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Portland Youth Builders

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Normal 0 Recently I was asked to speak to a class about prison issues at Portland Youth Builders. This non-profit organization is committed to providing long term support for low income youth who have dropped out of high school. Contact information: To become a student... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-10-11 Wray Harris

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
How's the war economy working for you? That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan other t... Read more

Women in Prison Special

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
For International Women's Day, Prison Pipeline brings you an hour long special focused on women in prison. We bring you excerpts from plays, music and poetry all created by women in prison. We share with you the history of female incarceration and the state of current women... Read more

International Women's Day on 03/08/11

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2011 at 5:30am - Wed, 03/09/2011 at 5:30am
March 8th is International Women’s Day. Continuing our annual tradition, KBOO is broadcasting an entire day of music, information, and news—all produced by about women. Tune in anytime between 5:30 AM, Tuesday, March 8th, and 5:30 AM, March 9th to hear a variety of music a... Read more

Welcome Gretchen Vala and Meredith Wexler from Oregon CURE

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On tonight's show, Prison Pipeline welcomes back Gretchen Vala from Oregon CURE. Gretchen brings with her Meredith Wexler. Meredith is an Oregon CURE board of directors member and mother of a recently incarcerated son. She shared her personal story with us, discussed Measur... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-03-11 True Crime: Fact and Fiction about Oregon's Crime Rate

Airs at: Thu, 03/03/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  True Crime: Fact and Fiction about Oregon's Crime Rate Turn on the local news and most likely the lead story will be about crime. Its the rare elected official who won't suggest crime is overwhelming our public safety resources. Its little wonder that the maj... Read more

Juveniles Serving Life Without Parole

Airs at: Mon, 02/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On tonight's show, Ruth and Brenda will be discussing the issue of juveniles serving life without parole in adult prisons throughout the nation. Share your thoughts with us about this issue. Email us at prisonpipeline@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you. Read more

Updates from Partnership for Safety and Justice

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Erika Spaet from Partnership for Safety and Justice gave us an update of current topics the organization is focusing on. For more information, listeners can go to www.safetyandjustice.org, or telephone the PS&J office at 503/335-8449, or send U.S. Mail to P.O.Box 40085, Por... Read more

Voices from the Edge 02-17-11

Airs at: Thu, 02/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Jo Ann and Dave talked about the Metro Council seat, the federal public media funding, Joint Terrorism Task Force, and other current Portland Topics.   Open Lines with KBOO listeners. The conversation doesn't end when the program does. You can join in additional discussion... Read more

History of Prisons

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
In honor of Black History month, our show briefly reviewed the history of the Prison System in the U.S. Brenda Escobar, our engineer helped by presenting some of the facts we found in our research. After you listen to this show, we hope you’ll use the web to learn even more... Read more