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# Justice Reform
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/life-heart-land/episode/justice-reform-peqehu/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:19:10.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-08T20:30:41.000Z
- Description: Examine the different perspectives on how best to address the issue of jail overcrowding.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Life In The Heart Land, Season 1, Episode 102, #ZZZ_Episode_2af9b0a2-1c54-40b5-9e83-97b5acc691e3, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_54fb63ef-da75-4b1a-8ced-f3de36413496, #v1.16

With jail population becoming a problem for rural and urban communities, the board for Middle River Regional Jail is under pressure to expand their facility but activists insist resources should be spent on preventative measures. Learn more about this difficult issue from many different perspectives including the concept of restorative justice.