Prison Pipeline

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Airs at: Mon, 02/03/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Hosted by: 
Karen James, acarpinelli, emma lugo, Doug McVay
Produced by: 
KBOO
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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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KBOO Stream 1
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Reflections on Organizing Against Prisons

Airs at: Mon, 11/16/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Adam Carpinelli interviews Masai Ehehosi, former Black Liberation Army Prisoner of War. Ehehosi is co-founder of Critical Resistance, a national prison abolitionist organization. He currently sits on the advisory board of the Jericho Amnesty Movement for the liberation of a... Read more

Van Jones: Cutting Mass Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 11/09/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Karen James interviews CNN contributor and author Van Jones. Cut 50, an organization he co-founded, plans to cut U.S. mass incarceration by 50% in ten years. In July, President Obama visited a federal prison and there’s bipartisan Congressional support for legislation to re... Read more

Employment & Support after Incarceration

Airs at: Mon, 11/02/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Ruth Kovacs interviews Erik Rise, Iron Tribe case manager. As a formerly incarcerated person, he tells of his prison experience and finding employment with Iron Tribe upon release. Iron Tribe is a non-profit recovery network of formerly incarcerated men and women who provid... Read more

With You on the Journey: Families of People in Prison Tell Their Stories

Airs at: Mon, 10/26/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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With You on the Journey is a performance of monologues written by family members of people in prison. The performance was the culmination of six writing workshops which took place in the summer and was held at The First Unitarian Church of Portland on October 18th, 2015. Th... Read more

Reforming Measure 11

Airs at: Mon, 10/19/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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On 9/19 criminal defense attorney Jesse William Barton presented “Maximizing the Chances of Obtaining True Measure 11 Reform” in Wilsonville. During an interview with Karen James, he discusses Measure 11, Oregon’s one-strike-you’re-out mandatory minimum sentencing law passe... Read more

Kris Hermes: Crashing the Party

Airs at: Mon, 10/12/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Emma Lugo and special guest Kris Hermes, mass defense coordinator for the National Lawyer's Guild and author of Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000. Crashing the Party explains how events at the Republican National Convention led Philadelphia Police C... Read more

MacLaren Youth, Gang Culture & Measure 11

Airs at: Mon, 10/05/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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What does criminalization look like in Oregon when our youth are targeted and how does that play out when those youth face mandatory minimum sentencing? How does it feel returning to your home community after serving a long sentence with a felony now on your record? Host Ca... Read more

MEASURE 11: TIME DOES NOT FIT THE CRIME

Airs at: Mon, 09/28/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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A new group, Time Does Not Fit the Crime, has brought new energy to the fight to reform Measure 11, Oregon’s mandatory minimum sentencing law. Hear organizers Patty Youngblood and Barb Dickerson as they discuss reasons to reform Measure 11 at an event held September 19, 201... Read more

Formerly Incarcerated & Convicted People's Movement Conference

Airs at: Mon, 09/21/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Host Adam Carpinelli interviews Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal Services for Prisoners with Children based in the Bay Area. Nunn will speak about organizing for the Oakland conference held September 20-21, 2015. The conference will bring together formerly incarcera... Read more

Interview with Lynne Stewart

Airs at: Mon, 09/14/2015 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
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Lynne Stewart is an activist, defense lawyer, breast cancer survivor and former political prisoner who has courageously stood up for the rights of revolutionaries, people of color, the poor, marginalized and dispossessed for over 40 years. Join us on Prison Pipeline on Mond... Read more