Producer and a prison rights activist. The founds the prison to College Pipeline program which provides inmates access to College Course cozy college when theyre released. To my far right is Elizabeth Hinton asian assistant professor of history and africanamerican studies at harvard university. Her Research Focus us on the persistence of poverty and racial inequality in the 20th 20th century united states. She is the author or from the war of poverty to the war on crime. I dont know how many people have any connection to any of the prisons in illinois, but my guess is that they are fairly distant to many of us. Prisons are in many ways Huge Industry in illinois and at the center of the criminal Justice System here. Although you both come at the issue from different angles, id like too first talk about how you came to the subject. Baz. So, i was i actually in a strange way came through journalism. Was doing a lot of writing for main stream publications about crime and pop culture and th
Good afternoon, im steve mills, reporter the talk tribune tied we talk about prison, the astounding growth of the prison population in america and the roll prisons play in society and how that might change in the future mitchell guests are Baz Dreisinger and Elizabeth Hinton. Baz is the author of incarceration nation a she visited prisons in Nine Countries to better understand our attitudes towards crime, punishment and incarceration. A professor at john j. College in new york, baz is also a journalist, film and radio producer and a prison rights activist. The founds the prison to College Pipeline program which provides inmates access to College Course cozy college when theyre released. To my far right is Elizabeth Hinton asian assistant professor of history and africanamerican studies at harvard university. Her Research Focus us on the persistence of poverty and racial inequality in the 20th 20th century united states. She is the author or from the war of poverty to the war on crime.
Now a discussion about race in america from the Annapolis Book festival. Panelists include the author of stand from the beginning of the definitive historthedefinitive t ideas in america and the author of the beast decided livin beasd dying while black in america. I will serve as the moderator for Tonights Panel black in america. One of the things thats interesting at the key school has the opportunity to look and listen to the schools leader and one of the things he said last night about the opportunity to listen to him speak is the school that questions perception and less individuals knowledge through questions and answers thats exactly what this panel would do it. Once we sat down we understand that we have a couple of great authors with us. We have a doctor from the university of florida, the author of the book stamped from the beginning. His book basically is a definition of the ideas in america and this book was a book that spent a good deal of time researching that chronicles t
Welcome to the 9, alongside sal and gasia, im mike. I want to bring you up to speed on breaking news out of San Francisco. San Francisco Police in muni, noticed a suspicious package on van ness, shut down between mission and market. This is new video into our newsroom from fresco user, jake korea. Traffic is blocked from Market Street down to mission, as i mentioned on south van ness the the bus line, 47 and 49 are being rerouted. Theres no word on when they will clear the package. Though it does appear only he is streets are blocked and the rest of the area is doing okay. A good area to avoid is south san ness between Mission Van Ness between mission and market. The city of charlotte is under a state of emergency, riding on the streets for a Third Straight night. Its a developing story involving protests against the Police Shooting of an African American man. You all cant kill us all. Long time charlotte residents in disbelief. Their city on edge following tuesdays controversial shoot
[ laughter ] very cool and no doubt about it, first if all it feels like it too many, wind gusts up to 40 for some, Altamont Pass and twin peaks early this morning had a guest at 2 am 42 miles an hour. Lets get right to it, it is rather breezy, blustery even on for the day, i we on the southern edge of his low dropping from Northern California which will produce some showers, william who is a friend of the show here, do we have this . There he is, speaking of wind and San Francisco, coincidentally i just saw the howling, wind and howling, trying to make a joke. [ laughter ] river pretty good breeze come look at san jose would gusts over 20 in sfo best up to 40 with wind advisories for the airport, low clouds and fog filling and rapidly in the system of north will produce shower activity and now open this year later on today about 6500 feet. The breeze will be the big factor along with very cool temps, low 50s and mid50s and up north things are picking up rapidly all associated with the