On the week’s episode of Gin & Justice, Justine and Amanda discuss the sentencing of Taylor Parker, what could cause someone to commit such a crime, and how hard it was to find any defense information.
They also had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Christi Smith.
She talks about her time working in Probation and Parole.
She also talks about what she’s up to now with R Street Institute- R Street Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. Their mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government.
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