Latest Content for Prison Pipeline

Dakotah Kennedy interviews Mark McKechnie from Youth, Rights, & Justice about the school-to-prison pipeline. The school-to-prison pipeline refers to certain rules that channel youth (particularly youth of color) out of school and into the criminal justice system. Tune in... Read more

Stephanie Guy with Wynema Leonard, princess, Oyate Ki Club. Lakota Oyate Ki is a Native American culture club located within the walls of the Oregon State Penitentiary. The Lakota Club is organized by Native inmates to provide quality programs and support to address the ... Read more

Peter Pincetl interviews Patty Katz with Oregon Action about the new Ban the Box campaign.  Employment and housing are the most important influences for decreasing recidivism and it's time to provide a fair chance for all who work and ban "the box" -- the section of empl... Read more

Amy Johnson interviews Ann Marie O'Malley and her former students Akiaz King, Nathan McNair and Michael Dillon. Since 2012 Ann Marie has been teaching creative writing at Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI), a minimum security facility in Northeast Portland. A... Read more

Karen James interviews Mary Graham, whose husband, Donald Graham, after serving 20 years in prison, was shot and killed by the Clackamas County sheriff.  Mary's four daughters were taken by the State.  She spent time in prison and turned to drugs to ease the pain.  Her s... Read more

Justin Chapin interviews Robert May, director and producer of the recent non-fiction film “KIDS FOR CASH”. The film is about the scandal involving Pennsylvania judges Mark Ciaverella and Michael Conahan, the private prison system and 3,000 children. May opens up about hi... Read more

Stephanie Guy presents I Am Troy Davis. In April 2014 Jen Marlowe, co-author of I Am Troy Davis, and Troy's sister, Kimberly Davis, lead a discussion about the book, Troy’s case, and the impact Troy's struggle has had on those still fighting for justice and an end to the... Read more

Peter Pincetl interviews Fariborz Pakseresht, Director of the Oregon Youth Authority. Fariborz speaks about his role, recent changes at the OYA, and responds to a recent Willamette Week article exploring the possibility that Oregon may not incarcerate youth at a high eno... Read more

Karen James with Dakotah Kennedy, an Oregon Youth Authority volunteer, present the Verbal Escape Poetry Project held in April 2014 at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility.  This was the first poetry slam competition and the event was coordinated by Dakotah Kennedy al... Read more

Karen James with Jessica Katz, Program Coordinator, and Erin Webb, Family Advocate with the Family Preservation Project (FPP) and Eva Guzman who completed the FPP at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon’s women’s prison. FPP utilizes evidence-based practices and a ... Read more