Tom's next guest today is Daniel Hatcher. He’s a law professor in the University of Baltimore’s Saul Ewing Civil Advocacy Clinic. He's a former Maryland Legal Aid and Children's Defense Fund attorney, and has long been a scholar, advocate, and teacher on poverty and justice.Hatcher is the author of new book called Injustice Inc:  How America’s Justice System Commodifies Children and the Poor.  Daniel Hatcher_UBaltLaw.wb.jpg (1335x2000, AR: 0.6675)The book is a disturbing look at the hidden mechanics of America’s justice system that generate profits from the processing and incarceration of children and the poor.

He joins Tom here in Studio A…

Professor Daniel Hatcher will be speaking about his book at Red Emma’s Bookstore Tuesday (tonight) at 7:00.

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