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Starvation In American Jail Cells

New Yorker staff writer Sarah Stillman says she's discovered dozens of cases where people in county jails across the U.S. have died of starvation, dehydration, or related medical crises. Many were people with mental health issues arrested for minor crimes who languished behind bars without treatment, unable to make bail.

Also, we remember renowned jazz critic and Terry Gross' husband, Francis Davis.

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