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A Ramadan campaign to free US Muslims behind bars

A Ramadan campaign to free US Muslims behind bars

FromThe Take


A Ramadan campaign to free US Muslims behind bars

FromThe Take

ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Innocent until proven guilty is a bedrock of the US legal system. But right now, hundreds of thousands of people are sitting in jail, waiting for trial. For many of them, the only thing that’s keeping them behind bars during a deadly pandemic is a lack of money to pay bail. So how are organizers campaigning to end cash bail while freeing the people it keeps incarcerated?In this episode: Nabihah Maqbool @nabihah, civil rights lawyer and organizer with @BelieverBailOut.Connect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)
Released:
Apr 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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Making sense of the world, one story at a time. Host Malika Bilal and journalists from Al Jazeera's international bureaus and beyond share their take on the most important stories every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.