Prison Pipeline

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Airs at: Mon, 12/22/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2026 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Hosted by: 
Karen James, acarpinelli, emma lugo, Doug McVay
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Prison Pipeline
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.

 
Please feel free to connect with us with any questions, comments or suggestions at   kbooppc@gmail.com
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Topic tags: 
Activism, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Government/Politics, Law/Court/Crime, Prison
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Fighting the Sweeps: Portland Police & Mass Displacement

Airs at: Mon, 06/15/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Adam Carpinelli will interview members of Multnomah County Copwatch, Don't Shoot Portland and Right 2 Survive currently collaborating on a new anti-sweeps project. The Portland Police Department has just announced a new campaign on behalf of Mayor Charlie Hales to "sweep... Read more

Voices from Solitary

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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On May 13, 2015, a film screening of Herman’s House was followed by panelists Tom Hastings, Phillip Gurule, Tammy Wilkins, and Gretchen Vala, who shared solitary confinement experiences. Although the United Nations calls it torture, 80,000 prisoners across the United Sta... Read more

Ban the Box Campaign

Airs at: Mon, 06/01/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Ruth Kovacs with Patty Katz. In April 2015, the Oregon House of Representatives passed HB 3025 which will prohibit employers from including questions about applicants’ criminal history on job applications. It is backed by The Fair Chance for All coalition, a group of mor... Read more

Activist scholar Dan Berger

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Adam Carpinelli interviews activist scholar Dan Berger. Berger recently completed Captive Nation: Black Prison Organizing in the Civil Rights Era which examines the crucial role that Black Prisoners played in the Black freedom struggle and a slim primer on U.S. Political... Read more

A Chat with Chaplain of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Host Amy Johnson will interview  Rev. Dr. Emily Brault, chaplain at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon's only women's correctional facility. As Chaplain, she has an intimate understanding of the lives of the women at Coffee Creek and of our broken criminal ju... Read more

MacLaren Youth Journalism Class

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Hosts Amy Johnson and Karen James present audio from radio journalism students at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility. The youth discuss clemency, the school-to-prison-pipeline and perform spoken word. The MacLaren Radio Journalism class is a partnership between Mor... Read more

Transitioning from Prison

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Ruth Kovacs interviews ex-con Justin Woodruff, a house mentor for the Phoenix Rising Transitions home. In addition to supervising other ex-cons as they transition from prison to the community, Justin is enrolled in college and working toward a degree in social services. ... Read more

MacLaren Youth Beading the Odds

Airs at: Mon, 04/27/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Beading the Odds is a group at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn where young men exercise their creative skills by beading. Volunteer Juanita Garnow Olson, who has worked with the group for the past two years, says that while she knows no single activi... Read more

Undocumented Communities, ICE, & Portland

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Sarah Vitak interviews Romeo Sosa, the executive director of Voz, a workers' rights education project based in Portland, and Jonathan Irwin, former volunteer with No Mas Muertes (No More Deaths) in Tucson, Arizona. We’ll discuss incarceration and deportation of undocumen... Read more

Organizing from Within: OSP Lakota Oyate Ki Club

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Adam Carpinelli will interview Delphine Criscenzo and Jackie Malstrom from KBOO Community radio. Malstrom; the host and producer of Rose City Native Radio and Criscenzo have been visiting the Oregon State Penitentiary's Lakota Oyate Ki Club. The Lakota club is a Native A... Read more