In this week’s State of Criminal Justice we’ll cover how a mayor is attacking the homeless while cutting their resources, a woman police officer abused by her fellow officers, and women dying from COVID-19 in prison. In our New Ground segment, we’ll discuss the one-year anniversary of a recent bestseller everyone needs to read.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice we’ll cover drugs flowing into Rikers Island jail, a man freed from prison after languishing for decades, and the police beating a disabled man and stealing his prosthetic leg. In our New Ground segment, we’ll discuss advocates posting cash bail for Black mothers while they work to abolish the system.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice we’ll cover how Black educators are being unfairly punished years after an alleged “cheating” scandal, a sexual abuse club in a women’s prison, and the killing of Amir Locke. In our New Ground segment, we’re going to tell you about a great opportunity for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated writers.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice we’ll cover the death of ​​Lauren Smith-Fields, a racist law in Florida, and the shooting death of 8-year-old Fanta Bility. In our New Ground segment, we’ll discuss mental health responders becoming an alternative to police.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice we’ll cover how a high-profile prosecutor is facing consequences, that prisoners are suing over drug experimentation and a killer cop's impending release. We’ll also discuss people coming together to fight for a young woman in need.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice, we’ll cover the killing of Jason Walker by a Fayetteville, NC police officer, a new DOJ unit, and the outbreak of COVID-19 in a Chicago-area jail. And in our New Ground segment, we’ll discuss a new residency for formerly incarcerated young people.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice, we’ll cover how U.S. police spent another year killing at will, false drug tests were used to punish prisoners, and the story of a man framed by a lying witness who police bribed. In our New Ground segment, we’ll discuss how formerly incarcerated people can be connected with an important new resource.

Happy Holidays and welcome to the State of Criminal Justice. In our final episode before the holiday break, we’ll cover how the LAPD has been tracking BLM protesters, a city that’s criminalizing charity, and the fight to free Bobby Sneed. In our New Ground segment, we’ll tell you about an inspiring Pen Pal program.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice, we’ll cover the Jussie Smollett trial, the case of Chrystul Kizer, and the ongoing incarceration of Mulu Shakur. In our New Ground segment, we’ll discuss an important organization’s anniversary.

In this week’s State of Criminal Justice, we’ll cover a former police officer accused of chasing children with a gun, the lack of charges in the killing of Donovan Lynch, and the trial of Kim Potter. And in our New Ground segment, we’ll tell you about an important new resource for transformative justice.