Prison

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Drug Policy and Racial Profiling

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Clayton Mosher talks with Luz María Gordillo about how the war on drugs immigration policies and police work contribute to racial profiling at all levels of society. Mosher is the co-author (with Scott Akins) of Drugs andDrug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alterat... Read more

DIY, Portland: Art of Survival

Airs at: Wed, 03/19/2008 at 5:00pm

Produced for: DIY, Portland

Hear how artistic expression has helped people to deal with and overcome challenges such as homelessness, incarceration and physical disabilities. Funding for this episode was provided by a project grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council. More photos and links at h... Read more

More Prisons?

Airs at: Sun, 03/02/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Old Mole Bill Resnick talks with David Rogers about why Oregon keeps putting more people in prison. Rogers is director of Partnership for Safety and Justice (formerly the Western Prison Project). They discuss the newest proposal for harsher sentencing by Kevin Manix, ... Read more

1 out of 100 Americans Are Incarcerated

Airs at: Wed, 02/27/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

A new study examining the social and financial costs of prison policy says the United States has passed a grim milestone: one out of every one hundred Americans is now incarcerated.Oregon spends a higher percentage of its budget on prisons than any other state. KBOO's Chris... Read more

Advocacy for Incarcerated Youth

Airs at: Tue, 02/26/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: The Underground

Civil Liberties Watch: Removal of Detainee Right to Appeal & Military Commissions Act 2006

Airs at: Sun, 01/13/2008 at 4:00pm

Next on Civil Liberties Watch Kboo’ reporter Linda Olson-Osterlund Discusses the Military Commissions Act of 2006 with the director of the ACLU of Oregon David Fidanque.. Read more

Racial Disparity in the Oregon Prison System

Airs at: Wed, 01/09/2008 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Xicanismo

Host Carlos Chavez explores the topics of racial justice and racial disparity in the Oregon Prison System with Caylor Rolin of the Portland-based Partnership for Safety and Justice, a group seeking to unite people convicted of crime, survivors of crime, and the families of ... Read more

Jan. 2nd Updates Show Resources

For More Information about the San Francisco Eight: http://www.freethesf8.org/ For More Information about the Jena Six: http://www.freethejena6.org/ For More information about the noose incident at Reed:http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/11945... Read more

Catholic teacher held for protesting interrogation school

Airs at: Sun, 12/16/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

Oregon peace activist Betsy Lamb of Redmond is being held in an Arizona jail, after being deemed "a flight risk and danger to the community." Lamb, a retired Catholic lay teacher, and Franciscan Father Jerry Zawada were arrested while attempting to enter Ft. Huachuca (... Read more

KBOO Reporter Interviews Guantanamo Lawyer

Airs at: Sun, 12/16/2007 at 4:00pm

Produced for: Evening News

As the trial date for several key cases of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay draws near, KBOO reporter Marliese Franklin spoke today with lawyer Pardiss (par-DEES) Kebriaei (keh-BRAH-ee) of the Center for Constitutional Rights: Read more