Contemporary Issues in Texas Criminal Justice

Contemporary Issues in Texas Criminal Justice

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Amanda Woog, an attorney and postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis at the University of Texas at Austin, invites guests to talk about the most pressing criminal justice problems of our time, and innovative ways to tackle them.

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    • Oct 24, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    Point of Impact

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2016 21:47


    In Point of Impact, Eva Ruth Moravec will be spending one year documenting officer-involved shootings of unarmed people in Texas. In this podcast, we discuss her project, the challenges of reporting these incidents, and what we can learn through her investigations.

    The Private Correctional Industry and Mass Incarceration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2016 34:52


    The private correctional industry has been in the news and pop culture recently, from Orange is the New Black's fourth season story line, to an expose in Mother Jones in which a reporter embedded in a private prison in Louisiana for four months as a correctional officer. I sat down with Bob Libal, Executive Director of Grassroots Leadership, to discuss corporate profits and the prison industry, and efforts toward reform.

    Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance Austin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016 20:53


    People returning to their communities after serving terms in prison often face barriers to obtaining employment, housing, and access to food and education benefits. To help formerly incarcerated people obtain gainful employment, the City of Austin recently passed a Fair Chance Hiring ordinance, which requires employers to wait until late in the hiring process to ask an applicant about his or her conviction or criminal history. We spoke with Susie Bannon, an organizer who helped get the new law passed, to learn more about the measure, what it took to get it passed, and what's next.

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