On this episode of the There is No Spoon show, we discuss the recent execution of Troy Davis, the criminal justice system, and the death penalty. Hosted by Reggie Miller, the No Spoon team of Jen Palacio,
L'Heureux Lewis, and Fouad Pervez welcomes guests
Al Butler and Aisha Mohamedi Richard to the episode. Aisha is a criminal defense attorney and immigration specialist, and Al is the host of the "Al B! in the Afternoon" radio talk show on
WURD in Philadelphia. We discuss the incentives in the criminal justice system to prosecute for harsher sentences, the effect of the changing media structure on enabling a move towards tougher punishment, the politics behind the death penalty, the privatization of the prison system, and some of the specifics of the Troy Davis case, along with similar cases of high visibility.
To get more involved in these topics, check out:
the Innocence Project, the
Campaign to End the Death Penalty,
Amnesty International, the
Bill of Rights Defense Committee, the
NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement.
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Al,
Aisha,
L'Heureux,
Jen,
Fouad, and
Reggie.
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Music Credits:
Start of the episode, excerpt from:
Strange Fruit (For Troy Davis) mixed from Billie Holiday's Recording by LolasChildMusic
Close of episode:
Troy Davis Lives Forever by Rebel Diaz.
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