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What's the goal of prison, and what kinds of punishments work and don't work within the prison system? Glenn Martin, former prisoner, founder of the Fortune Society, and now head of JustLeadershipUSA, and Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black and prison reform advocate and board member of the Women's Prison Association, discuss, and we take calls from listeners who've moved through the justice system.
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CR - Is it such a moral imperative to obey all of NY's idiotic laws?
See:
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/new-york
See:
http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/new-york
Aug. 13 2014 12:39 PM
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Bryan, the guy that just called
in that said he was in a "county" jail for a few days for drinking and
driving doesn't prove the point of this horrible jail system being a
deterent! On so many levels his example doesn't prove any 'deterent'
point. Come on, didn't you catch that? ugh. At most it proves that a
county, smaller jail is a possible solution as the guests were saying.
Aug. 13 2014 11:42 AM
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1 thing I haven't heard about yet
is mental illness. In many prisons, many of the inmates are in effect
being punished & often abused for being mentally ill. This can only
be counterproductive. How do we change it?
Aug. 13 2014 11:41 AM
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30 years ago I served 2 months in
a minimum security facility on Long Island for a felony drug
conviction. My sentence taught me a lesson. I appreciate my freedom.
Since then I’ve stayed out of trouble and have become a productive
member of society working as an engineer.
Aug. 13 2014 11:39 AM
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Brian -
Why don't you ask people if they knew what they were doing was illegal when they did their crime? Ask them what they thought would happen before/as they were committing their crimes. Ask them if they ever did a similar thing and didn't get caught.
Why don't you ask people if they knew what they were doing was illegal when they did their crime? Ask them what they thought would happen before/as they were committing their crimes. Ask them if they ever did a similar thing and didn't get caught.
Aug. 13 2014 11:39 AM
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Is today the anniversary of the
birthday of Judge Bruce "Let'em loose Bruce" Wright? Close Rikers and
let them out in the community. Wow!!!
Crime rates are low because the bad guys are in prison. I've always suspected that this fact drives the "progressives" crazy. Their social programs implemented in the 60's and 70's did not work and led to soaring crime rates.
Low level criminals become high level criminals.
P.S. The bankers should be in prison too!!
Crime rates are low because the bad guys are in prison. I've always suspected that this fact drives the "progressives" crazy. Their social programs implemented in the 60's and 70's did not work and led to soaring crime rates.
Low level criminals become high level criminals.
P.S. The bankers should be in prison too!!
Aug. 13 2014 11:38 AM
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End the war on drugs!
Aug. 13 2014 11:38 AM
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I was in for 14 years but today I
am a Pastor and doing well. I believe given my life to Christ Jesus is
what has made me what I am today only Jesus can save.
Aug. 13 2014 11:37 AM
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But Piper, unless they can
ultimately threaten you with death (as for resisting arrest for selling
loose cigarettes) they can't enforce the cronies' economic advantages by
banning your contraband transactions.
Aug. 13 2014 11:35 AM
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Great show, Brian! I'm
especially pleased to hear Mr. Martin on the air. In future, please add
prison abolitionism and restorative justice to the discussion. Angela
Davis, for instance, would be a fascinating guest on this topic.
Aug. 13 2014 11:35 AM
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Why is it so important to punish drug "crimes" Piper?
The original purpose of banning hemp (under the alien name: marijuana) was perpetrated on this country as the excuse to suppress hemp's competition with: fuel oil; gasoline; fiber such as wood pulp, cotton, nylon, rayon, the polyesters, and other DuPont fibers; and drugs such as whatever are the currently-patented opiates (which will be billed as "less addictive" until their patents expire).
But arresting minorities for the victimless crime of smoking marijuana has long served as NYC's own Jim Crow system.
The original purpose of banning hemp (under the alien name: marijuana) was perpetrated on this country as the excuse to suppress hemp's competition with: fuel oil; gasoline; fiber such as wood pulp, cotton, nylon, rayon, the polyesters, and other DuPont fibers; and drugs such as whatever are the currently-patented opiates (which will be billed as "less addictive" until their patents expire).
But arresting minorities for the victimless crime of smoking marijuana has long served as NYC's own Jim Crow system.
Aug. 13 2014 11:27 AM
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Could you please ask your guests about the role that Drug Courts could play in New York?
Do they believe drug courts are effective?
What can citizens do to help make that a reality if it is a viable option?
-Ryan
target="_blank">J. Ryan Fuller, Ph.D.
Do they believe drug courts are effective?
What can citizens do to help make that a reality if it is a viable option?
-Ryan
target="_blank">J. Ryan Fuller, Ph.D.
Aug. 13 2014 11:25 AM
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What institutional interests, if any, support or promote capital punishment in the United States?
Aug. 13 2014 11:05 AM
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