SOLVED! #39 - Why You Should Care About Prisons in the Fight for a Better World (Throwback)

Re-Air Date: 8/5/26 Original Air Date: 4/24/26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - Why victims of crime are underserved and actually prefer rehabilitative, root-case approaches to justice Ch. 2 - How cashless bail reform has shrunk jail populations and fueled momentum to block new jail construction Ch. 3 - The local fight over a proposed mega-prison in Arkansas making some conservatives question mass incarceration itself Ch. 4 - A think tank report that proves the glaringly obvious facts about what reduces recidivism, and an article on the community "solutionaries" already preventing and disrupting violence without police SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): Aramark's inhumane "service" in the prison system Leave us a message on our new system! FOLLOW US ON: YouTube (This episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please subscribe and share!) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Mastadon Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES The People Most Ignored by the Criminal-Justice System - The Atlantic Jails Are Closing Across America. Why? - The Nation Judge Orders Colorado to Stop Throwing Prisoners in Solitary for Refusing to Work - BOLTS Magazine The Prison Next Door - The Nation A better path forward for criminal justice: Changing prisons to help people change - A Report by the Brookings AEI Working Group on Criminal Justice Reform Making Communities Safe, Without the Police - Boston Review BACKSTAGE Prison Dining Giant Aramark Serves Inedible Food to Drive Commissary Sales, Lawsuit Alleges - The Appeal EXTRAS: BOOK: "We Do This Til We Free Us" by Mariame Kaba (Buying through this link supports indie book stores and this show!) BOOK: "The New Jim Crow" by Michele Alexander (Buying through this link supports indie book stores and this show!) DOCUMENTARY: "13th" by Ava DuVernay (Netflix) DOCUMENTARY: "The Alabama Solution" (HBO) TAKE ACTION: Stop the prison industrial complex with Critical Resistance and the Abolitionist Law Center Push for the passage of bills like the <a href= "https://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rep-watson-coleman-reintroduces-end-for-profit-prisons-act" target="_blank" rel="n