<p>In this episode, Jess sits down with Professor Michelle Phelps to discuss what policing and prisons show us about democracy, and the politics of police reform in Minneapolis. </p><p>Michelle Phelps is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. Her work focuses on the sociology of policing, probations and prisons and her latest book <em>The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America </em>won<em> </em>the 2026 Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.</p><p>For more information on the episode and podcast visit our website<a href=" https://democracydifferently.org">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://democracydifferently.org⁠</a></p>