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Cato Weekly Podcast • April 5, 2021 

# Local Criminal Justice Reform and State Preemption 

Local efforts at criminal justice reform can be preempted by state-level edict. How should states and localities work to get along? Rachel Elise Barkow, author of [*Prisoners of Politics*](https://www.amazon.com/Prisoners-Politics-Breaking-Cycle-Incarceration/dp/0674919238), comments.

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##### Rachel E. Barkow 

Vice Dean and Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy, New York University School of Law

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute