Episode 22: Probation and Parole
Justice In America
The Appeal
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 August 2019
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
About 2.3 million people are incarcerated in America, but about 6.7 million people are under some form of correctional control. The difference between these two numbers is due to the 4.5 million adults under community supervision, almost twice the number of people who are incarcerated. The two most common types of community supervision? Parole and probation.
On this episode of Justice In America, host Josie Duffy Rice and guest host Donovan X. Ramsey explore probation and parole – what they mean, how they work, and how they contribute to mass incarceration. They’re joined by LaTonya Tate, the Founder and Executive Director of Alabama Justice Initiative in Birmingham, Alabama. LaTonya became a parole officer after she was forced to watch her son navigate the criminal justice system.
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| 0:00.0 | And when these individuals have served so much time in prison, I don't understand why do you |
| 0:10.1 | still have to have probation or parole even attached to further traumatize individuals. |
| 0:16.7 | You've caged people for 10 and 15 and 20 years and you've given people life sentences and we |
| 0:21.6 | have people in Alabama that are out that are on lifetime parole. |
| 0:27.0 | So when I say reimagined probation and parole, I want to be able to get with legislators and lawmakers and see how can we disconnect |
| 0:36.4 | once prison sentence away from probation and parole. and I'm Jossi Duffy Rice. |
| 0:52.0 | Hi, I'm Josie Duffy Rice and I'm Donovan Ramsey and this is Justice in America each show we discuss a topic in the American criminal justice system and we try to explain what it is and how it works |
| 1:00.0 | Thank you so much everyone for joining us today. |
| 1:03.0 | You can find us on Twitter at Justice Underscore Podcast and like us on Facebook at Justice in America |
| 1:08.0 | and subscribe and rate us on Apple Podcast. |
| 1:11.0 | We love to hear from you. |
| 1:12.0 | So I'm really excited today. We love to hear from you. So I'm really excited today. |
| 1:14.0 | We have one of our guest hosts joining us for the first time, |
| 1:17.0 | Donovan Ramsey. |
| 1:19.0 | If you haven't listened to Donovan's 10 questions |
| 1:21.0 | that he did with him as sort of an intro. |
| 1:23.7 | I highly suggest you listen. |
| 1:25.2 | He has a lot to share and is doing some amazing work |
| 1:27.4 | in this space and is also one of my favorite people |
| 1:31.3 | and one of my good friends |
| 1:32.4 | and also lives here in Atlanta. |
| 1:33.7 | So thank you so much Donovan for joining us. |
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