Bonus: #CRSPCast Live
On June 10, Dave gave an hour-long presentation on law and racial justice for the Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pi...
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Criminal (In)justice
Problems with police, prosecutors and courts have people asking: is our criminal justice system broken? University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris interviews the people who know the...
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20 of 100 episodesBonus: Defund the Police
Minneapolis takes a bold step, announcing it will dismantle the police department that sparked protests nationwide with the murder of George...
Bonus: Minneapolis Officers Charged
Derek Chauvin faces second- and third-degree murder and assault charges, and the three other Minneapolis police officers who watched him kil...
Bonus: Dog Leash Lady Tries to Unleash Racist Violence
Viral video of an encounter in NYC's Central Park shows a white woman calling 911 to report another park user is threatening her life, appar...
Bonus: The Death of George Floyd
Another horrific episode of police violence, captured on video in Minneapolis, graphically recalls the 2014 killing of Eric Garner by NYPD o...
Bonus: The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
The killing of an unarmed black man, Ahmaud Arbery, by two white men in Georgia went largely unnoticed until video of the February shooting...
Read This: Let the People Go
Recommended reading on how COVID-19 is impacting incarcerated populations and what must be done to avoid catastrophe: "Let the People Go" by...
Bonus: Bad to Worse
COVID-19 has exposed systemic injustice and institutional failures at every level of society, and nowhere more than in the criminal justice...
Bonus: COVID-19 and Funding Public Defense
Louisiana's public defender system is funded by fines from traffic violations. But with far fewer cars on the road due to COVID-19, an alrea...
Bonus: No More Non-Unanimous Verdicts
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that jury decisions in state criminal cases must be unanimous, overturning a precedent that goes back to Jim Cr...
SCOTUS v COVID-19
Workplaces are adjusting to life under lockdown by holding meetings via videoconference — and the U.S. Supreme Court is no exception. Suppor...
Bonus: The Confluence, April 16
President Trump claims "total authority" to override governors and end their stay-at-home orders, yet again raising the question: can he do...
Bonus: Unicorn Emergency
A trademark lawsuit out of Chicago raises the question: in the midst of a global pandemic, what counts as a legal "emergency"? Support Crimi...
Bonus: The Insanity Defense on Trial
The Supreme Court upholds Kansas's law barring the insanity defense in criminal proceedings. Dave breaks down the decision in Kahler v Kansa...
#118 Happy Birthday to Us
Can you believe it? Our first episode was published on this date in 2016! 117 interviews and countless bonus episodes later, producer Josh R...
Bonus: Progressive Prosecutors Face Primaries
Chicago's progressive chief prosecutor, Kim Foxx, has survived her first reelection challenge in the Democratic primary. Meanwhile, reformer...
Bonus: Courts in the Time of Coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing our institutions to confront a host of thorny problems. Among the thorniest for the criminal justice system...
Bonus: What Happens When COVID-19 Hits Prisons and Jails?
Squalid and unhealthy even in the best of times, prisons and especially jails are especially vulnerable during a pandemic. That's not just a...
#117 The Second Chance Club: Life in Parole World
Every year, more than 600,000 Americans leave our jails and prisons. Many are on parole. Others people are put on probation instead of going...
Bonus: Muzzling a Racist Judge
Dave appears on WESA's The Confluence to discuss the case of a Pennsylvania judge disciplined for racist comments. Support Criminal Injustic...