A jail stint can really disrupt someone's life.

You can lose a job, a relationship, or thousands of dollars on fees, fines and bail.

Have I ever gone to jail?

Yeah, I just got out, actually.

If he doesn't show up to court, you gotta pay the $50,000.

No green exchange, no kiss the bride.

There's no glamour in a jailhouse wedding.

Off the block, all six episodes tracing the path from city block to jail block and back

are now available on KCRW's iTunes page.

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Would more divided government mean more gridlock?

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point.

As Donald Trump alienates more and more possible voters,

some red states appear to be turning blue, at least in the race for the White House.

Republicans are struggling to save their majority in the Senate, and many of their members

of Congress are on the defensive, too.

GOP candidates point with alarm at Hillary Clinton's Supreme Court nominees, free college

tuition, and big government that's bigger than ever.

Are they selling government by checks and balances in hopes

of continued gridlock in four years of another Democratic president who can't get anything done?

On our talking point later, now that ISIS is losing territory in Syria and Iraq, is Europe

ready for more terror attacks? First, here's the news.

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