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Presumed Guilty:
American Muslims and Arabs

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

American Arabs and Muslims are under the microscope, and many feel demonized and say they are living in fear of arrest. On this edition, we’ll hear stories about the past 10 years of anti-Arab profiling and prosecution. We also look at parallels with the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II.

Michelle Alexander on the New Jim Crow

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Professor Michelle Alexander, author of ‘The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness’ makes the case that the US’ criminal justice system policies can be traced directly back to slavery. The target then, and now, are African Americans.

California’s Prop 19: The End of the War on Marijuana?

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Californians went to the polls this past November to vote on whether to legalize marijuana. On this edition, we look at the damage wrought by the failed war on marijuana, with a focus on the millions caught in the criminal justice system.

Art in Action

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

Art is everywhere…but why do we do it? On this edition, we speak with young artists of diverse backgrounds who use their independent experiences and creative impulses to talk about race, identity, and politics…and along the way to self-reflect.

Survivors of Solitary Confinement

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

Tens of thousands are in solitary confinement in American prisons which according to the United Nations is torture. Producer Claire Schoen met nine former prisoners who describe in detail what it’s like to be in solitary confinement.

Prison Town, USA

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

In our special collaboration with public television’s P.O.V., Directors Katie Galloway and Po Kutchins take us to “prison town, usa” where they explore how the industry affects correctional officers, their families, and whole community.

Thousand Kites

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

A growing coalition of criminal justice reform activists, called Thousand Kites, are fighting for change and they’re doing it through music, theatre, and audience participation.

A Crisis of Care: A System on Life Support

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

In the last of our three-part series, A Crisis of Care: A System on Life Support, we’ll hear from experts offering an insiders view on the continuing health care crisis in California’s prisons.

A Crisis of Care: Gina’s Story (Part 2)

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

On the second of our three-part series, ‘A Crisis of Care,’ a look inside California’s prison health care system, we continue ‘Gina’s Story.’

A Crisis of Care: Gina’s Story (Part 1)

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

This is the first of a three-part series, ‘A Crisis of Care,’ a look inside the prison health care system in the state of California, where we learn about ‘Gina’s Story’ within the prison system.

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