Episode
39
Change from the Inside
June 28, 2016
David Dagan outlines the GOP’s journey from being “tough on crime” to embracing prison reform. Despite falling crime rates, the party could only change from the inside - with key Republicans leading the way after experiencing prison for themselves.
For more on this topic
- Read his two-page brief or his book, Prison Break: Why Conservatives Turned Against Mass Incarceration with Professor Steven M. Teles.
- Check out his article in Vox, Why Criminal Justice Reform Isn't Dead Yet.
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