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Eastern Standard June 22, 2023

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This week on Eastern Standard: "The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts." Author, Kentucky human rights attorney Stephen Bright, is Tom Eblen's guest. Hear about One Lexington and the city's efforts to quell gun violence. The agency's Devine Carama is guest of Gerald Smith; Open Records expert Amye Bensenhaver discusses diminishing transparency in state government; A program that trains people in addiction recovery or just released from prison for jobs in the horse industry; And, Reggie Van Stockum returns with details of the trek-chronicle that resulted from getting lost in areas surrounding the Kentucky River.

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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