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Mass Incarceration

Discover key takeaways from 4 podcast episodes about this topic.

"The Alabama Solution": Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Expose Deadly Prisons
Prison reformMass incarcerationDocumentary filmmaking
Feb 16, 2026

"The Alabama Solution": Oscar-Nominated Film Uses Prisoner Cellphones to Expose Deadly Prisons

The Oscar-nominated documentary "The Alabama Solution" exposes the brutal, secretive conditions of Alabama's prison system, largely through footage secretly recorded by incarcerated individuals using contraband cell phones.

Democracy Now
Democracy Now
Public Defenders BEAT BACK Trump DOJ in COURT
Criminal Justice ReformPublic DefendersConstitutional Rights
Feb 3, 2026

Public Defenders BEAT BACK Trump DOJ in COURT

A former public defender and author reveals how under-resourced public defenders are the true champions of the Constitution, driving public safety, health, and economic mobility by addressing root causes of crime, not just punishment.

The Intersection with Michael Popok
The Intersection with Michael Popok
Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State | Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez | TMR
Immigration PolicyCriminalization of ImmigrationICE Funding
Feb 1, 2026

Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State | Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez | TMR

A law professor details the deliberate, century-long evolution of US immigration policy from a labor-driven system to a racially-charged carceral state, revealing how 'criminal aliens' are a legal construct used to control and deport specific populations.

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State w/ César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | MR Live
Immigration PolicyCarceral StateICE
Jan 29, 2026

Dismantling The Immigration-Carceral State w/ César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández | MR Live

A law professor details the historical evolution of US immigration policy from a labor-driven system to a criminalizing national security apparatus, highlighting how current Democratic 'reforms' often reinforce the very structures they claim to oppose.

The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder
The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder