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March 29, 2024
How do we decide who is worthy of a second chance?
March 29, 2024
In criminal justice policy, few topics are less sexy and more underreported than the ins and outs of parole. Violation, a recent podcast from WBUR and Theโฆ
February 6, 2024
Pothole season doesnโt typically arrive in New England until March. But after a particular wet and warm January, local experts are warning that potholes may be popping up earlier this winter.
February 6, 2024
Part eight of Violation explores what time means behind bars. And listeners respond to the question: Did Jake get what he deserves?
December 20, 2023
In podcasts, broadcasts and narrative stories, we examined prison conditions, prosecutions of pregnant women, Dungeons & Dragons on death row, and more.
October 26, 2023
The hip-hop mogul who signed Tupac talks about 90s rap from a San Diego correctional facility. Plus: five of the best nostalgic podcasts
October 18, 2023
Jacob Wideman's attorneys said his constitutional rights were violated. Wideman served 30 years in prison and his parole was revoked just months after his release.
August 5, 2023
Jacob Wideman killed a friend 30 years ago, served time in Arizona prison and was paroled. Then he missed a counseling appointment.
July 1, 2023
Plus, stories from the recent past of Future Tense.
May 4, 2023
In the final episode of Violation, we return to thorny dilemmas about the criminal justice system: When someone commits a terrible crime, as Jake did, is there anything they can do to prove they deserve to be free again?