Andrea James fights for women in prison. Today we talk about the top-down nature of the state legislature as they ignored the commission they themselves set up, and tried to force the creation of a new women's prison. When we remember that Massachusetts still incarcerates more people per capita than most countries, and the harm this does to them, their families, and communities, we discuss better alternatives.
Jordan Berg Powers, Jonathan Cohn, and Anna Callahan chat about Massachusetts politics. This is the audio version of the Incorruptible Mass podcast, season 4 episode 31. The video version is available here.
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