The Prosecutor's Role in Mass Incarceration

To the Point

The Prosecutor's Role in Mass Incarceration

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Published on May 11, 2015, 11:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:51:56

Episode Description

America's "crackdown on crime" has led to mass incarceration — with black Americans imprisoned out of proportion to their place in the population. We talk to the DA in Milwaukee and others about racial inequality and the role of prosecutors in the "crackdown on crime."

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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.