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Pregnant Women in Prison

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Brenda Escobar, friend and engineer for Prison Pipeline, presented a report about pregnant women in prison. She talked about the cruel and unusual hardships these women face, as well as some of the legislature that is working on changing the system. (Thank you, Brenda – goo... Read more

Radical Music: Christy Moore

Airs at: Mon, 03/28/2011 at 12:00am
 Today's show was peppered with selections of Christy Moore's music, including a fairly complete cut of Ordinary Man. Joe talked with Brad at the end of the show, and due to an engineering error we experienced almost 40-seconds of dead-air. It's been edited out of the onlin... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-24-11 Oregon Legislature

Airs at: Thu, 03/24/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
This week, Jo Ann and Dave give us updates on what's happening in the Oregon Legislature.  Jo Ann Bowman is a former state legislator, former executive director of Oregon Action, and a long-time leader in the struggle for racial and economic justice. Dave Mazzais a free... Read more

The Iron Tribe cleans out drug houses and moves in ex-offenders in recovery.

Airs at: Wed, 03/23/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Wednesday Talk Radio
 Hosted by Lisa Loving   Iron Tribe: a local re-entry program built by ex-offenders.   In the studio today are Bear, Shawn, and Jason.  Joining us by phone is Corbett. Now 200 members strong, they’ve built a re-entry program for themselves, from scratch. Is bootstrappi... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-17-11 A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts

Airs at: Thu, 03/17/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  A new look at Oregon's Measure 11 and its impacts Kevin Mannix promised voters in 1994 that his Ballot Measure 11 establishing minimum mandatory sentences would create certainty in Oregon's criminal justice system. While the measure tripled the state's prison populatio... Read more

Portland Youth Builders

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Normal 0 Recently I was asked to speak to a class about prison issues at Portland Youth Builders. This non-profit organization is committed to providing long term support for low income youth who have dropped out of high school. Contact information: To become a student... Read more

Voices from the Edge 03-10-11 Wray Harris

Airs at: Thu, 03/10/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
How's the war economy working for you? That's the question many Americans will be asking on March 19, the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. U.S. policymakers have little to show for eight years of fighting in Iraq and nine years of war in Afghanistan other t... Read more

Women in Prison Special

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
For International Women's Day, Prison Pipeline brings you an hour long special focused on women in prison. We bring you excerpts from plays, music and poetry all created by women in prison. We share with you the history of female incarceration and the state of current women... Read more

International Women's Day on 03/08/11

Airs at: Tue, 03/08/2011 at 5:30am - Wed, 03/09/2011 at 5:30am
March 8th is International Women’s Day. Continuing our annual tradition, KBOO is broadcasting an entire day of music, information, and news—all produced by about women. Tune in anytime between 5:30 AM, Tuesday, March 8th, and 5:30 AM, March 9th to hear a variety of music a... Read more

Welcome Gretchen Vala and Meredith Wexler from Oregon CURE

Airs at: Mon, 03/07/2011 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On tonight's show, Prison Pipeline welcomes back Gretchen Vala from Oregon CURE. Gretchen brings with her Meredith Wexler. Meredith is an Oregon CURE board of directors member and mother of a recently incarcerated son. She shared her personal story with us, discussed Measur... Read more