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A podcast about radically re-imagining America's criminal justice system

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A picture of Josh Hoe and Marc Levin after their interview for the Decarceration Nation Podcast at the Smart on Crime Innovations Conference in New York City
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Episode 66: Marc Levin

October 7, 2019December 21, 20201 Comment

Josh interviews Marc Levin of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Right on Crime at the Smart on Crime Innovations […]

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Episode 65: Alec Karakatsanis

September 30, 2019December 21, 2020

Josh interviews Alec Karakatsanis at the Smart on Crime Innovations Conference 2019. Full Episode Preview My Guest Alec Karakatsanis is […]

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Episode 64 Somil Trivedi

September 9, 2019December 21, 20201 Comment

Josh interviews ACLU Senior Staff Attorney Somil Trivedi about the recently concluded 2019 Supreme Court term Full Episode Preview My […]

a picture of John M. Eason, Josh's guest on Episode 63 of the Decarceration Nation Podcast and a professor and author
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Episode 63 John M. Eason

August 26, 2019December 21, 2020

Josh interviews John M. Eason author of the book “Big House On The Prairie” Full Episode Preview My Guest – […]

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Episode 62 Eli Savit

August 12, 2019December 21, 20201 Comment

Josh interviews Eli Savit, running as a progressive candidate to be the prosecutor of Washtenaw County, Michigan Full Episode Preview […]

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Episode 61 Thomas Abt

July 29, 2019December 21, 20201 Comment

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”

A picture of Jamil Jivani. Josh's guest for episode 60 of the Decarceration Nation Podcast
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Episode 60 Jamil Jivani

July 15, 2019December 21, 2020

Josh interviews lawyer, educator, and author Jamil Jivani about his book “Why Young Men” Full Episode Preview My Guest – […]

Introducing my guest, Tony Platt, for Episode 59 of the Decarceration Nation Podcast
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Episode 59 Tony Platt

June 24, 2019

Josh interviews Tony Platt who is a Cal Berkeley professor, activist, and author of the book “Beyond These Walls” Full […]

Alabama Prisons
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Reminder: Don’t Be Like Alabama

June 19, 2019June 19, 20193 Comments

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
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Framing Matters: The Politics Of The Recent BJS Report of SOR

June 12, 2019

I highly recommend reading this response to the recent BJS report on Sex Offender Recidivism.

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