Oct 09 2015 70 mins 3
Edition #959 Today we take a look at the fundamental flaws of our criminal justice system and the emerging consensus that we need to make the changes necessary to do better Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill 00:00:30 Ch. 2: Act 1: Mass Incarceration Causing More Crime Than It Prevents - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 07-31-15 Ch. 3: Song 1: Cospiratore - Old Splendifolia 00:07:09 Ch. 4: Act 2: Brutal Fees Punish Families Of Prison Inmates - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 09-19-15 Ch. 5: Song 2: Pale Rider - Ben McElroy 00:15:43 Ch. 6: Act 3: America’s Prison Problem - @DecodeDC - Air Date: 8-6-15 Ch. 7: Song 3: N/A 00:27:16 Ch. 8: Act 4: Mapping out the mass incarceration of black males - Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHPshow) - Air Date 9-19-15 Ch. 9: Song 4: the cherry tree - Burning Bright 00:37:24 Ch. 10: Act 5: Prison Reform To Reduce Sentences Of Non-Violent Drug Offenders - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-30-15 Ch. 11: Song 5: Llegare - Dom La Nena 00:42:35 Ch. 12: Act 6: Support Bipartisan #JusticeReformNOW via @cut_50 — Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: The Poet - Shihan 00:45:53 Ch. 14: Act 7: Bryan Stevenson (@eji_org): Just Mercy and how the shame of our past should drive us to do better - Arts and Ideas (@BBCRadio3) - Air Date: 7-14-15 Voicemails 01:02:02 Ch. 15: A couple more thoughts on giving advice - Anonymous 01:03:17 Ch. 16: Response to the comments about trench coats - Alyson from Colorado Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics 01:04:49 Ch. 17: Final comments about Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson (Go read it!) Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone Activism: Support Bipartisan #JusticeReformNOW via @cut_50 Take Action: SIGN: "Demand that Congress take action to roll back the incarceration industry in America” via #cut50 Sources/further reading: "FAMM: House Sentencing Reform Compromise Another Step in Right Direction” via Families Against Mandatory Minimums “Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act” — the full legislation "Here's One Thing Washington Agreed On This Week: Sentencing Reform” via NPR "Senators Announce Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act” — announcement from the Judiciary Committee "Senate Introduces ‘Gamechanger’ Criminal Justice Reform Bill” via Time Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!
