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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode, the hosts begin a series of discussions on the Criminal Justice System. This introduction looks at the historical, philosophical, and societal factors which combine to tip the scales at multiple stages. From arrest to post-conviction, poor and minority individuals find it hard to avoid being dragged in – and even harder to escape.

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A FEW KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE

• Poorly implemented artificial intelligence and technology can have a disproportionately negative effect on marginalized groups.

• There are some people who view the criminal justice system as basically the guardian of society. And so, being a guardian of society, you look at the consequences of the things you put in place versus the not having those things in place.

• They criminal justice system got fixated on looking at a time when the crime, statistics, statistics were going down, but they placed very little value on what was happening to the communities.

LINKS IN THIS EPISODE

Link to introductory story of arrest of 6 year old - https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida/2020/02/25/body-camera-video-shows-6-year-old-orlando-girl-arrested-at-school/

MLK - Letter for a Birmingham Jail -https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/letter-birmingham-jail

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