Prison

Crime and Punishment

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  In their Left and the Law segment this month, Jan Haaken and Mike Snedeker talk about the political landscape for crime and punishment in summer 2021 in the wake of the pandemic and police protests, including spikes nationally in homicides. They also take up Portland ant... Read more

John McAfee in Portland - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 07/08/2021 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  John McAfee was a computer programmer and businessman who created the first commercial anti-virus software in the 1980’s.  A few years later, he stepped down from his own company, a multi-millionaire.  In the decades that followed, his adventures — and misadventures — gr... Read more

Police Accountability and Criminal Legal Reform: a Legislative Recap

Airs at: Mon, 07/05/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Juan Chavez, attorney with Oregon Justice Resource Center’s Civil Rights Project.  The Oregon legislature has ended its 2021 session and while there were some disappointing defeats, legislation was passed transforming Oregon’s criminal legal system a... Read more

Racist Laws and Bail System in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 06/28/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Terrance Hayes with Portland Freedom Fund, Liberation Literacy and Still in Prison.  Discussion focuses on Oregon's racist laws and heinous bail system.   For more information: wwwportlandfreedomfund.org; www.liberationliteracy.org Read more

Less Is More

Airs at: Mon, 06/14/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Community organizers and social justice activists have just scored a major victory in the New York state legislature. On Thursday June 10, the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly passed S.1144A, entitled “Relates to revocation of community supervision” - a mod... Read more

Death Penalty in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 06/07/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Aliza Kaplan, Director of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic, shares her expertise about the history of the death penalty in Oregon, recent changes, and the current status of the law. This was one in a series of programs in 2021by the Beaverton City Library’s One Book, One ... Read more

Abolition and Political Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Saudia Durrant with the Abolitionist Law Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Saudia Durrant is a racial justice organizer with the Abolitionist Law Center. For more information: https://abolitionistlawcenter.org Read more

Interview with Karen Campbell, author of 'Falling - Hard Lessons and the Redemption of the Woman Next Door'

Airs at: Mon, 05/24/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us as we talk with author Karen Andrea Campbell, author of "Falling: Hard Lessons and the Redemption of the Woman Next Door."  Karen Campbell is an American writer and advocate. She was convicted of a felony for driving intoxicated, causing a fatal car crash kil... Read more

Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through a 21st Century Latinx Lens

Airs at: Mon, 05/17/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
LatinoJustice PRLDEF recently held a conference on the theme of Advancing Criminal Justice Reform Through A 21st Century Latinx Lens. One panel entitled Crimmigration was a discussion about the intersection between the criminal & immigration systems and how reform advocates... Read more

Bonus Episode: More Fighters

Airs at: Fri, 05/14/2021 at 7:00am - 7:15am
Produced for:  It Did Happen Here
In this episode we hear from antiracist street fighters: Iran, Jackson, Pan and Tom. The four veterans recount their experiences fighting Portland neo Nazis, how it affected them and where we should direct our energy to continue the fight. transcript show notes Credits ... Read more