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	Podcast:		Louder Than A Riot
	Episode:		Captured By The Game: Nipsey Hussle
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		01:05:00
	Publish Date:		2020-12-10 05:01:00
	Description:		After LA rapper Nipsey Hussle was murdered in 2019, city officials praised him for his community advocacy. But NPR has learned that behind the scenes, some law enforcement officers branded Nipsey as a gang member, and that label meant another man from Nipsey's neighborhood would be sent to jail — just for interacting with him. So why did California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lie to us about it? And what does that say about the impact of law enforcement categorizing thousands of Black and brown men as potential criminals?
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