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SOLVED! #39 - Why You Should Care About Prisons in the Fight for a Better World (Throwback)

SOLVED! #39 - Why You Should Care About Prisons in the Fight for a Better World (Throwback)6 sep1 u 29 min

Re-Air Date: 8/5/26

Original Air Date: 4/24/26

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

Ch. 1 - Why victims of crime are underserved and actually prefer rehabilitative, root-case approaches to justice

Ch. 2 - How cashless bail reform has shrunk jail populations and fueled momentum to block new jail construction

Ch. 3 - The local fight over a proposed mega-prison in Arkansas making some conservatives question mass incarceration itself

Ch. 4 - A think tank report that proves the glaringly obvious facts about what reduces recidivism, and an article on the community "solutionaries" already preventing and disrupting violence without police

SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): Aramark's inhumane "service" in the prison system

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