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Episode 17: The Cruelty of Life Sentences For Proxy Crime
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The United States is alone in the world in pursuing two modes of prosecution: giving life sentences to children under 18... Read more
4 Oct 2018
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Episode 24: BLM Four Years On - Racism in the Criminal Justice System
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It's been over four years since the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and the issue of racism in the criminal leg... Read more
6 Dec 2018
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Episode 54: When Police Officers Double as Prosecutors
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