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Tennessee jails crisis
Tennessee judge demands that state resolves prison overcrowding so he can continue sentencing.
Tennessee judge demands that state resolves prison overcrowding so he can continue sentencing. The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Sun 10 Nov 198509:15
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
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- Fri 8 Nov 198521:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 10 Nov 198509:15BBC Radio 4
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