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Podcast: An Irishman Abroad
Episode: An Irishman In America Scandals Series with Marion McKeone (The Big Business Of Mass Incarceration)
Description: Why does America lock up more people than any other country? Why is the focus on punishment and not rehabilitation? Marion McKeone examines the sinister big business that both Democrats and Republicans seem to agree upon. Together with Jarlath she examines the facts, figures and myths surrounding the cultural shift towards locking up the poor and criminalising poverty. Does President Biden have any intention of changing the system? Marion looks at his new plan to help families falling through the cracks. Later on, we get an insight into the bizarre situation Texas finds itself in as voting rights become a...