The Incarceration Nation

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Alexandra Bailey of The Sentencing Project is promoting “second look” provisions.

Alexandra Bailey calls in to the Forum to discuss efforts to end mass incarceration in federal prison. She talks about the bipartisan First Step Act on rehabilitation, recidivism, and reducing excessive sentences. Michael Minardi, a republican and a lawyer, discuss human rights issues as it relates to the aging prison population.  The discussion is a run-up to the Criminal Justice Summit.

 

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