This Woman Was Sentenced for Manslaughter for a Stillbirth

We learn how prosecutors in Oklahoma can turn one of the darkest days in a mother’s life into a prison term, discuss drug policy with Dr. Carl Hart and hear how Tarra Simmons went from incarceration, to writing legislation as a lawmaker.

Inside Story is a first-of-its-kind new series created to engage with and bring information to one of America’s largest news deserts – its prisons and jails. A collaboration with The Marshall Project and developed by formerly incarcerated people, including host Lawrence Bartley, Inside Story brings critical accountability and investigative journalism on the criminal justice system to incarcerated people across the country.

Check out The Marshall Project here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/

00:00 – Intro
01:14 – Pregnant & Struggling With Addiction
09:37 – Overdose Deaths in Prison Are on the Rise
17:20 – The First Felon Elected to Washington State’s Office

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