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Is Redemption a Human Right? Tracking the Demise of Clemency

Season 2024 Episode 6176

About the Episode

While border politics and mass migration will be key issues in this year's presidential election, back in the 1980s candidates were all about getting tough on crime. Historian Reiko Hillyer traces the changes in America's prison systems throughout the 20th century in her new book, "A Wall Is Just a Wall." She joins Michel Martin to discuss.

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