Gabfest Reads The Recent Past of Prison Punishment

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Sep 20, 202524:19Arts

Emily Bazelon talks with author and Yale professor Judith Resnik about her new book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy. They discuss the history of the prison system’s use of punishment...

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