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Decarceration Nation

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

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Decarceration Nation Episode 10: Jpay Bad

May 12, 2018February 10, 2019

Josh and Joel discuss prison (and jail) service providers Jpay and their parent company Securus. Full Episode Notes From Episode […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 9: My CSC

May 12, 2018February 10, 2019

Josh and Joel discuss Josh’s history and CSC criminal background.. Full Episode https://audio.simplecast.com/c170636a.mp3 Notes From Episode 9 Context There won’t […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 8: Dignity Act

May 12, 2018February 10, 2019

Josh and Joel discuss the Dignity For Incarcerated Women Act and the National Day of Empathy (March 6th). Full Episode […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 7: Indigent Defense

May 12, 2018February 10, 2019

Josh and Joel discuss the problems with indigent defense and pre-sentencing investigations. Full Episode https://audio.simplecast.com/78c117c7.mp3 Atticus Finch The book “To […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 6: Plea Bargains

May 12, 2018February 10, 2019

Josh and Joel discuss the problems with Plea Bargains. Full Episode https://audio.simplecast.com/d938006f.mp3 Notes From Episode 6 A Brighter Way My […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 5: Lauren-Brooke Eisen

May 12, 2018December 21, 2020

Josh interviews Lauren-Brooke Eisen of the Brennan Center for Justice about her new book “Inside Private Prisons.” Full Episode https://audio.simplecast.com/e7f81a98.mp3 […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 4: Cash Bail

May 12, 2018December 20, 2020

Josh and Joel discuss America’s unjust, and racially disparate, system of Cash Bail. Full Episode https://audio.simplecast.com/08bf6cfb.mp3 Notes From Episode 4 […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 3: Power of Prosecutors

May 12, 2018December 20, 2020

Josh and Joel discuss prosecutors as a cause of mass incarceration. Full Episode https://audio.simplecast.com/cd877051.mp3 Notes From Episode 3 Preview Orange […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 2: Dealing With Violence

May 12, 2018December 20, 20203 Comments

Josh and Joel expose the problem of trying to incarcerate our way out of violent crime and violent criminals. Full […]

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Decarceration Nation Episode 1: MLK Day

May 12, 2018December 20, 20201 Comment

Josh and Joel examine prison reform starting with the evidence that prisons and jails do not make America safer. Full […]

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