Episode 62 Eli Savit
Josh interviews Eli Savit, running as a progressive candidate to be the prosecutor of Washtenaw County, Michigan Full Episode Preview […]
Episode 61 Thomas Abt
Josh interviews Thomas Abt of the Harvard University Center for International Development about his new book “Bleeding Out: The Devastating Consequences of Urban Violence — And a Bold New Plan for Peace in the Streets”
Episode 60 Jamil Jivani
Josh interviews lawyer, educator, and author Jamil Jivani about his book “Why Young Men” Full Episode Preview My Guest – […]
Episode 59 Tony Platt
Josh interviews Tony Platt who is a Cal Berkeley professor, activist, and author of the book “Beyond These Walls” Full […]
Reminder: Don’t Be Like Alabama
Recently Alabama has been told by the DOJ that they will be sued by the Federal Government if they don’t immediately improve the horrific conditions in their prisons.
Framing Matters: The Politics Of The Recent BJS Report of SOR
I highly recommend reading this response to the recent BJS report on Sex Offender Recidivism.
Do Recidivism Statistics Really Tell Us What We Want to Know?
Does recidivism accurately predict someone’s real risk of committing a new crime?
Challenges to Free Speech Go Well Beyond The Law
We all have very limited free speech rights on platforms owned by private companies, but most of our speech happens in exactly these corners of the digital public square.
Do We Really Need a Bigger Jail?
Building a bigger jail rarely fixes ANY of the real reasons why our jails have serious problems.
Is Electronic Monitoring Counterproductive?
This recent paper from Illinois breaks down some of the problems of the wide use of electronic monitoring as a so-called “alternative to incarceration.”