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138 Kramer, Kramer, and Reed – “The First Step”

March 13, 2023March 13, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Lance Kramer, Brandon Kramer, and Louis L. Reed about the documentary feature, “The First Step” Full […]

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137 Jeffrey Bellin – Mass Incarceration

February 27, 2023

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Jeffrey Bellin about his book “Mass Incarceration Nation: How the United States Became Addicted to Prisons […]

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136 Sheena Meade – Clean Slate Initiative

February 13, 20232 Comments

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Sheena Meade about the Clean Slate Initiative Full Episode My Guest – Sheena Meade Sheena Meade […]

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134 Chesa Boudin

September 26, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Chesa Boudin about his time as District Attorney of SF and about his recall from that […]

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132 Hugh Ryan – The Women’s House of Detention

August 1, 2022August 7, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews author Hugh Ryan about his book, “The Women’s House of Detention: A Queer History of a […]

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130 JJ Prescott and Wayne Logan – SORN

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews JJ Prescott and Wayne Logan about their book, “Sex Offender Registration and Notification Laws, an Empirical […]

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128 Ashish Prashar – Media and Politics

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Ashish Prashar about criminal justice reform, media, and politics during episode 128 of Decarceration Nation Full […]

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126 Patrice Sulton – DC Justice Lab

April 11, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Patrice Sulton about her work at the DC Justice Lab Full Episode My Guest – Patrice […]

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125 Eliza Orlins – Public Defense

March 28, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Eliza Orlins about her run for Manhattan District Attorney and about her work as a public […]

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124 Michael Deegan McCree – Cannabis Justice

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

Joshua B. Hoe interviews Michael Deegan McCree about his criminal justice reform work and about cannabis justice. Full Episode My […]

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