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episode 103: Minimum Justice
Episode 103 - "Minimum Justice"
Mandatory minimums, three strike rules, and other similar laws were created to strengthen the "justice" system and make us safer - but have they done the opposite? This week we interview newly minted activists working to free a man caught up in this system and explore in detail the how's and why's of this tragedy of justice.
Chapters- 04:18 Disparities in Sentencing
- 13:26 Justice for Willie Simmons
- 29:10 Interview Takeaway
- 31:01 The ones who get away with it
- 42:05 Mandatory Sentencing and Unintended Consequences
- 01:09:08 We live in a bullshit society
- 01:18:21 Why do prisons exist? Reading from Ruth Wilson Gilmore
- 01:30:21 "Justice" versus Justice: What can we do
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