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Racial-Bias Issues Plague Justice Department Early-Release Program

Racial-Bias Issues Plague Justice Department Early-Release Program

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast


Racial-Bias Issues Plague Justice Department Early-Release Program

FromThe NPR Politics Podcast

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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Civil rights advocates say an algorithm at the heart the First Step Act, the 2018 bipartisan criminal justice reform law, should be overhauled or scrapped. Also: Kenneth Polite, a Black man who lost a sibling to gun violence is heading the Justice Department's criminal prosecution division.This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez, and national justice correspondent Carrie Johnson.Connect:Email the show at nprpolitics@npr.orgJoin the NPR Politics Podcast Facebook Group.Subscribe to the NPR Politics Newsletter.Find and support your local public radio station.
Released:
Feb 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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