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Life after taking the "guilty except for insanity" plea in Oregon - Talk Radio on 12/23/11

Airs at: Fri, 12/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Wednesday Talk Radio
Will Hall of Madness Radio hosts. His guest is a former Oregon State Hospital patient now living in the community under the Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) after taking the "guilty except for insanity" plea. http://www.psrbfairshake.org/ Read more

Prison Pipeline 12/12/11 w/ Shannon Wright hosted by Rex Newton

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Rex Newton interviews Shannon Wright,  the Associate Director of Partners for Safety and Justice.  Discussion on the recent scrutiny of Oregon's sentencing structure. Read more

Prosecutor will no longer seek Death sentence against Mumia Abu-Jamal

Airs at: Thu, 12/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Evening News
Mumia Abu Jamal has always maintained his innocence in the shooting of Daniel Faulkner in 1981, but says the racially-charged atmosphere surrounding his case prevented him from receiving a fair trial.  Noelle Hanrahan with prison radio says that politics played a big role i... Read more

The Gang Life

Airs at: Mon, 12/05/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Prison Pipeline
What is it about the structure of gangs that draws youth into it's hands and what kind of support can we as parents and community members provide to help our youth realize their real potential? Join host Carlos Chavez on Monday December 5th on KBOO's Prison Pipeline f... Read more

Welcome to the machine. Abe and Joe discuss the Defense Authorization Bill of 2011.

Airs at: Tue, 12/06/2011 at 12:00am
 Welcome to the machine. Abe and Joe discuss the Defense Authorization Bill of 2012.               Read more

Prison Pipeline 11/28/11 w/ Tara Herival Hosted by Peter Pincetl

Airs at: Mon, 11/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Host Peter Pincetl talks with guest Tara Herival, criminal defense attorney and editor of the book "Prison Profiteers: Who Makes Money from Mass Incarceration", about the economics of the criminal justice system. Read more

It Calls You Back

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Radiozine
Host Carlos Chavez interviews author, poet and activist Luis J Rodriguez. They discuss his new memoir, It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing. Luis J. Rodriguez has emerged as one of the leading Chicano writers in the country with f... Read more

Angry APA Minute: Vani Natarajan "Spirit of the Staircase"

Airs at: Fri, 12/02/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for APA Compass
Writer Vani Natarajan reads her poem, "Spirit of the Staircase," protesting the September execution of Troy Davis. She read her work at the annual literary festival of the South Asian Women's Creative Collective at Revolutionary Books in New York City. Read more

Prison Pipeline 11/21/11 w/ Rachel Hardesty and Jeff Ellis Hosted by Megan Vosk

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Host Megan Vosk hosts a discussion on the Death Penalty with Rachel Hardesty,  of the Conflict Resolution Program at Portland State University,  and Jeff Ellis,  criminal defense attorney and teacher of Capital Punishment at Lewis and Clark Law School. Read more

Prison Pipeline 11/14/11 w/ Professor Barbara Aldave Hosted by Grace E. Reed

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Prisons and People: a Focus on Women and Their Children An interview with Professor Barbara Aldave founder of the Portia Project that provides legal and other assistance to women at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Wilsonville, Oregon Read more