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Podcast: Black Light Mass Incarceration Show
Episode: Special Guest: Amber Vlangas co-host of the podcast Amplified Voices
Description: My Special Guest Amber Vlangas serves as Executive Director of the Restorative Action Alliance. As a member of a system-impacted family, Amber Vlangas is a civil rights activist, a survivor of sexual harm, and a speaker and advocate of re-imagining our criminal legal system.
In this episode, we explore ways to re-imagine the criminal justice system. The current system is often criticized for being unfair, biased, and ineffective in reducing crime. We discuss various ideas that could potentially transform the way we approach criminal justice.
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One idea is to focus on prevention rather t...