From Words to Weapons Episode 9 focuses on the parole system and mass incarceration in the United States.   Emily Previti and Stephanie Marudas talk with Chicago-based journalist Ben Austen. He’s written a new book, Correction: Parole, Prison and the Possibility of Change.  Ben also is the author of High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing and the co-host of a podcast called Some of My Best Friends Are.   Links of Interest:   <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW119033569 BCX0" href= "https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250758811/correction" target= "_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250758811/correction</a>  <a class= "Hyperlink SCXW119033569 BCX0" href= "https://www.pushkin.fm/hosts/ben-austen" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">https://www.pushkin.fm/hosts/ben-austen</a>

FWTW Ep 10: Harm Reduction & Law Enforcement Interactions Panel Discussion Part 1

Obscured tells stories that unfold largely out of the public eye. Journalists Emily Previti and Stephanie Marudas cover critical issues that don't get much attention in the media, reveal how these issues are complex and overshadowed and aim to cultivate understanding and explore potential solutions. 

Obscured is produced by Kouvenda Media and mixed by Brad Linder. 

The podcast features: 
 
•	Original limited series that dive deep into an obscured issue
•	Conversational interview episodes with policy professionals, researchers 
        and journalists 
•	Revisiting past reporting and finding out what has happened since 
•	Community-focused panel discussions    

Obscured's first season features a range of issues including the right to intellectual freedom in prison, harm reduction, compensation for people who were wrongfully convicted and a limited series about the stories of law enforcement trauma survivors. Through deep-dive reporting and conversational interview episodes, listeners will hear insights from law enforcement, trauma survivors, formerly incarcerated individuals, healthcare providers, attorneys, policy professionals, advocates, journalists and researchers about the path forward and navigating obstacles along the way.

Obscured's limited series, From Words to Weapons, drops October 18th. 

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