Beyond Condemnation
Throwing away the key is what the criminal punishment system \u2013 and, by extension, the U.S. public \u2013 does to tens of thousands of people behind bars. Why does the acclaimed public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson attend to and represent those serving extreme sentences? What does Joseph G. Ramsey mean by Stevenson\u2019s \u201ccompassionate radicalism\u201d? Ramsey talks about Stevenson\u2019s transformative ideas, and his own.\nJoseph Ramsey, \u201cNever Throw Away the Key: On the Compassionate Radicalism of Bryan Stevenson\u2019s \u2018Just Mercy,\u2019\u201d Socialism and Democracy\nJoseph Ramsey, \u201cDon\u2019t Judge an Issue Just by Its Cover \u2013 12 Important Points from Jacobin\u2019s Latest Issue \u2018Reduce the Crime Rate,\u2019\u201d The Multiracial Unity Blog\n(Image on main page by Ron Lach.)\nThe post Beyond Condemnation appeared first on KPFA.