Prison Pipeline

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Effective Sentencing Reforms
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

More Prison Beds in Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 11/30/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Karen James interviews Shannon Wight, Deputy Director, Partnership for Safety and Justice. In 2013 Oregon legislators passed House Bill 3194 that stopped prison growth for 5 years. A Justice Reinvestment fund was created from the savings and distributed to Oregon counties f... Read more

Voices of the Cannabis War

Airs at: Mon, 11/23/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Emma Lugo interviews Mindi Griffiths from the program Voices of the Cannabis War. In spite of the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Oregon and three other states, and the legalization of medical marijuana in almost half of the country, hundreds of people are ... Read more

Reflections on Organizing Against Prisons

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Adam Carpinelli interviews Masai Ehehosi, former Black Liberation Army Prisoner of War. Ehehosi is co-founder of Critical Resistance, a national prison abolitionist organization. He currently sits on the advisory board of the Jericho Amnesty Movement for the liberation of a... Read more

Van Jones: Cutting Mass Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Karen James interviews CNN contributor and author Van Jones. Cut 50, an organization he co-founded, plans to cut U.S. mass incarceration by 50% in ten years. In July, President Obama visited a federal prison and there’s bipartisan Congressional support for legislation to re... Read more

Employment & Support after Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Ruth Kovacs interviews Erik Rise, Iron Tribe case manager. As a formerly incarcerated person, he tells of his prison experience and finding employment with Iron Tribe upon release. Iron Tribe is a non-profit recovery network of formerly incarcerated men and women who provid... Read more

With You on the Journey: Families of People in Prison Tell Their Stories

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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With You on the Journey is a performance of monologues written by family members of people in prison. The performance was the culmination of six writing workshops which took place in the summer and was held at The First Unitarian Church of Portland on October 18th, 2015. Th... Read more

Reforming Measure 11

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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On 9/19 criminal defense attorney Jesse William Barton presented “Maximizing the Chances of Obtaining True Measure 11 Reform” in Wilsonville. During an interview with Karen James, he discusses Measure 11, Oregon’s one-strike-you’re-out mandatory minimum sentencing law passe... Read more

Kris Hermes: Crashing the Party

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Emma Lugo and special guest Kris Hermes, mass defense coordinator for the National Lawyer's Guild and author of Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000. Crashing the Party explains how events at the Republican National Convention led Philadelphia Police C... Read more

MacLaren Youth, Gang Culture & Measure 11

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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What does criminalization look like in Oregon when our youth are targeted and how does that play out when those youth face mandatory minimum sentencing? How does it feel returning to your home community after serving a long sentence with a felony now on your record? Host Ca... Read more

MEASURE 11: TIME DOES NOT FIT THE CRIME

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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A new group, Time Does Not Fit the Crime, has brought new energy to the fight to reform Measure 11, Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing law. Hear organizers Patty Youngblood and Barb Dickerson as they discuss reasons to reform Measure 11 at an event held September 19, 201... Read more