Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 153: Olinda Moyd and the Racial Disparity of Parole
This week on Everyday Injustice we have Howard University Law Professor Olinda Moyd discussing an under-acknowledged problem of the criminal legal system \u2013 the problems of parole and the racial disparities that occur on the backend of incarceration.\n\nNonpartisan groups like the Council for Court Excellence and the Justice Policy Institute \u201chave studied the Parole Commission, concluding that it doesn't grant parole to enough D.C. prisoners and that it's too quick to send others back to prison if they make mistakes.\u201d\n\nMoyd argues that, \u201cParole boards are fragmented institutions that operate in fear of releasing \u201cthe wrong person,\u201d so \u201cthey err to the other extreme and deny release to so many who deserve a second chance.\u201d\n\nListen as we discuss why parole board are so willing to revoke parole for primarily technical reasons and the impact it has on the criminal legal system.