Advertise with Googlier.com70 MillionTue, 09 Dec 2025 03:38:54 +0000Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:38:54 +0000Libsyn RSSgen 1.0enhttps://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/e/6/f/ee6f546e1562560b/LOGO_70-Million.jpg70 MillionLantigua Williams & Co.falseLantigua Williams & Co.juleyka@lantiguawilliams.comepisodicnoThe Work of Closing a Notorious JailThe Work of Closing a Notorious JailMon, 05 Aug 2019 04:01:00 +0000Five years after Michael Brown's death at the hands of a police officer galvanized criminal justice reform activists in St. Louis, they're gaining serious momentum to shut down the city's notorious Workhouse jail. Reporter Carolina Hidalgo spent time with the Close the Workhouse campaign and Arch City Defenders, their supporters, and detractors.]]>Five years after Michael Brown's death at the hands of a police officer galvanized criminal justice reform activists in St. Louis, they're gaining serious momentum to shut down the city's notorious Workhouse jail. Reporter Carolina Hidalgo spent time with the Close the Workhouse campaign and Arch City Defenders, their supporters, and detractors.]]>36:58falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.How Bail Shackles Women of ColorHow Bail Shackles Women of ColorMon, 29 Jul 2019 04:01:00 +0000Tamiki Banks' life was turned upside down when her husband was arrested, leaving her the sole breadwinner and caregiver to their twins. More than two years later, she's still struggling, and he's still in custody, even though he hasn't been convicted of any crime. From Atlanta, Pamela Kirkland reports on the heavy burden women of color like Tamiki bear when a loved one is jailed.]]>Tamiki Banks' life was turned upside down when her husband was arrested, leaving her the sole breadwinner and caregiver to their twins. More than two years later, she's still struggling, and he's still in custody, even though he hasn't been convicted of any crime. From Atlanta, Pamela Kirkland reports on the heavy burden women of color like Tamiki bear when a loved one is jailed.]]>30:27falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.When Disability Requires a Different ApproachWhen Disability Requires a Different ApproachMon, 22 Jul 2019 04:01:00 +0000People with intellectual and developmental disabilities, known as I/DD, are overrepresented behind bars. One reason is that police officers, lawyers, and correctional staff don't always know how to meet their needs. Reporter Cheryl Green brings us to Oregon, where case managers translate their needs for a system that's not set up to accommodate them -- and where the proper diagnosis is the difference between incarceration and freedom.]]>People with intellectual and developmental disabilities, known as I/DD, are overrepresented behind bars. One reason is that police officers, lawyers, and correctional staff don't always know how to meet their needs. Reporter Cheryl Green brings us to Oregon, where case managers translate their needs for a system that's not set up to accommodate them -- and where the proper diagnosis is the difference between incarceration and freedom.]]>26:11falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.Marching Toward Reform in New OrleansMarching Toward Reform in New OrleansMon, 15 Jul 2019 04:01:00 +0000For years, to fund itself New Orleans' criminal legal system has relied on bail, fines and fees levied on the city's poorest. But there are signs of change in the horizon, with a groundswell of community action and two landmark federal rulings in the last year. Reporter Eve Abrams takes us inside some of the big shifts happening in the Big Easy.]]>For years, to fund itself New Orleans' criminal legal system has relied on bail, fines and fees levied on the city's poorest. But there are signs of change in the horizon, with a groundswell of community action and two landmark federal rulings in the last year. Reporter Eve Abrams takes us inside some of the big shifts happening in the Big Easy.]]>32:52falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.70 Million Is Back for Season 2!70 Million Is Back for Season 2!Mon, 08 Jul 2019 04:01:00 +000070 Million is back for Season 2! Starting July 15, hear 10 weekly episodes from a new batch of reporters who will take a closer look at communities and programs trying bold solutions to solve big problems in criminal justice. Hear stories about cash bail reform, overturning wrongful convictions, and more from folks who make up the 70 million US adults with a criminal record and whose lives touch our own. (70 Million is made possible by a grant from the Safety and Justice Challenge at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.)]]>70 Million is back for Season 2! Starting July 15, hear 10 weekly episodes from a new batch of reporters who will take a closer look at communities and programs trying bold solutions to solve big problems in criminal justice. Hear stories about cash bail reform, overturning wrongful convictions, and more from folks who make up the 70 million US adults with a criminal record and whose lives touch our own. (70 Million is made possible by a grant from the Safety and Justice Challenge at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.)]]>01:55falsetrailerLantigua Williams & Co.Are Some of the Formerly Incarcerated Owed Reparations?Are Some of the Formerly Incarcerated Owed Reparations?Mon, 29 Oct 2018 03:59:00 +0000To close out season one, we invited two legal experts, Christina Swarns,President and Attorney-in-Charge of the Office of the Appellate Defender in New Yorkand Scott Hechinger,Senior Staff Attorney & Dir. of Policy at the Brooklyn Defender Services, to look at what it would mean for the United States to provide financial reparations for individuals who have spent most of their lives behind bars. Moderated by 70 Million's creator and executive producer, Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, the discussion considers current and plausible pathways to bring reparations, restitution, and other types of restorative justice to the formerly incarcerated. ]]>To close out season one, we invited two legal experts, Christina Swarns, President and Attorney-in-Charge of the Office of the Appellate Defender in New York and Scott Hechinger, Senior Staff Attorney & Dir. of Policy at the Brooklyn Defender Services, to look at what it would mean for the United States to provide financial reparations for individuals who have spent most of their lives behind bars. Moderated by 70 Million's creator and executive producer, Juleyka Lantigua-Williams, the discussion considers current and plausible pathways to bring reparations, restitution, and other types of restorative justice to the formerly incarcerated. ]]>29:11falsefullHow New Orleans Could Set a New Course for Bail ReformHow New Orleans Could Set a New Course for Bail ReformMon, 22 Oct 2018 03:59:00 +0000New Orleans could become the battleground for bail reform. The city has one of the highest per capita incarceration rates in the world. And most people are there because they can't pay their bail. The current arrangement with the local bail industry gives the impression that judges there could have a financial conflict of interest when setting bail. In this episode, Sonia Paul digs into how an ongoing lawsuit, pretrial consequences of bail, and poverty, bias, and algorithms come into play.]]>New Orleans could become the battleground for bail reform. The city has one of the highest per capita incarceration rates in the world. And most people are there because they can't pay their bail. The current arrangement with the local bail industry gives the impression that judges there could have a financial conflict of interest when setting bail. In this episode, Sonia Paul digs into how an ongoing lawsuit, pretrial consequences of bail, and poverty, bias, and algorithms come into play.]]>29:59falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.In Miami, Jailing Fewer, Treating MoreIn Miami, Jailing Fewer, Treating MoreMon, 15 Oct 2018 03:59:00 +0000Like in much of the country, jails in Miami-Dade County double as de facto mental health facilities for people with mental health issues cycling through the criminal justice system. But Miami-Dade's Criminal Mental Health Project has taken the lead in addressing the needs of this population. Now it is a national model for how to tackle the interplay between mental illness and criminal justice, while driving down recidivism and jailing rates in the process. This episode is a special collaboration with Miami'sWLRN radio station, whose reporters Nadege Green and Daniel Rivero meet the judge who started the program and see how counselors, peer specialists, and officers are focusing on treatment and services rather than arrests.]]>Like in much of the country, jails in Miami-Dade County double as de facto mental health facilities for people with mental health issues cycling through the criminal justice system. But Miami-Dade's Criminal Mental Health Project has taken the lead in addressing the needs of this population. Now it is a national model for how to tackle the interplay between mental illness and criminal justice, while driving down recidivism and jailing rates in the process. This episode is a special collaboration with Miami's WLRN radio station, whose reporters Nadege Green and Daniel Rivero meet the judge who started the program and see how counselors, peer specialists, and officers are focusing on treatment and services rather than arrests.]]>27:03falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.Undocumented Immigrants Are Tethered to ICE, and Private Companies, by Ankle MonitorsUndocumented Immigrants Are Tethered to ICE, and Private Companies, by Ankle MonitorsMon, 08 Oct 2018 03:59:00 +0000A handful of companies are making millions off ankle monitors strapped to undocumented immigrants in ICE custody. The makers pitch the monitors as an alternative to being jailed, but are they simply another form of bondage? Reporter Ryan Katz looks at what life is life while wearing one of these monitors. He untangles the complicated web of ICE, immigration bail agent companies, and the attorneys fighting them.]]>A handful of companies are making millions off ankle monitors strapped to undocumented immigrants in ICE custody. The makers pitch the monitors as an alternative to being jailed, but are they simply another form of bondage? Reporter Ryan Katz looks at what life is life while wearing one of these monitors. He untangles the complicated web of ICE, immigration bail agent companies, and the attorneys fighting them.]]>29:09falsefullLantigua Williams & CoIn One State, an Opioid Crisis Led Police to Start an Angel ProgramIn One State, an Opioid Crisis Led Police to Start an Angel ProgramMon, 01 Oct 2018 03:59:00 +0000In Massachusetts, Gloucester PD started an "angel program" to help people in the grip of opioid addiction get help. Instead of arresting people for opioid-related crimes, police directed them to treatment programs and resources. The angel program eventually grew into PAARI, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative. It's now a national program. Reporter Maria Murriel visits the original program to see how it all works. ]]>In Massachusetts, Gloucester PD started an "angel program" to help people in the grip of opioid addiction get help. Instead of arresting people for opioid-related crimes, police directed them to treatment programs and resources. The angel program eventually grew into PAARI, the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative. It's now a national program. Reporter Maria Murriel visits the original program to see how it all works. ]]>26:28falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.One State Is Disrupting the Pipeline from Foster Care to JailOne State Is Disrupting the Pipeline from Foster Care to JailMon, 24 Sep 2018 03:59:00 +0000By age 17, over half of young people in foster care have already been convicted of a crime or spent a night in jail. After they age out, a quarter will go to jail or get in trouble with the law within the first two years. California is determined to keep foster youth out of jail. Reporter Liza Veale profiles two young people who are making their way out of the system, and talks with policy makers and social service workers trying to redirect the foster-care-to-prison pipeline.]]>By age 17, over half of young people in foster care have already been convicted of a crime or spent a night in jail. After they age out, a quarter will go to jail or get in trouble with the law within the first two years. California is determined to keep foster youth out of jail. Reporter Liza Veale profiles two young people who are making their way out of the system, and talks with policy makers and social service workers trying to redirect the foster-care-to-prison pipeline.]]>28:24truefullLantigua Williams & Co.Putting Women Already in Jail FirstPutting Women Already in Jail FirstMon, 17 Sep 2018 03:59:00 +0000Oklahoma locks up women and girls at a higher rate than anywhere else in the US. Black mothers bear the burden of this crisis, which can curtail accessing public benefits and lower the chances of keeping their children. But a promising new public defender's office in Tulsa have found a way to change some women's fates. Reporter Nissa Rhee goes inside a women's jail for our story.]]>Oklahoma locks up women and girls at a higher rate than anywhere else in the US. Black mothers bear the burden of this crisis, which can curtail accessing public benefits and lower the chances of keeping their children. But a promising new public defender's office in Tulsa have found a way to change some women's fates. Reporter Nissa Rhee goes inside a women's jail for our story.]]>27:24falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.Reform Activists and a New DA Find Common GroundReform Activists and a New DA Find Common GroundMon, 10 Sep 2018 03:59:00 +0000Activists in Houston were galvanized by events in Ferguson in 2014 following the death of Michael Brown. First, they took to the streets in protest. Then they started organizing. Not long after, they found a kindred spirit in the most unlikely person: a candidate for the DA office. Reporter Ruxandra Guidi chronicles how activists and reformers are succeeding in cutting the jail population, diverting drug arrests, and increasing accountability for local police.]]>Activists in Houston were galvanized by events in Ferguson in 2014 following the death of Michael Brown. First, they took to the streets in protest. Then they started organizing. Not long after, they found a kindred spirit in the most unlikely person: a candidate for the DA office. Reporter Ruxandra Guidi chronicles how activists and reformers are succeeding in cutting the jail population, diverting drug arrests, and increasing accountability for local police.]]>28:34falsefullLantigua Williams & CoVeterans Courts Give Soldiers a Way BackVeterans Courts Give Soldiers a Way BackMon, 03 Sep 2018 03:59:00 +0000For veterans, run-ins with the law don't always have to mean jail time. Thanks to Veterans Court in Boston, which helps in finding treatment for PTSD, getting sober, and finding work. Reporter Heidi Shin talks to an Iraq and Afghanistan vet about his struggles with alcohol and PTSD, and his experience through the Veterans Court program. Heidi also talks to the judges, outreach specialists, and counselors about diverting veterans away from the prison pipeline.]]>For veterans, run-ins with the law don't always have to mean jail time. Thanks to Veterans Court in Boston, which helps in finding treatment for PTSD, getting sober, and finding work. Reporter Heidi Shin talks to an Iraq and Afghanistan vet about his struggles with alcohol and PTSD, and his experience through the Veterans Court program. Heidi also talks to the judges, outreach specialists, and counselors about diverting veterans away from the prison pipeline.]]>29:26falsefullLantigua Williams & Co.Locals Divided Between Diversion and Border SecurityLocals Divided Between Diversion and Border SecurityMon, 27 Aug 2018 03:59:00 +0000In Pima County, where Tucson is located, formerly incarcerated individuals and local government officials have joined efforts to send fewer people to jail. Meanwhile, a federal program designed to stop drug and human trafficking at the border is also sending people to jail for months over traffic violations and minor drug offenses. Reporter Jesse Alejandro Cottrell explores just how complicated it can be to reform a local criminal justice system.]]>In Pima County, where Tucson is located, formerly incarcerated individuals and local government officials have joined efforts to send fewer people to jail. Meanwhile, a federal program designed to stop drug and human trafficking at the border is also sending people to jail for months over traffic violations and minor drug offenses. Reporter Jesse Alejandro Cottrell explores just how complicated it can be to reform a local criminal justice system.]]>29:51falsefullLantigua Williams & Co70 Million S1 Trailer70 Million S1 TrailerFri, 17 Aug 2018 04:00:00 +000070 million Americans older than 18 have a criminal record. 70 Million documents how residents and communities are taking up the challenge of reforms, one jail--and story--at a time. We'll travel around the country to learn about local efforts in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, and specialty courts--all with the goal of lessening the impact of jails on communities. (This podcast is made possible by a grant from the Safety and Justice Challenge at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.)
]]>70 million Americans older than 18 have a criminal record. 70 Million documents how residents and communities are taking up the challenge of reforms, one jail--and story--at a time. We'll travel around the country to learn about local efforts in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, and specialty courts--all with the goal of lessening the impact of jails on communities. (This podcast is made possible by a grant from the Safety and Justice Challenge at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.)
]]>02:08falsefull70 Million Podcast Teaser70 Million Podcast TeaserFri, 18 May 2018 15:11:45 +0000Starting August 27, follow along as the reporters on 70 Million travel around the country to chronicle how communities are taking the challenge of criminal justice reform into their own hands, one jail at a time.]]>02:45falsefull