Dr. Christi Griffin of The Ethics Project in St. Louis and Lawrence Ghana Hays Death Penalty Abolitionist

Dr. Christi Griffin "From the time of the Emancipation Proclamation... incarcerations are about one singular goal, increasing the wealth of the wealthy. Until the narrative is changed and the truth becomes the conversation, everyone is simply spinning wheels" - Dr. Christi Griffin. On todays show host Jeff Humfeld talks with Dr. Christi Griffin, Founder and President of The Ethics Project in St. Louis, MO and author of INCARCERATIONS in BLACK & WHITE: The Subjugation of Black America an exploration of today’s $50 billion U.S. prison system as an economic continuum evolving from the emancipation of slaves. Dr Griffin was in town for the Mothers of Incarcerated Sons & Daughters (MISD) “Let the Truth be Known” speakers series. In our interview we spoke of the human toll and negative effects on our society of the prison industrial complex. You can contact Dr Griffin - 314-495-9528 or email at [email protected] and check out their website at www.theethicsproject.org ____________________________________ Lawrence Ghana Hays The Black Panther Party gave him a political education and purpose, an attempt to stop a drug deal put him on death row for a murder he did not commit, a US Supreme Court decision commuted his sentence to Life and…