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Collected Item: “Getting Out Of Prison Sooner”

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Getting Out Of Prison Sooner

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podcast

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This NPR Planet Money podcasts discusses extremely long sentences, early release due to change in laws, particularly in Oklahoma, the cost of incarceration, and criminal justice reform from the ideal of physical conservatism. Plus a brief mention of early release due to the pandemic.

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incarceration, prison, jail, sentencing, criminal justice reform, prison budget, Oklahoma, physical conservatism

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https://www.npr.org/2020/07/17/892465005/getting-out-of-prison-sooner

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Sarah Gonzalez and Mary Childs

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2020-07-17
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