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Episode 3 | Place: Families, Communities, and Beyond
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“Felon,” “thug,” “superpredator,” “criminal”—these are the ways politicians often talk about people convicted of crimes. As a result, most people don’t have a clear picture of who is actually affected by mass incarceration and what it’s like to be incarcerated. We look at the people entangled in the criminal legal system over the past 30 years and discuss what prison is actually like.
Hosted by:
Josie Duffy Rice, Journalist and Writer
Featuring:
Daryl V. Atkinson, Co-Director and Co-Founder, Forward Justice
David Ayala, Executive Director, Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families Movement
Terrell Blount, Executive Director, Formerly Incarcerated College Graduates Network
Gina Clayton-Johnson, Executive Director, Essie Justice Group
Vivian D. Nixon, Writer in Residence, Columbia Justice Lab Square One Project
John Pfaff, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
Nkechi Taifa, President, The Taifa Group, LLC
Zoë Towns, Executive Director, FWD.us
Nick Turner, President and Director, Vera Institute of Justice
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