Deborah Peagler is Free
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Terminally ill prison inmate Deborah Peagler has won her battle for release, after spending 25 years behind bars for her role in the murder of her abusive boyfriend. On the same day, the California Senate voted to reduce the prison population by 27,000, including elderly and medically incapacitated inmates. Overcrowding, early release, sentencing of battered and abused women… we tackle all these issues as highlighted by Peagler's case.
Guests:
Melba Harris, sister of Deborah Peagler
Nadia Costa, attorney for Deborah Peagler
- Patt Morrison for August 21, 2009
- The Politics of Crime
- Deborah Peagler is Free
- The Cove
- How the Delta Goes, so Goes California’s Water
- July Unemployment Highest on Record
- Cyberfrequencies on Google vs. Facebook
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Events
Comedy Congress Live
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
7:30 p.m.
- 9 p.m.
The comedic material emanating from Washington D.C., and state capitols across the country, is enough to make any sitcom writer jealous, even if most of that comedy is unintentional. Our motto on Comedy Congress is that just when politics makes you want to cry, it’s usually best to laugh.
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