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This week on the Daily Beat: We take a look at our justice system in America and speak with experts on how to improve false incarceration.
Today on the Daily Beat, Wednesday October 7, 2015: American attorney Steve Downs discusses the many existing cases of the U.S. federal government’s policy of preemptive prosecutions of innocent people. The presentation was part of a panel discussion on “Resisting Profiling, Preemptive Prosecution and Prisoner Abuse, A citizens hearing to confront repression of human rights and civil liberties by the criminal justice system.”
The panel presentation focused on repressive legal practices in the criminal justice system have affected civil liberties and human rights of Arab, Muslim, African American, South Asian, and all immigrant communities and the broader social justice movement.
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Jay Som and Boy Scouts came to Brooklyn and BTR's cameras were there. | read
The psych-rockers just wanna jam and share their music with the world—is that so wrong? | read
Weeping Icon is the Brooklyn-based experimental punk band comprised of Sara Fantry (guitar, vocals), Sarah Reinold (bass), and Lani Combier-Kapel (drums, vocals). With a super heavy sound and serious… | watch
This week's guest is Travis Harrison, head honcho of Serious Business Music, the amazing engineer behind our BTR Live Studio sessions, and the producer behind the recent Guided By Voices records. We… | listen
A short film featuring NYC artist and musician Joanna Sternberg. | watch
We discuss Scorsese’s latest, ‘The Irishman.’ Plus a preview of Maneka’s upcoming BTR Live Studio session. | listen