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Voices from "The Q": A prison podcast

In this special two-part report, "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel goes inside San Quentin State Prison in California, to which inmates are now applying to get in, due to its innovative programs, from college courses to a prison newspaper and the wildly popular podcast, "Ear Hustle," produced by the inmates themselves. "The Q," as it's known, is now providing hope – even to those sentenced 50 years to life – that there will be life beyond prison.

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Basic universal income: Testing a weapon against economic insecurity

Even if your job isn't being replaced by a robot, there is plenty of economic insecurity today, with many people just one paycheck away from disaster. To fight economic hardship, the City of Stockton, Calif., is launching a pilot program to test the benefits of a basic universal income (BUI) - giving $500 a month to impoverished residents, no strings attached. Lee Cowan hears from Mayor Michael Tubbs about his effort, funded by the Economic Security Project, and talks with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich and University of California, Berkeley professor Laura Tyson about the costs and benefits of "free" money. (This story originally aired on April 15, 2018)

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