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Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK!
'BradCast' 10/16/2015 (Artist, former felon Anthony Papa of Drug Alliance Policy)
10-16-2015 (52.03 MB)
With sentencing reform for non-violent drug offenders about to result in freedom for 6,000 federal inmates (and another 40,000 likely in the near future), we are joined today by artist and author Anthony Papa of the Drug Policy Alliance. Papa was sentenced to "15 years to life" for his first-time, non-violent, drug-related crime under New York's "tough on crime" "war on drugs" policies in the 80s. He served 12 years of hard time before he was granted clemency. He shares his moving personal story, his thoughts on criminal justice reform and offers some words of advice to those about to be released. Also today: Connecting the dots on new climate change-related weather disasters in California; Trump and Jeb mix it up again over George W. Bush's failure to keep us safe before and after 9/11; Fox News' longtime "veteran CIA operative" is arrested for being a complete fraud...
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