Prison Pipeline
MISSION STATEMENTPrison Pipeline is a radio program dedicated to educating the public about the Oregon criminal justice system. Topics include incarceration and re-entry, addictions and mental health, elections and laws, victims' rights, and criminal justice reform. Guests range from service providers, state and county administrators, advocates and educators to people currently and formerly in prison and their loved ones. Our goal is to present a unique understanding of the criminal justice system, address the root causes of crime, and challenge the status quo. We seek to promote awareness and activism in order to foster a safe, healthy, and just society.
Tune in every Monday evening at 6:30 to hear our hosts Carlos Chavez, Karen James, and Peter Pincetl explore the Oregon justice system with a variety of guests. Hosts rotate weekly. Prison Pipeline's engineer is Danielle Parks.
UPCOMING SHOWS
5/27/13, Monday, 6:30 PM
Carlos Chavez interviews Stephen Manning, a partner at Immigrant Law Group PC and a consulting attorney for the Consulate of Mexico in Portland, Oregon. http://kboo.fm/content/prisonpipelineon052713
6/3/13, Monday, 6:30 PM
Peter Pincetl with John Pahlke, Manager & Recruiter at Aerotek Commercial Staffing in Portland, discuss employment after incarceration. http://kboo.fm/content/prisonpipelineon060313
6/10/13, Monday, 6:30 PM
Karen James with Trish Jordan, Executive Director of Red Lodge Transition Services. Red Lodge helps Native women rebuild their lives after incarceration, often helping them reconnect to Native spirituality and culture. http://kboo.fm/content/prisonpipelineon061013
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Alternatives to Detention
Ruth Kovacs presented another report from CR10 - the gathering of more than 3000 folks who support strategy to abolish the Prison Industrial Complex. She attended a workshop concerning alternatives to detention/incarceration. We also heard an update on Mumia Abu-Jamal.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: Alternatives to Detention
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 10-20-08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 29:24 minutes (26.93 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
National STOPMAX Campaign - Taking the Next Steps
Ruth shares a take of an interview she had with Lugman Abdullah at CR10. Abdullah is the National STOPMAX Campaign Coordinator. He shares his story about being locked up and then exonerated aver serving nine years on death row. Ruth also talks about the documentary, After Innocence.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: National STOPMAX Campaign - Taking the Next Steps
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 10-13-2008
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 29:49 minutes (27.31 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
CR10 and Shotcaller Press - Part 2.
On this one hour fundraising special of Prison Pipeline includes brief reviews of events that Ruth attended at CR10 in Oakland, CA. Part 2 features a speech by Teresa Huggins from Shotcaller Press.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: CR10 and Shotcaller Press - Part 2.
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 10/6/08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 27:58 minutes (25.62 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
CR10 and Shotcaller Press - Part 1.
On this one hour fundraising special of Prison Pipeline includes brief reviews of events that Ruth attended at CR10 in Oakland, CA. Part 2 features a speech by Teresa Huggins from Shotcaller Press.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: CR10 and Shotcaller Press - Part 1.
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 10/6/08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 31:51 minutes (29.16 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Hans Bennett - Journalists for Mumia
Prison Pipeline presented an interview between host, Ruth Kovacs and telephone guest, Hans Bennett--a Philadelphia-based independent journalist and co-founder of Journalists for Mumia. They reviewed updated information on pending appeals for Mumia Abu-Jamall and current recent stories about his case.
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- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: Hans Bennett - Journalists for Mumia
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 9-22-08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Length: 31:19 minutes (28.67 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
The importance of informed voting!
Ruth reminds Prison Pipeline listeners of the importance of voting. Mumia spoke about the November election and his thoughts on the candidates, then we heard from Goldie, an Obama supporter who has been registering folks now--to beat the October 14 deadline for registration, and finally Molly called to remind folks that 18 year olds, ex-felons, and homeless folks are all eligble to vote. We also featured original music by David Strechert about prison life.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: The importance of informed voting!
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 9-15-08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 26:55 minutes (24.64 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Poetry from Prison and CR10 talk
Jenka Soderberg - KBOO's News and Public Affairs director joins Ruth to share some poetry that was written by an incarcerated friend. Ruth and Jenka are also visited on the phone with Rashad Shabazg to discuss the Tenth annual Critical Resistance event to be held in CA later this month.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: Poetry from Prison and CR10 talk
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 9-2-2008
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 29:52 minutes (27.34 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
Gretchen Vala from CURE and her sister Chris came in to the studio to talk with Ruth about how incarceration affects family members and loved ones.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 8/19/08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 30:48 minutes (28.2 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Free Mumia
Ruth Kovacs will have as her guest Shaun Carnahan--a Supporter of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Carnahan has been in touch with Pam Africa and ICFFMAJ in Philadelphia and will be able to give us an update on the status of Mumia's plight. The news is not good. We'll want to hear what we can do to support the upcoming campaign to Free Mumia. We need to put a lot of energy into outreach.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: Free Mumia
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 8/5/2008
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 28:19 minutes (25.93 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Ruth interviews David Rogers, who is the president of Partnerships for Safety and Justice. They discuss Kevin Mannix's ballot measure that would require mandatory minimum sentences for multitude of crimes, many of which are non violent.
- Artist: Ruth Kovacs
- Title: Mandatory Minimum Sentences
- Album: Prison Pipeline
- Date: 7-29-08
- Genre: News & Public Affairs
- Year: 2008
- Producer: Ruth Kovacs
- Length: 30:17 minutes (27.73 MB)
- Format: MP3 Mono 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
Comments
Any Advice?
Hi, I am starting to reach the end of my rope of resources, and I thought I'd try you guys and see if you have some advice or helpful programs for this sort of matter.
I have a close friend who has been on the run for a while (over 2 years). He was arrested and charged with 2 felonies, Burglary and something else similar, for going onto his own property that was supposed to be abandoned. The people who were living there didn't pay rent for over 1 year, were impossible to reach by telephone, notified the landlord twice in person that they were moving. The landlord was getting letters from the city for code violations, and abondonment, he's fairly certain one of both of their main utilities (water or electric) were shut off, mail piled up, mostly empty house, etc. He was on the property one day, removed a couple items, mostly just assessing the amount of work to be done, came back the next day, had been there for a while when the cops showed up. They asked if he had been inside the premises, he said yes, that he felt he was within his rights as landlord, cops said you thought wrong. Everyone, including public defense acted as though this was an open and shut case of guilt, so no research was done to find out if anyone was even living there to be burgled in the first place!!
We don't know what to do now. I thought I would be able to hire a lawyer eventually who could prove this whole thing to be ridiculous, but now I am finding out any lawyer would be minimum $5000, most likely much, much more! I don't understand a system that can charge someone with a bogus crime, and leave them to the wolves. It seems wrong to tell someone that if they don't have $10,000 for their own defense, then they may as well take the charge, do the time, and try to move on with their life. Is there any such thing as a lawyer who cares, and will take a case based more on values than money?
Do you guys have any programs that offer discounted criminal defense lawyers, or know how I can maybe represent him myself if I can get all the facts right, or get copies of police reports, etc.? Any advice at all would be helpful...
Thanks
Susy
Recent Topics Discussed on Prison Pipleline
Do you want to know more about the topics we’ve been discussing on Prison Pipeline?
CR10 was presented with more than 3,000 folks participating in 200 workshops. Each organization is working hard to focus on their mission.
Listed below are some organizations and contact information that we have mentioned on Prison Pipeline and a few more that are additional sources of information.
National STOPMAX Campaign Taking the Next Steps. Concerning the use of isolation and devices of torture in U.S. prisons. Search Google for:
American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) National STOPMAX Campaign. - Human Rights Coalition - Lugman Abdullah with Youth Service, Inc. - Back to Society, Inc, HRC.
Ban the Box in your Community -All of Us or None (A great 23 minute DVD -Locked Up..Locked Out - that is available for a small donation. Telephone 1-415-255-7036 - X337 to order. Linda Evans from San Francisco and Susan Burton from Los Angeles and Portland’s own Patty Katz from Partnership for Safety and Justice (start with Google) are all working on this issue. You can email: info@prisonerswithchildren.org for a lot of excellent information. Legal Services for Prisoners with Children show a page on the web “10 Things You Can Do - To Support the Struggle for Prisoners’ Rights”
Criminal Justice and Immigration Perspectives on “Alternatives” Models. - Search - Detention Watch Network, (Andrea Black spoke at this workshop) also Search - Families for Freedom, (Ravi Ragbir was the third speaker) and Judith Greene (Policy Analyst for Justice Strategies -Search - www.justicestrategies.net.
FILMS TO SEE:
The CRITICAL RESISTANCE 10th Anniversary Film Festival
Showed the following films. I’m not sure about the availability of these films, but perhaps if you Google the name of the films that interest you, there will be enough information to help you see these films.
*In Prison My Whole Life (2007) 90 min. Marc Evans
*The Angola 3: Black Panthers and the Last Slave Plantation (2007) - Directed by Jimmy O’Halligan, Produced by Ann Harkens and Scott Crow.
*Three Thousand Years and Life (1973) - 49 min. by Randall Conrad.
*Prison Town, USA (2006) - 75 min. Katie Galloway & Po Kutchins.
*Writ Writer (2007) - 54 min. Susanne Mason.
*Vision is Our Power (2008) 35 min - Visions to Peace Project
*Tales from the Treatment Rooms: The Luis Ramirez Story (2007) - 63 min. by Carrie von Reichardt
*Making the River (2008) - 80 min. by Two River Circle
*Women and Girls in the Sex Trade (2005) - 23 min
*Tribute to Stan Tookie Williams 1953-2005 (2008) - 66 min -Becnel and Neal
*Locked Up, Locked Out - 23 min, All of Us or None
*Up the Ridge (2008) 60 min - Nick Szuberia and Amelia Kirby
*Against Our Better Nature (2008) - 20 min by Kenya Briggs
*Sean Bell (2007) - 5 min Redhook Productions
*Redhook Raids (2008) - 15 min Redhooks Production *Finding Our Folk (2006) - 60 min. by Omo Moses
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The Secret Life of a Paroled Murderer
What I had:
25 to life sentence for first degree murder. Yes, I was guilty and wasn't one whose crime partners did it: I did.
What I served:
Almost 25 years. From 1979 to 2004. Prison I.D. C21260.
Where?
California Department of Corrections in 6 different prisons including San Quentin and Corcoran.
Hardest thing to get used to upon release?
That people thought spinning hubcaps look cool.
Personal ironic feature?
I drive an ex-police interceptor.
About how I got a parole date and released...
Did I have political connections?
None.
Did I have a rich family?
No. No family help either.
Just how did I get out?
Well, that's a long story. But I can say that when just about everyone told me to my face that I was nuts for even entertaining the idea of hope, I made myself believe it.
I figured that since lifers had given up the chase of being released maybe they would crack that door one day and look to see who was ready. Well they did crack that door and there I was, standing first in line.
My message is don't lose your place in line stupid.
Curious
My fiancé is serving a 29 to life sentence. He has served 10 years already and I keep the faith alive for both of us that he will get out one day. I am very interested in you journey and your struggles that got you to where you are now. Please help me so I can better prepare myself, prepare us for this time ahead of us. Your story really inspires me and I hope one to also be able to share the same great news.
R.D.
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