Prison

The Color of Justice - Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons

Airs at: Thu, 06/30/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Host Jo Ann Hardesty speaks with Bobbin Singh from the Oregon Justice Resource Center & Ashley Nellis with the Sentencing Project about the report "The Color of Justice; Racial & Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons." Read more

Oregon's Disproportionately High Rate of Incarceration of Black People

Airs at: Thu, 06/23/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: Voices from the Edge

Jo Ann Hardesty hosts a discussion of a new report on racial disparities in state prisons that provides evidence of a disproportionately high rate of incarceration of black Oregonians. “The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons” from The Sen... Read more

Texas Prison Strike

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Beginning September 9th, prisoners across the country are coordinating for a national prison strike. Back in April a historic strike took place in Texas as prisoners refused to leave their cells claiming poor food and water quality and low wages of as little as 15 cents... Read more

MacLaren Students Honored

Airs at: Mon, 06/27/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Join host Carlos Chavez to celebrate seven students from MacLaren Youth Corrections who are raising the bar for those serving time at Oregon Youth Authority through the Janus Youth / Hope Partnership Program. We honor their work as leaders within youth detention and reco... Read more

News In Depth on 06/16/16

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: News In Depth

Guantanamo Prisoner, Teachers Strike in Chiapas and the Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Palast

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Today on Flashpoints: After nine years, a little known Guantanamo prisoner is finally given a limited chance to plead his case. Teachers on strike in Chiapas! We'll feature a live report from the ground. And we feature our weekly Election Fraud Bulletin with Greg Pala... Read more

Only in America: Violence from Stanford to Orlando

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 9:00am - 10:00am

Produced for: Old Mole Variety Hour

Frann Michel comments on America's culture of violence, and in particular how it led to the Stanford Rape case of Brock Turner and the recent mass shooting in an Orlando Florida gay nightclub: I had been planning to talk about the Stanford rape case—you know, the one ... Read more

Angelica Pray~A Song for My Brother

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

Mindi Griffiths interviews Angelica Pray, a singer/songwriter from Portland, Oregon, whose unique style is described as “musique for self-governed gelfling-gangster hybrids”. She is also a non-violent communications teacher with Oregon Prison Project at Coffee Creek Corr... Read more

With You on the Journey: Families of People in Prison Tell Their Stories, Part 6

Airs at: Mon, 06/06/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

With You on the Journey was a performance of monologues written by family members of people in prison, it included 11 monologues by 10 family members. The performance was the culmination of six writing workshops and was held at The First Unitarian Church of Portland o... Read more