Today, Sam talks to Baz Dreisinger (@BazDreisinger) about her book, Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World. What a comparative analysis of incarceration around the world tells us. The distinction between a penal system and a criminal justice system. The recent historical development of the penal system. Penal colonies and modern prisons. How America came to value punishment. Capitalist and colonial influences on the development of incarceration.
For member: (6/7/06) Sam talks to not-yet-Senator Bernie Sanders about the Bush administration’s poor record on civil liberties, the estate tax, and why Republicans strategically focus on certain social issues. (41:00)