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Gabfest Reads | The Recent Past of Prison Punishment
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:24:19
Publish Date: 2025-09-20 07:00:00
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Emily Bazelon talks with author and Yale professor Judith Resnik about her new book, Impermissible Punishments: How Prison Became a Problem for Democracy. They discuss the history of the prison system’s use of punishments like whipping, how the practice came to an end, and more.

 

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Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.

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