Prison

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What is it like for a prisoner diagnosed with mental illness?

Airs at: Mon, 05/07/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
 Hosted by Will Hall What is it like for a prisoner diagnosed with mental illness? Should we have more mental health treatment in prison -- or should we work to abolish our prison system? Daniel Hazen spent three years in prison and experienced firsthand the ways prison... Read more

Michelle Alexander and the New Jim Crow

Airs at: Wed, 05/02/2012 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
We take a look at mass incarceration and racism in America today through Michelle Alexander's book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." We begin with a speech given by Michelle Alexander in New York in February of 2010, and then will hear... Read more

Prison Pipeline 4/30/2012 w/ Michelle Fabian Hosted by Grace E Reed

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Grace E Reed discusses with Michelle Fabian the issue of sexual assualt in corrections facilities.  This all-too-common phenomenon -- inmates sexually assaulted by guards and by other inmates, predatory behavior within the confines of a prison -- spurred Congress ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour April 30th May Day Special

Airs at: Mon, 04/30/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Norm Diamond and Abigail Singer co-host today's special May Day Old Mole, which focuses on the Lawrence Textile Strike of 1912, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), and events expected for May Day. We hear: Norm talk with labor journalist and historian, Steve E... Read more

Dual Diagnosis hosted by Karen James

Airs at: Mon, 04/16/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host KAREN JAMES with Jeffrey Chilson, DDA Outreach Specialist; Corbett Monica of Dual Diagnosis Anonymous of Oregon; and Ginger Martin, Assistant Director, Department of Corrections Transitional Services. Studies show that almost three-quarters of prisoners with mental di... Read more

Prison Pipeline 4/2/12 w/ Emily Salisbury Hosted by Megan Vosk

Airs at: Mon, 04/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
  "In this episode, Megan Vosk asks a local professor to share her knowledge about gendered   pathways to crime. Emily Salisbury is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology   at Portland State University who teaches a class called "Women, Crime, and J... Read more

Prison Pipeline 3/26/12 w/ Larry Johnson and Louis Wedge of the Highland Access and Recovery Program Hosted by Peter Pincetl

Airs at: Mon, 03/26/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Larry Johnson and Louise Wedge of HARRP Join host Peter Pincetl as he discusses the Highland Access, Recovery and Reentry Program (HARRP) with Larry Johnson and Louise Wedge. HARRP's goals are to help formerly incarcerated people become successful, reunite with their lo... Read more

Walidah Imarisha on the history of Blacks in Oregon and race relations in the United States

Airs at: Fri, 04/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Bread and Roses
Walidah Imarisha on the history of Blacks in Oregon and race relations in the United States. Samantha Taylor and Del Criscenzo ask Walidah about the peculiar history of African Americans in Oregon and Portland and openly talk about the "isms" that continue to impact our ... Read more

Prison Pipeline 3/19/12 w/ Cindy Thompson Hosted by Grace E Reed

Airs at: Mon, 03/19/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Grace E Reed interviews Cindy Thompson founder/director of Destiny Network. Cindy is an author and advocate of restorative justice and prison reform working with inmates and their children. She is instrumental in creating new policies for employment and wages while i... Read more

Prison Pipeline 3/12/12 "Struggles of Transgender People in Prison" Hosted by Megan Vosk

Airs at: Mon, 03/12/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this evening's Prison Pipeline, host Megan Vosk explores issues surrounding trans-people in prison. She interviews a NY attorney, Adam Pulver, about a recent case involving a trans-woman at Rikers Island who sued her guards for harrassment and abuse. The episode also ... Read more