Summary: <p>Maurice Chammah ’10, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Let-Lord-Sort-Them-Penalty/dp/1524760269#:~:text=Let%20the%20Lord%20Sort%20Them,9781524760267%3A%20Amazon.com%3A%20Books"><em>Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty</em></a> and journalist at <a href="https://www.themarshallproject.org/?ref=nav">the Marshall Project</a>, has dedicated his life’s work to illuminating the injustices in the American prison system through writing about individual stories while also shedding light on the larger issues at hand. </p> <p>Tune in today and hear how his love of writing and a class at Cornell helped inspire him to pursue the work he does today.</p> <p><em>“People who have committed really horrific crimes, even the very worst crimes, they are more than the worst thing they’ve ever done.”</em></p> <p>Read the <a href="https://cornell.box.com/s/chtaq88t7qlcj4u7mxfwediac673wu67" target="_blank">episode transcript</a>. </p> <p>Hosted by Camila Salazar '16.<br> Episode photo by Tamir Kalifa.<br> Created and produced by Amanda Massa.<br> Music by Kia Albertson-Rogers '13, koa3@cornell.edu.<br> Artwork by Chris Kelly.</p> <p>*The views expressed by Fresh from the Hill hosts and guests do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Cornell University.</p>
