This episode originally aired on August 12, 2021. In May 2021, political activist Jaan Laaman walked out of McCreary Federal Prison after serving thirty-seven years. Today on the show, Jaan […]
897% increased incarceration rate for Women in Wisconsin
Since 1980, the incarceration of women in Wisconsin has increased by 897%, according to Marianne Oleson, organizer of the Fox Valley area chapter of ExPO, Ex-incarcerated Persons Organizing. Oleson is […]
Crafting A Writer’s Life in Prison
It can be dangerous to be a writer in prison in the United States. But writing can also be a tool of liberation, giving inmates an important outlet for expression […]
E-Carceration, A New Form of Imprisonment
“That’s what prison is about—it’s about tapping into the meager resources of the poorest and most oppressed sector of the population and making them pay to incarcerate themselves.” Today on […]
Let Prisoners Vote
In the United States, home of over 20 percent of the world’s prison population, the vast majority of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people are denied the right to vote. What’s […]
History in the Age of Mass Incarceration
This month marks the forty-year anniversary since revolutionary journalist and political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal was sentenced to life in prison, sparking the Free Mumia movement and continued calls to repair […]
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