The Perpetual Loop of Injustice
In The Thick
Futuro Media
4.9 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Maria and Julio are joined by Jullian Harris-Calvin, director of the Greater Justice New York program at the Vera Institute of Justice, and David Luis “Suave” Gonzalez, artist and a former juvenile lifer. They discuss systemic issues within the criminal legal system, the case of Melissa Lucio, and the humanitarian crisis at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex.
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Photo credit: AP Photo/Jeenah Moon
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| 0:49.8 | In the thick, a podcast about politics, race and culture, I'm Maria Inojosa and I'm |
| 0:55.5 | Julio Ricardo Varela. |
| 0:57.1 | Joining us from Brooklyn, New York is Julian Harris-Calvin director of the Greater Justice |
| 1:01.7 | New York program at the Vera Institute of Justice. |
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