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New Thinking Podcast

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New Thinking is about the people working to fix a justice system that can fall so short of our ideals, and about the people organizing to build something new in its place. It’s hosted by Matt Watkins.

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    The Cost of Being Poor? The Fight Against Fines and Fees

    by Matt Watkins

    Fines and fees are capturing millions of Americans in a cycle of poverty and justice-involvement. Various states across the country charge you for use of a public defender, your monthly parole meetings, even a jury trial. And that’s in addition to the fines attached to a conviction. Fall behind on your payments and you could end up in jail. New Thinking talks to a judge who’s come up with a new approach, and to Alexes Harris, a leading researcher on how fines and fees are used across the country.

    Access to Justice
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    Prosecutor Power #8: What's Next for Progressive Prosecutors?

    by Matt Watkins

    How can the recent victories of the campaign to elect reform-minded district attorneys be wedded to larger systemic change to ensure the movement’s gains outlast the next election? On the final episode of our Prosecutor Power series, the ACLU's Somil Trivedi says progressive D.A.s have to take the next step of campaigning to reduce their own power.

    Addressing Racial Disparities, Bail Reform, Diversion
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    Misdemeanors Matter #2: Alexandra Natapoff on a Legacy of Injustice

    by Matt Watkins

    Alexandra Natapoff calls the misdemeanor justice system a "quiet behemoth": making up four of every five criminal cases in the U.S., neglected by scholars and reformers, and potentially harming those caught up in it for life. In Punishment Without Crime, she describes a system warped by financial incentives that acts as a leading engine of racial and social inequality. She also says the reforms are obvious, and already happening in pockets across the country.

    Addressing Racial Disparities, Bail Reform, Diversion
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    Prosecutor Power #7: Strength in Numbers

    by Matt Watkins

    The movement to elect reform-minded prosecutors has been around long enough and scored enough victories that progressive D.A.s now have their own support network: Fair and Just Prosecution. Miriam Krinsky, its executive director, explains why she thinks "starry-eyed idealists" who want to transform the justice system need to get the message that "the biggest difference they can make is to go and work in a prosecutor's office."

    Community Justice, Diversion, Reducing Violence, Treatment Courts
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    Heal and Punish? When Therapy Is the Alternative to Incarceration

    by Matt Watkins

    How effective is therapy or treatment when it's used instead of incarceration, and what are the challenges to conducting it inside the coercive context of the criminal justice system? New Thinking host Matt Watkins is joined by clinical psychologist Jacob Ham who works with justice-involved young people affected by trauma, and John Jay College's Deborah Koetzle who evaluates programs aiming to help participants rebuild lives outside of the justice system.

    Diversion, Evidence-Based Practices, Problem-Solving Justice, Reducing Trauma, Reentry, Treatment Courts, Youth Initiatives
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    Rikers: An American Jail (Best of 2018)

    Highlights from a public screening and panel discussion of Bill Moyers's 'Rikers: An American Jail,' moderated by New Thinking host, Matt Watkins. Commenting on the film and the future of criminal justice reform are Tina Luongo of the Legal Aid Society, Jill Harris of the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, and two of the people formerly held on Rikers featured in the film: Barry Campbell of the Fortune Society, and Johnny Perez of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. This episode was originally released in July 2018.

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    The Power of Prosecutors: A Podcast Series from New Thinking

    by Matt Watkins

    Through conversations with prosecutors, reformers, and public defenders, our New Thinking podcast has been examining the ideas, victories, and challenges of the movement to educate the public about the power of prosecutors and to elect "progressive" district attorneys promising to overhaul the justice systems they're inheriting.

    Addressing Racial Disparities, Bail Reform, Community Justice, Diversion, Reducing Trauma
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    Prosecutor Power #6: Larry Krasner, The Antagonist

    by Matt Watkins

    As a defense attorney, Larry Krasner sued the Philadelphia police upwards of 75 times. Then, in late 2017, he was elected D.A. in a landslide. As part of our series on the power of prosecutors, Krasner explains why he has little patience for compromise in a city whose justice system is "an outlier in a country that is an outlier."

    Bail Reform, Diversion
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    Race, Trauma, and Healing in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

    An audio portrait of Make It Happen, our program working with young men of color in Crown Heights, Brooklyn affected by violence. Through interviews with participants and practitioners, the episode explores the intersections of trauma, involvement with the justice system, and the lived experience of race. This episode was originally released in April 2018.

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    Leading by Doing: Innovations in Addressing Domestic Violence in Rural Virginia

    by Robert V. Wolf

    Just because smaller communities generally have fewer resources doesn’t mean they aren’t innovating or taking new approaches that others can learn from and emulate. In Pulaski County, Virginia, home to about 35,000 people, Judge H. Lee Chitwood and Court Coordinator Jaime Clemmer have implemented a number of changes to better address domestic violence.

    Domestic Violence, Procedural Justice

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