Ep. 15 - The Meaning of Life, with Marc Mauer

Follow Marc Mauer’s work at:


The Sentencing Project

End Life Imprisonment

The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences
(Amazon)

Links

Sentator Gerald Malloy (South Carolina State House)

Charles “Joe” Heinz (Wikipedia)

Vera Institute of Justice (Wikipedia)

Racial Impact Statements: Changing Policies to Address
Disparities (The Sentencing Project)



In reaction to a study that found Iowa topped the nation in
racial disparity in its prison population, Iowa Governor Chet
Culver in April 2008 made history by signing into law the
nation’s first piece of legislation to require policy makers to
prepare racial impact statements for proposed legislation that
affects sentencing, probation, or parole policies. In signing the
bill, Gov. Culver noted that “I am committed to making sure
government at all levels reflects our shared values of fairness
and justice.” In the following months Connecticut and Wisconsin
took similar action.


James Bell (Burns Institute)

Reducing Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: A
Manual for Practitioners and Policymakers (National Criminal
Justice Reference Service)

Life Without Redemption (US News)



“One in every seven prisoners is serving some type of life
sentence.”


– Marc Mauer


Louisiana Amendment 2, Unanimous Jury Verdict for Felony
Trials Amendment (2018) (BallotPedia)

Result Votes Percentage Yes 938,182 64.35% No
519,731 35.65%

Louisiana Court Declares State’s Non-unanimous Jury Verdict
Scheme Unconstitutional, Motivated by Racial Discrimination
(Shadow Proof)

The Angolite is the inmate-edited and published magazine of
the Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) in West Feliciana
Parish, Louisiana. (Wikipedia)

Cory Booker aims to give aging prisoners ‘a second look’ (NBC
News)

Hillary Clinton Calls for an End to ‘Mass Incarceration’
(Time)

Marc’s Recommendations for organizations to support:

ACLU - Smart Justice

Just Leadership USA

Drop LWOP