Prison Pipeline

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Airs at: Mon, 03/30/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Ending Solitary Confinement

Hosted by:

Karen James, acarpinelli, emma lugo, Doug McVay

Produced by:

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Every Monday 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Prison Pipeline is a radio program dedicated to educating the public about the Oregon criminal justice system. 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 at 6:30 P.M. to hear our hosts Karen James, Adam Carpinelli, Emma Lugo, & Doug McVay explore the Oregon justice system with a variety of guests. Hosts rotate weekly.

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Please feel free to connect with us with any questions, comments or suggestions at kbooppc@gmail.com

Topic tags:

Activism, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Government/Politics, Law/Court/Crime, Prison

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Program status:

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Certain Days 2020 Calendar for Political Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 09/30/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Adam Carpinelli interviews New York based community organizer and former Political Prisoner Daniel McGowan. Daniel has been involved with helping to coordinate the Certain Days yearly calendar project that features the artwork and words of U.S.-based Political Prisoners... Read more

Youth & Measure 11 Reforms

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

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Prison Pipeline’s 1-hour Membership Drive Special focuses on the historic passage of SB 1008 by the 2019 Oregon Legislature. Host Karen James is joined by Babak Zolfaghari-Azar, a Community Healing Initiative Family Care Manager for PortlandOIC + Rosemary Anderson High ... Read more

Immigrant Detention,Organizing and Resistance

Airs at: Mon, 09/09/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Please join us this week on Prison Pipeline as we discuss the issue of immigrant detention with Portland activist Amy Sitarz. Amy has been a leading voice in the community resisting immigrant detention and raising awareness about the cruel detention and separation of new... Read more

Would you risk arrest for life on earth?

Airs at: Mon, 09/02/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Host Amy Johnson will be speaking with one of the valve turners who spent 6 months in prison for shutting down a tar-sands pipeline in North Dakota on October 11th, 2016, Michael Foster. As well as Bonnie McKinlay, who hosts workshops in Portland, Oregon on Civil Disobed... Read more

Incarceration and Motherhood: An Interview with Dawn Swan

Airs at: Mon, 08/26/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Host Isabelle Sinclair interviews Dawn Swan about incarceration and motherhood. Read more

The Death of Michael Barton: Callous Medical Neglect at the Oregon State Penitentiary

Airs at: Mon, 08/19/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Karen James interviews Joel Greenberg, attorney with Disability Rights Oregon (DRO), author of a new report: “Independent Investigation of the Death of Michael Barton: Mental Illness & Medical Neglect in an Oregon Prison.” Michael Barton was a 54-year old prisoner in th... Read more

Joining the Ancestors Inside: Aging U.S. Political Prisoners

Airs at: Mon, 08/12/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Adam Carpinelli interviews Kazi Toure, former Political Prisoner and member of the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoner Amnesty. Discussion will focus on the life, incarceration and passing of Tom Manning a white anti-imperialist Political Prisoner. More informat... Read more

Steve Griggs of the Steve Griggs Band

Airs at: Mon, 08/05/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Emma Lugo interviews Steve Griggs of the Steve Griggs Band. In the early 90s Steve Griggs was convicted and sentenced to more than 20 years in prison in Texas on drug charges. Upon release Griggs found himself on hard times with no home and no job, so Griggs turned to mus... Read more

What Is Trauma-Informed Yoga, and Why Do We Need It in Our Prisons?

Airs at: Mon, 07/29/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Host Isabelle Sinclair discusses trauma-informed yoga and how prisoners benefit from this practice. Read more

The “Unwanteds”: Looking for Help, Landing in Jail

Airs at: Mon, 07/22/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Karen James interviews Sarah Radcliffe, Managing Attorney for the Mental Health Rights Project at Disability Rights Oregon, about her new report, The “Unwanteds”: Looking for help, Landing in jail. An analysis of how trespass arrests at Portland-area hospitals criminaliz... Read more