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Major Steps in Criminal Justice Reform

Airs at: Mon, 10/23/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
A felony conviction for small personal-use amounts of a drug can wreak havoc on a person's life forever and make it incredibly difficult if not impossible for that person to rehabilitate and re-integrate into society. In the most recent Oregon legislative session, criminal ... Read more

MSF "Forced from Home" Exhibition Starts Today in Pioneer Square

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Starting today and running through October 22, the international medical aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) will be holding a free, interactive outdoor exhibition in Pioneer Courthouse Square called "Forced from Home," which invites you to see ... Read more

Reform 2017 Part One

Airs at: Sun, 10/15/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for:  Century Of Lies
Live from the Drug Policy Alliance's 2017 International Reform Conference, we hear from South African researcher Shaun Shelly, Pastor Kenneth Glasgow from The Ordinary Peoples' Society, and Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno. Read more

Police Response to ICE Protest Raises Questions

Airs at: Thu, 10/12/2017 at 5:00pm - 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
The actions of the Portland Police are once again gaining national attention after disturbing pictures emerged yesterday of officers placing sensory deprivation hoods and headphones on people who were peacefully protesting deportations by Immigrations and Customs Enforcemen... Read more

The Case of Robyn Drown

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Emma Lugo speaks with film maker Mary Knight about her film about the case of Robyn Drown, a current inmate at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville.  The film screening will be held at the 2017 Women in Prison Conference in Portland on October 21 & 22nd.  ... Read more

Paul Street on the Athlete's Revolt

Airs at: Mon, 10/02/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
    Bill Resnick interviews Paul Street regarding his recent Counterpunch article about the significance of athletes' protests against the criminal justice system, and the space it opens for reaching many who are alienated and withdrawn from politics.   image via wikime... Read more

November 4th....It Begins!

Airs at: Wed, 10/11/2017 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
  CALL (503) 231-8187 to add your voice to the conversation! Linda Olson-Osterlund welcomes Carl Dix...one of the founding members of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA. In 1996, Dix co-founded the October 22nd Coalition to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Cr... Read more

Why Do Red States Have More Success with Public Defense Reform Than Blue States?

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2017 at 5:15pm - 5:30pm
Produced for:  Evening News
A recent investigation by The Marshall Project and Politico has cast light on a counter-intuitive trend among small-government conservative state lawmakers. Many deep-red states have been successful at reforming their public defender systems. We should probably say, “modera... Read more

KEEP PORTLAND HOUSED

Airs at: Thu, 10/05/2017 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Tune in to Voices from the Edge talk radio today, Lisa Loving is in for JoAnn A Hardesty. Our guests are organizers with Portland Tenants United, speaking on yesterday's City Council meeting. Read more

Hip Hop and Mass Incarceration: Continued

Airs at: Mon, 10/09/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Yen, Oregonian Hip Hop artist based out of Salem, Oregon.  Yen's music talks about the realities of life and his experience being formerly incarcerated as well as having several close friends currently incarcerated.  This show furthers the discuss... Read more