Did you know that child marriage is still legal in the United States? Lilada Gee devotes the hour to talk about this practice that is still happening in all fifty states. She speaks with survivors and advocates Fraidy Reiss, of the organization Unchained at Last, and Sherry Johnson, author of Forgiving the Unforgivable: Purple in a […]
Moms To-Be Face Detention Through 1997 Law
Friday host Jonathan Zarov speaks with lawyer and activist Lisa Sangoi, who specializes in criminal and child welfare in the justice system, about the case of Tamara Loertscher and Wisconsin’s 1997 Act 292. The “Cocaine Mom Law,” as it’s more commonly known, lets the state detain pregnant women suspected of drug or alcohol abuse. Lisa […]