U.S. prisons are costly and overcrowded.  Are punishments like shoveling manure or standing on a busy street corner wearing a sign advertising your crime reasonable alternatives?

Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, and Peter Moskos, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, join NPR’s Scott Simon to discuss the pros and cons of public shaming.

The seven-minute story can be found here.