Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 324: Bipartisan Reform, Housing Barriers, and the Fight for a Fair Future

About this episode

David Greenwald interviews Kandia Milton about the challenges of reentry for formerly incarcerated individuals and the impact of housing barriers on public safety.

In Episode 324 of the Everyday Injustice podcast, host David Greenwald sits down with Kandia Milton, government affairs director at Dream.org, for a wide-ranging conversation on criminal justice reform, reentry, and the persistent structural barriers facing people returning from incarceration. Milton brings a rare dual perspective to the discussion, combining more than two decades of policy experience with lived experience of incarceration—an intersection that shapes both his advocacy and Dream.org’s mission to “close prison doors and open doors of opportunity.” The conversation centers on a critical but often overlooked issue: how systemic barriers—particularly in housing—undermine public safety by making successful reentry nearly impossible. Milton explains how federal policy dating back to the 1988 Fair Housing Amendments Act allows landlords to deny housing based solely on prior drug convictions, a restriction that continues to affect millions of people today. He argues that repealing these provisions through the proposed Fair Future Act would not only restore basic rights but also reduce recidivism by removing one of the most significant obstacles to stability after…

People in this episode

Host: David Greenwald

Guest: Kandia Milton

Topics covered

• criminal justice reform
• housing barriers
• bipartisan cooperation
• reentry
• public safety

Keywords

• Fair Housing Amendments Act
• Fair Future Act
• recidivism
• policy experience
• Dream.org

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