Americans Detained Abroad

<p>Our resident humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson puts the detention of an American detained in Putin’s Russia in context. Evan Gershkovich of the <em class="rte2-style-italic">Wall Street Journal</em> has been incarcerated in Moscow’s Lefortovo prison. He is accused of spying. It is practice that dates back to the American Civil War.</p> <p>Stream the show from <a href= "http://www.governing.com/context">www.tfic.tech</a> or subscribe to the show on the podcast app of your choice.</p> <p>Additional audio courtesy of NBC News, cassiopeia and YouTube.</p>