How Poverty Is Criminalized In The United States
Money Circle
English - July 06, 2020 13:30 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsSelf-Improvement Education Society & Culture coaching feminism financial coach financial literacy financial security money women financial feminism financial health money circle Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode, Maggie's guests break down how poverty and homelessness have been criminalized in the United States. Plus, they recommend systemic changes that need to be made, and how individuals can work to fight this issue in their own communities.
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National Alliance to End HomelessnessTransforming the SystemNo Safe Place: The Criminalization of Homelessness in U.S. Cities2020 Nationwide Virtual Town Hall on Ending HomelessnessConfessions of a Former Bastard CopThe Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty Statistics on the price of incarcerationNational Law Center on Homelessness and PovertySouthern Poverty Law CenterPrison Policy InitiativeHousing Not HandcuffsRayshard Brooks opened up about the struggles of life after incarceration in an interview before his deathKalief Browder, 1993–2015Sessions With Bob and LenaACLULena at the Imago CenterLena's Instagram--
Lena Derhally is a licensed and Imago certified psychotherapist at the Imago Center in Washington DC, specializing in trauma-informed individual and couples therapy. Prior to that, Lena has worked in hospital settings in oncology and palliative care, and with the homeless and mentally ill. She is a best-selling author, co-hosts a podcast with her colleague Bob Gordon, and is an activist, advocating and raising money for the disenfranchised and survivors of war.
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Amanda Mowle is presently a Staff Attorney with the Vermont Office of Child Support. Prior, Amanda worked as a Public Defender in Vermont for 8 years where she represented indigent individuals in varying criminal cases. She obtained her J.D. from Vermont Law School and an LL.M. in Air and Space Law from McGill University.