prisons

In today’s episode of the podcast, we speak with Professor Nicholas Reid, author of, Prisons in Ancient Mesopotamia. After introducing us to how Mesopotamians viewed and treated mental health, Reid talks to us about the earliest historical records on imprisonment in the history of the world. 

In his book, Reid discusses the evolution of the modern prison system as it relates to ancient Mesopotamia. Together we discuss the commonalities that can be seen between the ancient and modern systems and the benefits that come from learning about past cultures’ successes and weaknesses.

It may seem safely assumable to believe that because we are thousands of years removed from some ancient societies and their often barbaric methods of treating humanity, that we have automatically advanced into a superior, more humane society.  

But with our reliance on solitary confinement and a loss of meaning, our system is missing what could be a more healing and transformative journey.

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Episode 43 of The ADHD Adults sees James and Alex bring in a ringer, the lovely Maria, to discuss the very real and important issues of ADHD and the criminal justice system. As usual, the podcast contains psychoeducation on ADHD and crime, including some shocking statistics delivered by Alex the Psychoeducation Monkey, and Maria's personal story about prison and ADHD. Alex continues to the tired 'Robert from Kidderminster' gag, but also reads correspondence from a real listener. 'What did James lose this week?" returns, will Alex continue his appalling run of wrong answers, and the growing and confusingly spread out international listeners are welcomed.  'Top Tips' is a bit difficult this week but Maria helps out. Alex explains Latin (again) and James's coaching clients self-immolate.

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, a very special announcement coming up in just a second, and also, Democrats have already defunded police departments across the country amid a surge in violent crime. Now they’ve unveiled their brilliant next step: stop building jails. That will surely solve the crime problem. And Five Headlines including women inmates and former inmates speaking out about men being put in cells with them. Plus, Katie Hill sues various media outlets over the nude photos of her that they published, and loses. Now she has to pay 100 thousand dollars. And more information comes out about the UFOs that infest our skies. Are they really technology from foreign adversaries? And if they are, should we be concerned that our own military is more focused on diversity and inclusion than on defending our nation? All of that and more today on the Matt Walsh Show.

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Across the United States, jails and prisons have become petri dishes for the coronavirus — dangerously cramped, unsanitary quarters where residents lack the resources to keep safe. This has prompted local governments to release thousands of inmates. But who got to go, and who had to stay? And how was that decision made?

Today, we hear the story of one inmate trying to get out of the second-largest jail in the country, the Rikers Island prison complex in New York. Guests: Alan Feuer, who covers criminal justice for The New York Times, and Mitch Pomerance, a resident of Rikers Island. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

Background reading:

For weeks, public defenders warned of a public health catastrophe if inmates weren't released and prisons weren’t sanitized to guard against the coronavirus. Now, the pandemic is hitting jail systems across the country.

Most people have a basic understanding of how prisons work, but it's often heavily influenced by fiction. What's it really like behind those bars? In this episode, Josh and Chuck reveal the practices, controversies and harsh realities of prison life.

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There are lots of conspiracy theories about Freemasons, but how much do you really know about this secretive order? In this episode, Josh and Chuck take a comprehensive look at the origins, history, practices, beliefs and famous figures of Freemasonry.

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Most people have a basic understanding of how prisons work, but it's often heavily influenced by fiction. What's it really like behind those bars? In this episode, Josh and Chuck reveal the practices, controversies and harsh realities of prison life.

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