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Born In Brooklyn Charged: A True Punishment Story

Slate Presents: One Year by Slate Podcasts

Apr 17, 201928:07Society & Culture

The mayor of New York deals with a big political problem by creating a new court in Brooklyn. Two men, born 25 years and a few blocks apart in Brooklyn, take entirely different paths to meet at that court—one as a defend...

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Born In Brooklyn Charged: A True Punishment Story is an episode from Slate Presents: One Year by Slate Podcasts. The mayor of New York deals with a big political problem by creating a new court in Brooklyn. Two men, born 25 years and a few...

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