Posts by Myah Wilmarth
COVID-19 Response: On This Day
In episode 76, we discuss criminal justice reform, from policing to prisons. We get a preview of the Albuquerque mayor and a city councilor plans to remake the public safety system. A criminal justice reporter tells us about COVID-19 in state prisons and reminds us that there is little race or ethnicity data to show…
Read MoreMark Kennedy Shriver on Early Childhood Development
June 19, 2020 – Childhood disparities around malnutrition, graduation rates, and early deaths are worst among rural, black-majority counties in the American South and isolated counties with Native American populations, according to a report by Save the Children. Correspondent Russell Contreras, also a reporter for the Associated Press, speaks with Mark Kennedy Shriver, president of…
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