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70 Million

70 Million

By: Lantigua Williams & Co.
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 This award-winning podcast documents how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and to chronicle the progress ground-up efforts have made in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration at local levels.

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Lantigua Williams & Co. Education Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Two Rural Counties Take Diverting Paths to Jail Reform

    Two Rural Counties Take Diverting Paths to Jail Reform
    Sep 16 2019
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    31 mins
  • Where Texting Brings People to Court

    Where Texting Brings People to Court
    Sep 9 2019
    After someone is arrested, there are multiple court-ordered actions after they make bail. Often, missing any of these--especially court appearances--complicates their situation and increases their punishment. Reporter Jenny Casas goes to Palm Beach, Florida, where something as simple as texting has made a significant difference in people’s lives.

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    27 mins
  • A Pregnancy That Changed Texas Law, Part 2

    A Pregnancy That Changed Texas Law, Part 2
    Sep 2 2019
    If you haven’t already listened to Part 1 of this story, we suggest you do that first. In 2013, the Texas Jail Project gets a call from Bonnie Wyndham -- a mother whose daughter, Cat, is pregnant behind bars and not getting the medical care TJP has been fighting to guarantee. In this episode, we hear Cat’s story. Plus, nearly 15 years after their chance meeting in the Victoria County Jail helped launch the TJP, our reporter Rowan Moore Gerety brings Shandra Williams and founder Diane Wilson together.

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    33 mins
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