Prison Pipeline

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Karen James, acarpinelli, emma lugo, Doug McVay
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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.

 
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Topic tags: 
Activism, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Government/Politics, Law/Court/Crime, Prison
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Interview with Chris Bouneff, Executive Director of NAMI

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness was the Prison Pipeline Guest. Chris Bouneff talked about the special problems of folks who are incarcerated. NAMI website is: nami.org/Oregon. Telephone: 503/230-8009. Read more

"Her Song"

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
“Her Song” by Kathleen O’Shea – “Not one woman but dozens on death row in America today tell their stories of hope and survival.”  This dramatization was presented in Washington DC at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, by the Safe Streets Arts Foundation, D... Read more

EcoNvergence--Tara Herevil

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
We presented Tara Herevil’s talk from October 2, 2009 at the EcoNvergence gathering. Tara focused her comments on our theme, “Is the present prison system financially sustainable?” A REMINDER! It’s not too late to support KBOO with a membership pledge. We fell short of our ... Read more

Interview with Dennis Sobin

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Dennis Sobin, Director of Safe Streets Arts Foundation, talked about the opportunity provided by his foundation for prisoners to show their creativity. An annual program presented at Kennedy Center in Washington DC includes plays, poems and music by prisoners. We look forwa... Read more

Felony Franks

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Jim Andrews, owner of Felony Franks told us about his hot dog stand that only hires ex-felons. Everything on the menu at Felony Franks has a name that’s prison related. You can link to Felony Franks and learn more about this innovative business at http://www.felonyfranks.co... Read more

Terry Stein Interview

Airs at: Mon, 09/21/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Prison Pipeline guest is Terry Stein, board member of Seventh Step at Oregon State Prison in Salem. Terry shared her experiences of 11 years of working with programs to help prisoners change their lives and avoid recidivism. Read more

Rev. Bob McNeal Interview

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Rev. Bob McNeal, retired minister, author and self-designated bumper sticker philosopher shared stories about his fifty years of working with drug and alcohol addicted folks. His son, at age 20, was convicted of drug related charges, but given a five-year parole sentence. T... Read more

Prison Labor

Airs at: Mon, 09/07/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
It’s Labor Day, so we talked about prison labor. Tatiana, our guest helped Ruth walk through some of the basic information about prison labor. Ruth also read from essays about working in prison written by folks at Oregon State Prison. Read more

Yoga in Prison

Airs at: Mon, 08/31/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
SarahJoy Marsh, founder of Living Yoga tells about the Yoga programs that her organization teaches in several Oregon prisons. Read more

Breaking the Addiction

Airs at: Sun, 08/16/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Six mentors from Bridges to Change focused their discussion on released prisoners who had been addicted to alcohol and/or drugs and now had to meet the challenge of fitting back into society. They all had been incarcerated at one time or another, and recovered from addictio... Read more