ideas of reforming inmates, and why arguments that these methods are soft on crime are misguided.
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The boy who survived a men’s prison
Ian Manuel joins us to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one’s worst day.
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The Boy Who Survived A Men’s Prison
Ian Manuel joins us to discuss his crime, his quest for forgiveness, and why, he believes, we should not judge an entire life based on one’s worst day.
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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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A Case For Clemency
Martha Minow, a professor at Harvard Law School, joins us to discuss the intersection of crime and punishment and forgiveness.
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Life After Rape
This hour, Monika Kørra joins us to talk about her determination to make sure her attackers were punished – and about how she rebuilt her life.
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The Shame Game
Mistakes get amplified in the age of social media. Suddenly, an offensive joke meant to be seen by a hundred goes viral and reaches millions. Digital gangs of vigilantes then swoop in, ready to exact justice in ways that have often have shocking, real world effects. This hour, we’ll talk with Jon Ronson, author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed.
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