EPISODE · May 21, 2017 · 21 MIN
Crime and Punishment in Black America
from The Arik Korman Show · host Arik Korman
James Forman Jr. is a professor of law at Yale Law School. He has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, many law reviews, and other publications. He is a former law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and spent six years as a public defender in Washington, DC, where he co-founded the Maya Angelou Public Charter School.Professor Forman’s new book is Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.He was in the Northwest to speak at Town Hall Seattle, presented by University Book Store and Town Hall as part of the Civics series.
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James Forman Jr. is a professor of law at Yale Law School. He has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, many law reviews, and other publications. He is a former law clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and spent six years as a public defender in Washington, DC, where he co-founded the Maya Angelou Public Charter School.Professor Forman’s new book is Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.He was in the Northwest to speak at Town Hall Seattle, presented by University Book Store and Town Hall as part of the Civics series.
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