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Forget Reform, They Want Abolition

Forget Reform, They Want Abolition

From70 Million


Forget Reform, They Want Abolition

From70 Million

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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Many organizers in St. Louis have given up on reforming the criminal legal system. Now, they’re working to abolish it. And they’re starting with the closure of one notorious jail. To reach their goal, they’ve decided to get involved in electoral politics. Reporter Chad Davis takes a look at what happens when you go from agitating from the outside to working with those in power. Co-reported with Carolina Hidalgo.Find a resource guide and annotated transcript at our website here.
Released:
Oct 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

This award-winning and Peabody-nominated podcast documents how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and to chronicle the progress ground-up efforts have made in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration at local levels.