Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Mass Incarceration, Online Poker & Godzilla Turns 60
The US incarceration rate grows, two California bills move to legalize online poker, Godzilla turns 60, and the Fed ramps up cybersecurity.
By Madeleine Brand • • 52m ListenA new study from the Academy of Sciences looks at the three decades of growth in the US incarceration rate. We also explore research that digs into how many innocent people might be on death row around the country. We get an update on a few pieces of legislation in California that would legalize online poker. A new Godzilla movie enters theaters, so we explore the cultural importance of the monster here and in Japan. And, with all this recent news about the computer bug called Heartbleed, we hear about what the Federal Reserve and the banks are doing to protect themselves from cyber attacks.
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