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The Sunday Story: American parole and one man's case for freedom

2023/4/30
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A. Martinez: 本节目探讨了雅各布·魏德曼在1986年犯下的谋杀案,以及此案对美国假释制度和量刑的反思。魏德曼在服刑30年后获得假释,但很快因违反规定而被撤销假释。 E. Martinez: 本节目邀请了记者贝丝·施瓦茨阿普菲尔,讨论其新播客《违规》对魏德曼案的分析,以及该案件对暴力、宽恕和美国假释制度的意义。 Beth Schwartzapfel: 魏德曼案是一个复杂的案例,它代表了监狱中许多人的困境,引发了关于服刑期限、释放时机以及某些罪行是否不可饶恕等问题。魏德曼案的独特之处在于其父亲是著名作家,以及他在狱中结婚两次等细节。魏德曼在狱中表现良好,积极参与各种活动,但仍被多次拒绝假释,这反映了假释制度的复杂性和不确定性。 Brian Shea: 魏德曼需要付出多少时间才能偿还对埃里克和埃里克家属以及社会的债务? John Edgar Weidman: 要使刑事司法系统更有效和更人道,人们需要设身处地为他人着想,理解受害者家属的痛苦,但也要看到犯错者改过自新的可能性。 Daniel Weidman: 假释委员会的裁决缺乏清晰、简洁和一致的理由,也没有提供魏德曼可以遵循的明确计划。 Beth Schwartzapfel: 美国存在大规模监管问题,即有大量的人处于缓刑或假释状态,这导致监狱人口增加。分级制裁政策可以作为解决假释问题的一种方法,该政策根据违规行为的严重程度进行处罚。一些州取消了假释委员会,而其他州则很少对假释制度进行改革。对假释制度进行改革,例如实行“二次审查”机制,可以提高假释制度的公平性。凯恩家属的创伤需要被重视,但假释制度的缺乏透明度和清晰度损害了所有相关人员的利益。提高假释过程的透明度和清晰度,对所有相关方都有益。

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How much time in prison is enough for a brutal crime? And how do we decide when a prisoner is rehabilitated and deserves to be free?In 2016, after 30 years of incarceration and seven hearings before an Arizona parole board, Jacob Wideman was finally released from prison. Within months, after a minor violation, Wideman's parole was revoked and he was again put behind bars.In this episode of The Sunday Story from Up First, we speak to journalist Beth Schwartzapfel about her new podcast Violation from WBUR and The Marshall Project. Schwartzapfel spent years reporting on Wideman's case and the questions it raises about punishment, forgiveness and the American parole system.Violation)* is a new podcast by *WBUR and The Marshall Project. For more information about Jake's case, including additional documents, photos, and related stories, go to themarshallproject.org/violation) and WBUR.org/violation).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)