. >>> attorney jared adams is next from the wisconsin book festival. he discusses his criminal conviction and exoneration as well as the path to his current legal career. good evening, everyone and welcome to this important event of the wisconsin book festival. i do >> good evening, everyone, and welcome to this important event of the wisconsin book festival. i do want to say out of respect to our speaker tonight, in another year this would be a packed house to hear you talk about this excellent book. my name is ken frazier, and i am the directs emeritus of the uw madison libraries and currently serve on the board of the friends of the libraries. our friends group is proud to be one of the sponsors for the book festival and tonight's presentation by jared adams. among other things, we friends provide small grants to scholars who use university libraries to do research and write books. we strive to improve all of the libraries of the uw campus, including the great library and archives of the wisconsin historical society which, as you know, is located on

please join me in welcoming jared adams to the podium. [applause] i'm tied to the seat to buy seay electronic wire but i want to thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. i hope you are not expecting a scholar type of lecture because that's just not me and you can tell that's how i wrote the book and with that, i won't take over because i know my good friend is ready to go with questions. welcome, everyone. i am an associate clinical professor at the university and former director of the institute. it's my honor to be here today but i am mindful as i read his story that in 2020 alone there were exonerations in the united states and about 1700 years of people sacrificed to the criminal justice system. in 2019 that number was about 143 individuals. 50% of those cases involve some type of state misconduct whether it'sf police or prosecutors. we are also mindful of the national reports that wisconsin incarcerates at a higher rate than any other in the union. black men in particular are all times more likely than white men to go to jail or prison

. >>> attorney jared adams is next from the wisconsin book festival. he discusses his criminal conviction and exoneration as well as the path to his current legal career.

jared adams with his book "redeeming justice." then on afterwords, nicole jones looks at american history, slavery, and its legacy. she is interviewed by new york university history professor stephen hahn. watch book tv every sunday on c-span2 and find a full schedule online, or watch online anytime at c-span.org. ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: in honor of the late senator bob dole, flags are half-staff from the kansas city star obit, he entered in 1950 and in 18 years rose from the kansas house of representatives, county attorney, to the senate. he joined the gop ticket as a vice presidential candidate and ran twice unsuccessfully for the republican presidential nomination before becoming the presidential nominee in 1996 at age 73. he will lie in state at the nation's capital and lawmakers will be paying their respects and giving tributes. one of them is senator chuck grassley, republican of iowa. senator grassley, tell us about your friendship. when did you first meet? guest: first of all, thank you for having me her

and jared adams with his book, the fight for equality on both sides of a broken system.10:00 p.m. on afterwards, 1619 project creator and pulitzer prize winning journalist nicole hammett jones looks at american history, slavery, and its legacy in america. she is interviewed by stephen hahn. watch book tv every sunday on c-span two and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at book tv.org -- booktv.org. ♪ [fireworks exploding] >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us this morning is molly reynolds, a senior fellow of governance studies at brookings institution in washington here to talk about congress and the biden presidency. molly reynolds, let's start with capitol hill behind us and this from gallup, apel they took in october of this year showing congress approve -- approval rating at its lowest at 21%. what you make of that number? guest: first i will note that there has been moments in the not so distant past where congress approval rating has been lower than that. that is useful context but one thing we know about americans and

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