The high economic and human costs of incarceration affect families and communities across America.

In this episode of the Civil Squared podcast our guests Grant Callen, founder and CEO of Empower Mississippi, and Rebecca Painter, vice president of State Policy Network, discuss several efforts from across the ideological spectrum addressing sky-high incarceration rates.

Hear about how sentencing and parole reform efforts in Grant’s state of Mississippi are improving lives and communities. And hear from Rebecca about her work with several other solution centers around the country attempting to bring reform and awareness to this critical issue.