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Bayou to Beltway: January 17, 2018 - Ms. Mimi Methvin

Bayou to Beltway with Ms. Mimi Methvin, a former United States Magistrate Judge who currently advocates for bail reform....

The conversation this week focuses on the role of bail in the Louisiana criminal justice system, the interaction the actors that arbitrate incarceration in Louisiana, including the legislature, the courts, the lawyers, the advocates for prison reform and the for-profit prison industry. We look to other states to show us how to reduce Louisiana’s staggering level of incarceration and the damage it does to persons, families and the state’s finances.