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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration
Description: How can we reimagine the justice system to support restoration instead of retribution?Our panelists believe the American criminal justice system cannot reduce its dependence on mass incarceration until we confront our impulse to punish in ways that are excessive, often wildly disproportionate to the harm caused. Instead, our panel will explore the transformative power of second chances, including those who have benefited from them—and those who advocate to ensure our system provides them.Prompting this discussion is the publication of a series of essays, Excessive Punishment: How the Justice System Creates Mass Incarceration, tha...