Making Amends

Steve Herbert
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A podcast series that investigates the heavy use of incarceration as a response to the harms of crime. Season one explores how many incarcerated people seek to atone for their misdeeds, despite the challenging conditions in prison. Season two follows a group of prosecutors as they travel inside the walls to learn what it means to be convicted of a violent crime, and to try to overcome the challenges of incarceration.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    S 2 E 1: ”That’s a Big Responsibility”

    What do prosecutors do? Why do they pursue prison sentences when they charge people with violent offenses?  What do they think incarceration accomplishes?

    35 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    S 2 E 2: ”Hurt People Hurt People”

    How do people come to commit violent acts?  What can prosecutors learn by listening to stories of how people ended up in prison?

    29 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    S 2 E 3: ”We As Prosecutors Have A Lot Of Power”

    What is it like to be prosecuted for a violent crime?  On the way toward getting a conviction, do you have any reason to take accountability for your actions?

    34 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    S 2 E 4: ”How Am I Going To Be A Better Person After This Time?”

    In Oregon and elsewhere, many people convicted by prosecutors of a violent crime are given a long and fixed sentence.  What does it mean to go prison on such a sentence?  What can prisoners teach prosecutors about the experience of doing time?

    27 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    S 2 E 5: ”You Get To The Point Where You’re Doing Dead Time”

    Despite the difficult conditions of prison, many people inside find a pathway to self-improvement.  How is that possible?  Are there changes in criminal justice policy that even prosecutors could support that would make transformations inside more likely?

    33 min

  6. EPISODE 6

    S 2 E 6: ”This Really Humanized The Criminal Justice System”

    So, what did it mean for the prosecutors to engage in intensive conversations with prisoners?  What lessons did everyone learn?

    29 min

  7. 03/11/2023

    Season Two: The Trailer

    Long prison sentences for violent crimes have made the United States  the most punitive nation in history.  And it is prosecutors who secure the convictions that generate those long prison terms. But what do prosecutors know about what happens to those they convict?  What might happen if a group of prosecutors went inside the walls, and talked to prisoners about the heavy use of incarceration as a response to violence?  What can they learn from each other, and what can we learn from listening in?

    3 min
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A podcast series that investigates the heavy use of incarceration as a response to the harms of crime. Season one explores how many incarcerated people seek to atone for their misdeeds, despite the challenging conditions in prison. Season two follows a group of prosecutors as they travel inside the walls to learn what it means to be convicted of a violent crime, and to try to overcome the challenges of incarceration.

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  • Creator
    Steve Herbert
  • Episodes
    16
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Making Amends