When it was trending in 2020, you had people like Bernie Sanders support bail reform. But to see the same media outlets do a right turn makes me very cynical. It could be part of a broader political calculation from people within that media world. You have to reconcile your progressive self-image and self-branding with supporting sending more people to jail.
In this public News Brief, we discuss the nominally progressive news network's lies and omissions when covering efforts to reduce the US's unprecedented jail and prison population.