The Prison Boom w. Shannon Heffernan

<p>Where did all these prisons come from? WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan is here to give us part of the answer, which involves “small government” (of course), Lennie Briscoe (as always), the pink flowers of Alcatraz, and a prison sweepstakes that produced the actual worst song of the 80s.<br/><br/><b>Here&apos;s where to find Shannon:<br/></b><br/><a href='https://www.wbez.org/staff/288/shannon-heffernan'>Website</a><br/><a href='https://twitter.com/shannon_h'>Twitter</a><br/><a href='https://www.wbez.org/shows/motive/8c9f445c-4f62-46d6-a7f6-dc70a835e99b'>Motive (podcast)</a></p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><p><a href='https://www.patreon.com/yourewrongabout'>Bonus Episodes on Patreon</a></p><p><a href='https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ywapodcast'>Donate on Paypal</a></p><p><a href='https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about'>Buy cute merch</a></p><p><b>Where else to find us:</b></p><p>Sarah&apos;s other show, <a href='https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good/'>You Are Good </a></p><p>[YWA co-founder] Mike&apos;s other show, <a href='http://maintenancephase.com/'>Maintenance Phase</a><br/><br/><b>Links:<br/><br/></b>https://www.wbez.org/staff/288/shannon-heffernan<br/>https://twitter.com/shannon_h<br/>https://www.wbez.org/shows/motive/8c9f445c-4f62-46d6-a7f6-dc70a835e99b<br/>http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout<br/>https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about<br/>https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ywapodcast<br/>https://www.podpage.com/you-are-good<br/>http://maintenancephase.com</p><a rel="payment" href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Support the show</a>