The Shifting Politics of Criminal Justice – An Inside Look
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English - July 15, 2015 18:07 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsNews Government law politics voting campaignfinance democracy justice massincarceration privacy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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How did reducing mass incarceration become such a potent national political issue? Can recent controversies from Ferguson to Baltimore translate into broader policy goals? Why are presidential candidates calling for reform? How will the issue play out in lead up to the 2016 election? And – most importantly – can our leaders turn words into action? The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman and Inimai Chettiar and the Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm discuss.