Matthew Martens – A Christian Case for Criminal Justice Reform

PREORDER Glenn's memoir, LATE ADMISSIONS: CONFESSIONS OF A BLACK CONSERVATIVE. Available here or wherever you get your books: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881349 0:00 Matthew’s theological perspective on criminal justice 5:28 Loving the criminal offender 8:10 25 years for an ounce-and-a-half of marijuana? 14:59 Christianity and the legal use of force 20:39 Matthew: I cannot enter the public square without considering my faith 24:48 Determining justice in a fallen world 29:35 What’s wrong with criminal justice today? 31:48 The problem of prosecutorial immunity 38:43 Matthew’s take on George Floyd 43:16 Has the criminal justice system truly reformed itself on race matters? 50:00 The denial of bail and the denial of justice 56:37 Matthew: We don’t have quick, accurate, reliable verdicts 1:02:41 Why Matthew opposes the death penalty “as currently practiced in the United States” 1:08:21 How ordinary Americans can help Recorded February 28, 2024 Links and Readings Matthew’s book, Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal Richard John Neuhaus’s book, The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America Philip Gorski, American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present National Register of Exonerations St. Irenaeus’s Against Heresies Kellen Funk and Sandra Mayson’s Harvard Law Review article, “Bail at the Founding”

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