Latest Content for Prison Pipeline

Peter Pincetl interviews Mark S. McKechnie, Executive Director of Youth, Rights & Justice, a Portland non-profit law firm that serves children and youth-primarily those in foster care-who are abused, neglected or in trouble.  They help with legal representation and advoc... Read more

Veterans for Peace Vigil - Stop the Force-Feeding, Close GuantánamoJoin the Veterans for Peace Vigil Monday-Friday, 4:00-6:00 pm at Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Avenue Karen James interviews Viet Nam veteran S. Brian Willson, Tom Hastings, Jenika, Tom Horner and other... Read more

Karen James with Adam Carpinelli, Oregon Jericho, who along with other organizations rallied on July 8th at the Portland Justice Center in solidarity with 30,000 prisoners throughout California who began refusing meals.  In 2011 prisoners at Pelican Bay State Prison in C... Read more

Peter Pincetl with Emanuel Price, founder of SCAFÉ, Second Chances are For Everyone, a non-profit that offers mentoring and help for men with criminal histories.http://scafe.org/ Read more

Karen James with Bobby Davis who, after spending 18 years in and out of prison, recently published a children's book, A Butterfly's Tale, which he wrote and illustrated.  Bobby tells his story of inspiration and hope.  The book is available through Amazon.com http://ww... Read more

Carlos Chavez interviews with Shannon Wight of Partnership for Safety and Justice who re-caps the Oregon Legislative session; and with Marc Lauer, Executive Director of the Sentencing Project on Felony Disenfranchisement in America.  http://www.safetyandjustice.org/http:... Read more

 Peter Pincetl interviews Vicki A. Ballou about the CLiF Project.  Oregon is one of seven states in the nation that places juveniles adjudicated for a felony sex crime on the sex offender registry for life. Given the stigma and difficulty in obtaining employment or housi... Read more

Karen James with Curtis Bearcub and Gary Griffin, who share thoughts about releasing from prison, fatherhood and testifying in support of HB3194, the prison reform bill currently before the Oregon legislature.  http://landru.leg.state.or.us/13reg/measpdf/hb3100.dir/hb319... Read more

Karen James with Trish Jordan, Executive Director of Red Lodge Transition Services.  Native Americans account for less than two percent of Oregon’s population, but make up four percent of its prison population.  Working in the prisons as religious service volunteers who ... Read more

Peter Pincetl with John Pahlke, Manager & Recruiter at Aerotek Commercial Staffing in Portland, discuss employment after incarceration. Aerotek is committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce. http://www.aerotek.com/ Read more