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Fresh Out Community Based Re-Entry Program

Airs at: Mon, 06/19/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Larry Turner, co-founder of Fresh Out Community Based Re-Entry Program, and Wilford Johnson, Fresh Out alumni and peer mentor. Individuals who release from prison often return to underserved communities and face many barriers that make successfu... Read more

Interview with Arti Finn of APDS

Airs at: Mon, 06/12/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, June 12th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Arti Finn, Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer for APDS. Education is a crucial aspect of turning corrections into true rehabilitation centers. However, 83% of individ... Read more

Stopping the HALT Act

Airs at: Mon, 06/05/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On May 25, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act (H.R. 467). The bill expands mandatory minimums for fentanyl analogue cases and permanently schedules all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I, without first test... Read more

Interview with Roger BelAir

Airs at: Mon, 05/29/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, May 29th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Roger BelAir of Edmunds, Washington about his efforts to bring Pickleball into maximum security institutions around the US.  Roger BelAir is a Pickleball Instructor an... Read more

Prison Doula Program

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The walkout by Republican Senators during this 2023 Oregon legislative session leaves hundreds of bills in jeopardy. Two bills in limbo provide support and care for children and their incarcerated mothers. HB2731 would codify the Family Preservation Project of YWCA into Ore... Read more

Safer Opioid Supply

Airs at: Wed, 05/10/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
This week on Century of Lies: Safer Opioid Supply. The final evaluation report on the Safer Opioid Supply Program at Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre in Toronto, Ontario, has just been released. We hear about the report from Kate Atkinson, SOS Project Manager; Pa... Read more

Fostering Community Connections

Airs at: Mon, 05/01/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Happy May Day! Please join us on Monday, May 1st at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Kayla Victor of the International Prisoners' Family Conference about their upcoming workshop in Portland titled "Fostering Community Connections" on May 4... Read more

Fostering Community Connections

Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Happy May Day! Please join us on Monday, May 1st at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Kayla Victor of the International Prisoners' Family Conference about their upcoming workshop in Portland titled "Fostering Community Connections" on May 4... Read more

Prison Pipeline Legislative Update

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline hosts Emma Lugo, Doug McVay, Adam Carpinelli and Karen James discuss legislation introduced in the 2023 Oregon session. HB 2513 A  Relating to implementation of Ballot Measure 110 passed by Oregon voters in 2021; reduces barriers to harm reduction. https://... Read more

Interview with Michael Liebowitz, co-author of "Down the Rabbit Hole"

Airs at: Mon, 04/17/2023 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, April 17th 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with author Michael Liebowitz about his new book, “Down the Rabbit Hole: How the Culture of Corrections Encourages Crime”, written with Brent McCall.   As reviewed in Psych... Read more