Prison Pipeline

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Karen James, acarpinelli, emma lugo, Doug McVay
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Prison Pipeline
MISSION STATEMENT

Prison Pipeline is a radio program dedicated to educating the public about the Oregon criminal justice system. Our goal is to present a unique understanding of the criminal justice system, address the root causes of crime, and challenge the status quo. We seek to promote awareness and activism in order to foster a safe, healthy, and just society. Tune in every Monday at 6:30 P.M. to hear our hosts Karen James, Adam Carpinelli, Emma Lugo, & Doug McVay explore the Oregon justice system with a variety of guests. Hosts rotate weekly.

 
Please feel free to connect with us with any questions, comments or suggestions at   kbooppc@gmail.com
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Topic tags: 
Activism, Class, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Civil Liberties, Government/Politics, Law/Court/Crime, Prison
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Reentry Transition Center

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Peter Pincetl with Doug Cooper and Felton Howard, Jr., Reentry Transition Center.  The RTC helps people successfully transition back to their communities after incarceration.  Over 150 individuals are released from prison into Multnomah County each year.  Former prisoners a... Read more

Ban the Box!

Airs at: Mon, 12/02/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Karen James speaks with David, Zack, Cary and others at Right to Dream Too and Sisters of the Road Café about their lives after incarceration and the unfair and unreasonable barriers to housing and employment for people with criminal records. www.bantheboxcampaign.org Read more

Jeremiah Stromberg, Oregon Dept. of Corrections

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Peter Pincetl with Jeremiah Stromberg, Assistant Director, Oregon Department of Corrections, Community Corrections Division, discuss the newly passed HB3194, legislation that made sweeping changes to the Oregon Justice System. Read more

Ending the New Jim Crow-Healing the Justice System

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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“Ending the New Jim Crow--Healing the Justice System” panel of community leaders held at First Unitarian Church, Portland, November 5, 2013. Panelists: Jo Ann Hardesty, former state representative, co-founder/organizer of the Portland Campaign to End the New Jim Crow;Shanno... Read more

Feminism & Abolition, Angela Davis

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Excerpts from Angela Davis’ presentation at the University of Chicago on Feminism and Abolition.  Herman Wallace: Revolutionary; Mumia Abu-Jamal’s message for his memorial.   “Prisons are constituted as normal.  It takes a lot of work to persuade people to think beyond the ... Read more

Washington County Reentry Council

Airs at: Mon, 10/28/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Peter Pincetl sits down with Martha Duncan-Perez, chair of the Washington County Reentry Council, for an annual check in on the progress of this community based group. One of their most important efforts at this point, work around expungement, is really taking off. Read more

TRCI Prisoners Perform King Lear

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2013 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Karen James is joined in a one-hour special by Johnny Stallings, Executive Director of Open Hearts Open Minds.  After giving performances at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, Oregon, Johnny began facilitating weekly dialogues with the inmates.  In 2008, at th... Read more

Oregon Prison Volunteers

Airs at: Mon, 10/07/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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 Karen James with Judy and Rima, volunteers in the Oregon Department of Corrections who teach Sustainable Gardening Classes donated by Oregon State University Extension Services.  ODOC reports that 2,596 volunteers contribute 400,000 hours annually in Oregon’s 14 prisons th... Read more

Project SCRUB: Expunging Criminal Records

Airs at: Mon, 09/30/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Peter Pincetl discusses the Oregon Law Center's new Project SCRUB with Benjamin Ybarra. Project SCRUB (Scrubbing Criminal Records to Unlock Barriers) helps low-income residents with arrests and convictions in Washington County expunge their criminal records. http://www.ore... Read more

David Leslie, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon

Airs at: Mon, 09/23/2013 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Karen James with David Leslie, Executive Director, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon.  The California prisoner hunger strike to end indefinite solitary confinement was suspended after 60 days.  More prisoners are held in solitary confinement in the United States than in any o... Read more