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Jaws of Justice Radio
It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system.
What Are Privatized Probation Services
While Missouri does not allow private prisons to operate in our state in some parts of our state probation services are privatized. What services do companies like Private Probation Services provide and do they really save their clients money? Has the privatization of these services led to cost shifting of government costs to a user fee on those that have been convicted? Has the goal of probation been shifted from aiding in reintegration back into society become a profit center instead? Is this system used to keep our prisons full by sending people back to prison for minor infractions?
Host Craig Lubow talks with Alex Friedmann, Associate Director of the Human Rights Defense Center and managing editor of HRDC’s long-running monthly publication on criminal justice issues, Prison Legal News. He is also president of the Private Corrections Institute (www.privateci.org), a non-profit citizen watchdog group that opposes the privatization of correctional services – ranging from prison food, medical, transportation and commissary services to probation and reentry programs. He served 10 years behind bars in Tennessee, including six years at a private prison, prior to his release in November 1999.
Website – Human Rights Defense Center – https://www.humanrightsdefensecenter.org/
Prison Legal News – https://www.prisonlegalnews. org/
What Role Do Prosecutors Play In Overcrowded Prisons?
Most people would be appalled if they realized that they would be tried by a politician if they were ever charged with a crime. If you spend some time in a courtroom you might come away with the feeling that the judge is the one in charge, but if you look at the process from arrest until the jury deliberates you may come to the conclusion that the prosecutor may actually be the most powerful person in the process. Is your freedom threatened by the political goals of an elected official? How does the proliferation of former prosecutors sitting on the bench effect justice?
Host Margot Patterson talks with Chris Perry, Program Director of the Over-Criminalization Project of the Center for Prosecutor Integrity about Prosecutor misconduct, the need for Conviction Integrity Units in prosecutors offices and CPI’s Roadmap for Prosecutor Reform. Mr Perry will help us focus on the legislatures that continue to pass laws to keep prisons full.
Website – Center for Prosecutor Integrity – http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/
Registry Of Prosecutorial Misconduct – http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/registry/
