And a good day to you my beloved Unf*ckers. We’re back with another blood-boiling, enraging episode of Unf*cking the Republic. Mass Incarceration: The War on Drugs. It’s a topic that has thankfully come further into the light thanks to the profound work of several organizations such as the Prison Policy Initiative, The Sentencing Project, Innocence Project and more. This episode features a special clip from another incredible pod, News Beat, which does a ton of work on the issue of mass incarceration.

Pod Love

News Beat Podcast: link.chtbl.com/newsbeat

Book Love

Johann Hari- Chasing the Scream: The Opposite of Addiction Is Connection: bookshop.org/a/23377/9781620408902

Michelle Alexander- The New Jim Crow: bookshop.org/a/23377/9781620971932

Bryan Stevenson- Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: bookshop.org/a/23377/9780812984965

Resources

News Beat Podcast- Mass Incarceration: usnewsbeat.com/mass-incarceration

Prison Policy Initiative: prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html, prisonpolicy.org/probation_parole.html

The Sentencing Project: sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts/

Brookings: brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2018/03/14/5-facts-about-prisoners-and-work-before-and-after-incarceration

The Intercept- Gary Webb: theintercept.com/2014/09/25/managing-nightmare-cia-media-destruction-gary-webb

The Atlantic- Violent Crime on the Decline: theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/04/what-caused-the-crime-decline/477408

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