We learn how prosecutors in Oklahoma can turn one of the darkest days in a mother’s life into a prison term, discuss drug policy with Columbia University’s Dr. Carl Hart and hear how Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons went from being incarcerated to writing legislation.
Inside Story is a first-of-its-kind series created to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts — its prisons and jails. The series from The Marshall Project was developed by formerly incarcerated people, including host Lawrence Bartley and director Donald Washington, Jr.
