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In the Spirit of Mandela
Hosted by: 
Karen James, acarpinelli, emma lugo, Doug McVay
Produced by: 
KBOO
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Every Monday 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM.

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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
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Current

Bridges to Change

Airs at: Sun, 07/12/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
A group of guests from Bridges to Change told their stories. All of the mentors and administrators from this organization are ex-felons. The director - Chuck, the program director – Doug, and two clients – John an Pete joined Ruth in a discussion about the value of a mentor... Read more

Criminal Sentence Reduction

Airs at: Sun, 07/05/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Caylor Roling from Partnerships for Safety & Justice provided details and update information on HB 3508 which recently passed the Oregon House and Senate. The next Prison Pipeline Special will concern Prisoners Giving to those on the outside. If you know about a project or... Read more

Prison Volunteer Special

Airs at: Sun, 06/14/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
A Prison Pipeline Special! We looked at the Prison Volunteers of Oregon—we heard some of them speak, we heard messages from prisoners who appreciate the volunteers, and Ruth told about the process of becoming an official ID Badge holding volunteer. If you are thinking about... Read more

Aba Gayle

Airs at: Sun, 06/07/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Aba Gayle was Ruth's guest. She told the story of Maurice Bickham, an African American, born in 1917, served 38 years and is now an ordained minister. He was from the era of  Jim Crow laws, convicted of shooting two white law men, had his execution date set seven times, but... Read more

Heroes of the Past

Airs at: Wed, 05/27/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline looked at Memorial Day to remember more than the many military heroes of the past. We also had an update on the MOVE 9 who are still in prison. Read more

Killer Bread Gang

Airs at: Sun, 05/17/2009 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Killer Bread Gang were Prison Pipeline guests. They talked about life in and out of prison, and played some music. Dave, the baker of Dave’s Killer Bread talked about his life and the bread business. Then Dave played lead guitar, while Ladd sang his original song “DNA”.... Read more

Blacque Butterfly

Airs at: Sun, 05/10/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Blacque Butterfly joins Ruth in the studio for a dazzling performance during our membership drive.   Read more

Real Change

Airs at: Sun, 04/26/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Ras Danny, KBOO Programmer of Higher Reasoning Reggae Time joined Ruth in the studio to talk about what "change" really means for those in lockdown and how much better his life is after he decided to change and stay out of prison forever. Be sure to check out the political ... Read more

Jailhouse Lawyers: A review from OSP

Airs at: Sun, 04/19/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Ruth reads a review of Mumia's new book "Jailhouse Lawyers" as told by Damon Lee Petrie, a prisoner/writer at OSP.  There will be a Book Party on Friday, April 24th at 7 p.m. at the Bread and Roses Center. @ 819 N. Killingsworth St. Read more

Mumia's Conviction Upheld

Airs at: Sun, 04/05/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Patrick Ryan, one of the organizers of Friends of Mumia of Portland, gave Ruth an update of today’s (04/06/09) U.S. Supreme Court ruling to let Mumia Abu-Jamal’s conviction stand. Also discussed were plans for Portland action, Saturday April 11th, at 10:00 am at Pioneer Squ... Read more