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How Those Drowning in Carceral Debt Are Lining Others’ Pockets

How Those Drowning in Carceral Debt Are Lining Others’ Pockets

From70 Million


How Those Drowning in Carceral Debt Are Lining Others’ Pockets

From70 Million

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Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The commercial bail bond industry is privatized, consolidated – and estimated to be worth $2.4 billion dollars. People arrested in a state like California, the most expensive place to post bail, often end up in cycles of carceral debt that derail their lives. Reporter Sonia Paul follows one woman’s story – and talks to the organizers, politicians, and experts advocating for bail reform.Find a resource guide and annotated transcript at our website here.
Released:
Dec 19, 2022
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.