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Karen James with Doyal Smith, Executive Director of Dual Diagnosis Anonymous of Oregon (DDA). DDA is a peer support group based on an authorized version of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous plus an additional 5 Steps that focus on Dual Diagnosis (mental illness and su... Read more

Adam Carpinelli interviews Mindy Johnston with the Insight Development Group. IDG is a comprised of community members, offenders and victims who seek to increase the number of restorative opportunities available to both incarcerated individuals and those affected by crim... Read more

Adam Carpinelli will interview Maru Mora Villalpando from Latino Advocacy in Seattle. Villapando will give an update on the detainees at the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington. On March 7th, hundreds of immigration detainees began a hunger strike seeking be... Read more

Karen James with Steve Berger, Director, Washington County Community Corrections. In 2013 the Oregon legislature passed HB3194 to reduce the size and cost of our state prison system. HB3194 flat-lines prison growth over the next 5 years, and saves money with prison refor... Read more

Peter Pincetl with Clariner Boston, Executive Director, Better People. Better People is an established employment and counseling program solely dedicated to helping individuals who have legal histories find, keep and excel in well paying jobs with fair, decent employers.... Read more

Justin Chapin hosts. The U.S. has a larger prison population than any other country in the world. While there are many reasons, part of the growing problem is the privatization of the prison system. The roll of the state in the penal system is now being shared with the c... Read more

Adam Carpinelli is joined by local Portland activists involved in prison activism linking indigenous and global anti-colonial struggles. Work with groups like Portland Anarchist Black Cross and Portland Central America Solidarity Committee will be discussed. There are ma... Read more

The 8th annual Women in Prison Conference was held Lewis & Clark Law School on February 1, 2014. The Conference was presented by The Portia Project and co-sponsored by the Oregon Justice Resource Center, ACLU of Oregon, and Soroptimist International of Eugene. Hear issue... Read more

Peter Pincetl speaks with George from New Life Transitions, a non-profit that offers clean and sober housing for men and women who are coming out of addictions and incarceration. NewLifeTransitionsInc@gmail.com 503.935.3050 Read more

Prison Pipeline hosts Karen James and Peter Pincetl are joined by new show hosts Adam Carpinelli, Stephanie Guy and Justin Chapin for a one-hour KBOO Membership Special.  We'll report on current events, discuss reentry issues and read prisoners' poetry.  Please support K... Read more