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Decarceration Nation (with Josh and Joel)

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A podcast asking the radical question "How Can We Decacerate America?"

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Episodes

  1. 146 Emily Horowitz - From Rage to Reason

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Emily Horowitz about her book “From Rage to Reason” You can find complete episode notes on our website www.decarcerationnation.com

  2. 145 Vincent Schiraldi - Mass Supervision

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Vincent Schiraldi about his book “Mass Supervision” You can find complete show notes on our web page https://decarcerationnation.com/

  3. 144 Jared Fishman - Fire On The Levee

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Jared Fishman about his book “Fire On The Levee” You can find complete show notes on our website www.decarcerationnation.com

  4. 143 Radley Balko - Police Accountability

    Joshua B. Hoe talks to reporter Radley Balko about policing and accountability You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  5. 142 Dr. Genevieve Rimer & Samra Haider - Center for Employment Opportunity

    Joshua B. Hoe talks to Dr. Genevieve Rimer & Samra Haider about their work at the Center for Employment Opportunities Full show notes can be found on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  6. 141 Justin Brooks - Actual Innocence

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Justin Brooks about his book "You Might Go To Prison Even Though You Are Innocent" You can find complete show notes on our website www.decarceration.com

  7. 140 Joanna Schwartz - Qualified Immunity

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Joanna Schwartz about her book "Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable" You can find complete show notes on our website www.decarcerationnation.com

  8. 139 Bruce Western - Racism and Crime

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Bruce Western about his National Academies of Sciences report on Racism and Crime You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  9. 138 Kramer, Kramer, and Reed - The First Step

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Lance Kramer, Brandon Kramer, and Louis L. Reed about the documentary feature, "The First Step" You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  10. 137 Jeffrey Bellin - Mass Incarceration

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Jeffrey Bellin about his book "Mass Incarceration Nation" You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  11. 136 Sheena Meade - Clean Slate Initiative

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Sheena Meade about the Clean Slate Initiative You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  12. 135 Lisa Hajjar - Torture

    You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/ Joshua B. Hoe interviews Lisa Hajjar about her book "The War in Court: Inside the Long Fight against Torture"

  13. 134 Chesa Boudin

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Chesa Boudin about his time as District Attorney of SF and about his recall from that office You can read complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  14. 133 Dana Sussman - Dobbs

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Dana Sussman about potential criminalization resulting from the Supreme Court's recent Dobbs decision You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  15. 132 Hugh Ryan - The Women's House of Detention

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with author Hugh Ryan about his book "The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  16. 131 Keri Blakinger - Corrections in Ink

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Keri Blakinger about her book "Corrections in Ink." You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  17. 130 JJ Prescott and Wayne Logan - SORN

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews JJ Prescott and Wayne Logan about their book Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws: An Empirical Evaluation You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  18. 129 Kristin Henning - The Rage of Innocence

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Kristin Henning about her book "The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  19. 128 Ashish Prashar - Media and Politics

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Ashish Prashar about the media and political aspects of criminal justice reform You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  20. 127 M. Chris Fabricant - Junk Science

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews M. Chris Fabricant about his book Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  21. 126 Patrice Sulton - DC Justice Lab

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Patrice Sulton about her work at the DC Justice Lab You can find full episode notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  22. 125 Eliza Orlins - Public Defense

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Eliza Orlins about her run for Manhattan District Attorney and her work as a public defender. You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  23. 124 Michael Deegan McCree - Cannabis Justice

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Michael Deegan McCree about his criminal justice reform work and about cannabis justice. You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  24. 123 Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell - Her Honor

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell about her time on the bench and about her book "Her Honor." You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  25. 122 Scott Hechinger - Bail Reform NY

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Scott Hechinger about bail reform in New York. You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  26. 121 Hannah Riley - Georgia Crisis

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Hannah Riley about the crisis in Georgia's prison system. You can find complete show notes for Episode 121 on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  27. 120 Carissa Byrne Hessick - Plea Bargains

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Carissa Byrne Hessick about her book “Punishment Without Trial: Why Plea Bargaining is a Bad Deal” You can find complete show notes on our webpage https://decarcerationnation.com/

  28. 119 Elliott Young - Forever Prisoners

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Elliott Young about immigration detention and his book "Forever Prisoners." You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  29. 118 Eric Reinhart - Carceral COVID

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Eric Reinhart about COVID in prisons and jails You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  30. 117 Marc Bookman

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Marc Bookman about his book A Descending Spiral: Exposing the Death Penalty in 12 Essays You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  31. 116 Kamal Lukata Anderson and Bridget McCormack

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Kamal Lukata Anderson and Chief Justice Bridget McCormack about the Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration in Michigan You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  32. 115 Eyal Press

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Eyal Press about his book "Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequity in America" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  33. 114 Somil Trivedi 3

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews ACLU attorney Somil Trivedi about the last Supreme Court term You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  34. 113 Nneka Jones Tapia

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Dr. Nneka Jones-Tapia about her work with Chicago Beyond and her time as the warden of the Cook County Jail You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  35. 112 Maia Szalavitz

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Maia Szalavitz about her book "Undoing Drugs: The Untold Story of Harm Reduction and the Future of Addiction" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  36. 111 Clint Smith

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Clint Smith about his book "How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  37. 110 Laura Bennett

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Laura Bennett about her report “Freedom then the Press: New York Bail and Media Reform" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  38. 109 Stanford Fraser

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Stanford Fraser about his run for State's attorney in Prince Georges County Maryland You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  39. 108 Brittany K. Barnett

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Brittany K Barnett about her book "A Knock at Midnight" You can find complete show notes on our webpage https://decarcerationnation.com/

  40. 107 Sharif Street

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews State Senator Sharif Street about his work on criminal justice reform You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  41. 106 David Sklansky

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews David Sklansky about his book “A Pattern of Violence: How the Law Classifies Crimes and What it Means for Justice” You can find complete show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  42. 105 Vincent Schiraldi 2

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Vincent Schiraldi about his recent report on parole in New York City You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  43. 104 Maurice Chammah

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Maurice Chammah about his book "Let The Lord Sort Them: The Rise And Fall of the Death Penalty" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  44. 103 Alana Sivin and Emily Galvin-Almanza

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Alana Sivin and Emily Galvin-Almanza about their work at 'The Appeal Live' You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  45. 102 Marlon Peterson

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Marlon Peterson about his book "Bird Uncaged: An Abolitionist Freedom Song" You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  46. 101 Reuben Jonathan Miller 2

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Reuben Jonathan Miller about his new book "Halfway Home." You can find full episode notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  47. 100 Van Jones

    Joshua B. Hoe talks to Van Jones about his work at the REFORM Alliance You can find full episode notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  48. 99 Rebecca Shaeffer

    Joshua B. Hoe talks with Rebecca Shaeffer about her report on station-house counsel You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  49. 98 Ashley Nellis

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Ashley Nellis about life sentences You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

  50. 97 Celia Ouellette

    Joshua B. Hoe interviews Celia Ouellette about how businesses can help lead the charge for meaningful reform You can find full show notes on our website https://decarcerationnation.com/

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A podcast asking the radical question "How Can We Decacerate America?"

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