Alexandra Natapoff explains the current state of the misdemeanor systems and how it unfairly impacts the homeless and the poor.  She has a new book Punishment Without Crime. Terry Gross drills her with her usual array of perceptive questions so we get to the heart of this horrific mess that our judicial system has fallen into.

https://www.npr.org/2019/01/02/681618507/the-injustice-of-americas-misdemeanor-system