Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
Friday marks the beginning of the largest release of federal prisoners in U.S. history. Over the next few days, 6,000 drug offenders will walk out of lock-ups across the country.
This is all a result of decision made last year by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to cut sentences by an average of two years. Nancy La Vigne, director of the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, joined the show for more.