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Retired Judge Nancy Gertner Reflects On Mandatory Minimums — And The People She Had To Sentence

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You've come to know retired federal judge Nancy Gertner here on the show over the years. We turn to her to help us comb out all things legal, and to be our guide through the morass that can sometimes be the criminal justice system.

Well it turns out, she's been struggling with some legal demons herself, and she wound up turning to people she'd sentenced to help her sort them out.

She tells that story in her upcoming book, Incomplete Sentences.

This segment aired on September 2, 2021.

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