Crime, punishment and reform

Preet Bharara
Preet Bharara
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Preet Bharara’s career immersed him in the rule of law – both the enforcement of it and the reformation needed to make it better. His new book is an overview of how America’s justice system works and why the rule of law is essential to our democracy.

Wednesday, Kerri Miller spoke with Bharara about both his failures and his successes as a federal prosecutor – and what lessons he believes we need to apply to improve justice in our country.

Guest:

Preet Bharara served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and is the author of the new book “Doing Justice.”

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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