A Local Take on Criminal Justice

Hosted Kay Puttock
Research and Commentary by Whitney Wright

Every Thursday morning at 7:00 AM until November 8, the KHOI Local Talk production team brings you political content, focusing on local and state races and local takes on national political trends. Programs will be re-broadcast on Saturdays at 9:00 AM.

The recent shooting of Terence Crutcher by police in Oklahoma is one of many such incidents that keep the nation focused on issues of law enforcement and criminal justice. This program looks at issues of racial discrepancy and bias in sentencing, policing and possibly even in law-making.

Local voices include Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald; former Story County Attorney Mary Richards; and Betty C. Andrews, President of Iowa-Nebraska NAACP.

Also heard on issues of criminal justice are the voices of Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, (speaking on his proposed Sentencing Reform and Corrections Bill); activist Al Sharpton; presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein; members of the Black Lives Matter movement; and the sister of Terence Crutcher.

Listen Here Now Originally broadcast 09/22/2016
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