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Professor Paul Butler on BookTV: Chicago Tribune's LitFest
Filmed June 7, 2009Aired July 11, 2009 on C-Span 2, Book TVChicago Tribune's Lit Fest, Chicago, ILThe Chicago Tribune's Printers Row Lit Fest is an outdoor book festival that offers all comers the opportunity to hear authors speak and debate their works. Professor Paul Butler was featured in discussion with Professor Geoffrey R. Stone, professor of law and The University of Chicago Law School. At this event, Butler discussed how putting more people in prison causes rather than prevents crime, how snitches decrease confidence in the criminal jusice system, how decriminilazation of drugs will decrease both crime rates and drug use, and how jury nullification can help prevent the overincarceration crisis. Thanks to C-Span 2's BookTV, video of the event is available for download or for streaming below. If streaming, please be patient; the file is large and may take some time to preload.  Chicago Lit Fest with Professor Geoffrey StoneDuration: 50 minutes 
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