Decarcerated

An audio essay about abolition and Ahmaud Arbery.  The full readable version can be found on medium.com here: https://bit.ly/Arbery  

At 16, Huwe Burton was sentenced to 15 years-to-life for the murder of his mother. Thirty years later he is telling his story of exoneration.  Huwe's story was featured on an episode of the HBO series, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel. Marlon recorded this episode as guest host of the Topeka K. Sam on Sirius XM.     To learn more about Huwe visit: Huwe Burton Began Running While Wrongfully Imprisoned, Now He’s Finally Running Free He Spent 19 Years in Prison for Murder. Now Prosecutors Say His Confession Was Coerced.                       SUBSCRIBE. LEAVE A COMMENT. SUBSCRIBE.

38 years in prison just for riding in a car with some friends. This is part 2 of the Denise Coleman story.   Oprah, we need you to get Ms. Coleman on #SuperSoulConversations! Thank you, Niecey for being so open with us, and for sharing your life as a lesson.   To learn more about Denise Coleman, her story, and her work visit:   The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. The People's Advocacy Institute Advocates Working to Help Incarcerated Women and Girls The Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition Share your thoughts on itunes, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen to DEcarcerated. You can also send us an email at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.        

38 years in prison just for riding in a car with some friends.  That's part of the story of Denise Coleman. Born in Louisiana, and now living in Jackson, Mississippi, Ms. Coleman, is my friend.  She is also a leader with the People's Advocacy Institute, and the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. This two-part series will have you on an emotional rollercoaster. To learn more about Denise Coleman, her story, and her work visit:   The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. The People's Advocacy Institute Advocates Working to Help Incarcerated Women and Girls Share your thoughts on itunes, Soundcloud, or wherever you listen to DEcarcerated. You can also send us a Happy New Year email at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.  

Originally recorded in October 2018, Melissa Harris-Perry, journalist, scholar, and former host of the Melissa Harris-Perry Show on MSNBC, sits down with Marlon Peterson. This conversation was apart of the Square One Reimagine Justice Roundtable that took place in Durham, North Carolina.   We talk about her personal experiences the the criminal justice system and her grapplings with being a victim of violence.  Even Marlon tears a bit in this episode, so keep your Kleenex close. DEcarcerated links about this episode: Melissa Harris-Perry Square One Justice   Episode music: Sombra by  Zé Trigueiros MXGHTY by Lazer Falcon Faith’s Witness by Deal the Villain Follow DEcarcerated on: Twitter: @decarceratedpod Instagram: decarceratedpodcast  

Originally sentenced to a life sentence at 16-years old, Halim Flowers, released after serving 22 years is now breaking barriers.  Released in March of 2019, Halim is already a published author, an Echoing Green Fellow...a friend of Kim Kardashian,  and he already spoke at Kanye West's Sunday Service.  Oh, and he recently got married.  What have you done in the past 9 months? Marlon sat down with Halim backstage at the Smart on Crime Conference in NYC for a deeply personal interview. To learn more about Halim checkout: "TGU Prison Scholar Released After 22 Years". The Hoya To purchase one of Halim's books visit here Unchained Media Collective Halim Flowers on Twitter: @TheRealHalim Music credits: Thunderstorm by the Custodian of Records Ruff Draft by Deal the Villain Faith’s Witness by Deal the Villain   Much love to the Weavers Fellowship and the NoVo Foundation for sponsoring DEcarcerated. Production: Andrew Stelzer Managing Producer: LeShae Henderson Follow DEcarcerated: T: @decarceratedpod IG: @decarceratedpod Email: decarcerated@beprecedential.com      

To kick off our final season, the DEcarcerated Podcast was LIVE at the 2019 Smart on Crime Conference held at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in NYC. Some of America's leading criminal legal system experts participated in this conference, and we got a few of them to speak with us backstage.  Here's a few: Amanda Alexander, Executive Director & Founder of the Detroit Justice Center Topeka K. Sam, Hope House | The Topeka K. Sam Show on Sirius XM Carol Bogert, President of the The Marshall Project Halim Flowers, Echoing Green & Halcyon Arts Lab Fellow Jameila Meme Styles, MEASURE Austin Wesley Caines, Bronx Defenders Lawrence Bartley, The Marshall Project, Director, News Inside More details about the 2019 Smart on Crime Conference can be found here. Thankful for the support of Michelle Diaz, Andrew Stelzer, and LeShae Henderson of Team DEcarcerated. This episode was made possible courtesy of The Center for American Progress,  John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. Huge shoutout to Julia Cusick of the Center for American Progress for making this happen! Episode music credits: Five Years Ago by the Custodian of Records Roy by JBlanked The Trunk by Deal the Villain Fallen Stars by Ketsa Always Something by JBlanked Off by Deal the Villain Lucky Stars by the Custodian of Records Much much love to The Weavers Fellowship and the Novo Foundation for sponsoring Season Five of DEcarcerated. Twitter: @Decarceratedpod   | Instagram:  DecarceratedPodcast Email us at: decarcerated@beprecedential.com  

The self-proclaimed HBIC (google the urban dictionary), Alicia Garza, principal of the Black Futures Lab that created the Black Census, and co-creator of Black Lives Matter is in rare form in this conversation with Marlon. This episode is not for the thin-skinned. No further description needed. More info about this episode: Sen. Kamala Harris speech excerpt from 2019 Essence Festival Black Futures Lab: https://blackfutureslab.org/ Black Census Results, pt. 1: https://blackcensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Digital-More-Black-Than-Blue.pdf Black Census Results, pt. 2: https://blackcensus.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/When-The-Rainbow-Is-Not-Enough.pdf Square One Project, Justice Lab at Columbia University: https://www.squareonejustice.org/   Twitter: @decarceratedpod / @_marlonpeterson @aliciagarza   Instagram: @decarceratedpodcast  @chasinggarza   Production Credits: Andrew Stelzer Song Credits:  Brooklyn Bridge, by Will Be Faith's Witness, by Deal the Villain Fallen Stars, by Ketsa   Special thanks to the whole Square One Justice team, and the Impact Hub in Oakland, California.

Before the age of 17 Chris Wilson's mother was raped by a police officer. His father was murdered.  His cousin was killed in front of him. At 17-years old, Chris was sentenced to life in prison for taking a person's life.  When he was 19 he decided to create a master plan for his life, and that master plan lead to his early release from prison, a book, serial entrepreneurship, and becoming an internationally sought after artist. This is our final full episode for Season IV of DEcarcerated, and it is one for the record books.   Production Credits: Andrew Stelzer Music Credits:  Sombra by Zé Trigueiros Get it Straight by the Rawman Faith's Witness by Dal The Villain   More info about this episode: Today Show clip: https://www.today.com/video/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-opens-up-about-his-2nd-chance-1437461571722 Chris Wilson website: chriswilson.biz Interview with The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Order Chris' book, The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose   Twitter: @decarceratedpod @ChrisWilsonBalt   Instagram: @decarceratedpodcast @chriswilsonbaltimore

Wow, please have a Kleenex ready for this one.  Turquoise Martin and Naquasia Pollard are two women on fire, but, who have also survived the fire.  Both are a part of the College and Community Fellowship advocacy training program.  Naquasia served a 15 years sentence starting at the age of 19, and Turquoise was in and out of the foster care system since the age of five.  There is so much hope in these two ladies, and we hope you pay more than the usual attention to the girls and women in your circle.   Production credit: Andrew Stelzer   More info about this episode: Women Influencing Systems and History (WISH) Naquasia Pollard: Finely Distilled Storytelling Twitter: @decarceratedpod @naquasiapollard @ccf_ny Instagram: @decarceratedpodcast @quasia_secondchances @ccf_ny  

Desmond Meade has been able to lead the charge to restoring the voting rights of 1.4 million Floridians--all formerly incarcerated. This is the largest expansion of voting rights in America in a half century.  In this ep Desmond speaks about the time his journey through drug addiction, homelessness, and an attempt at ending his own life to now wanting nothing more than to empower the next generation of leaders. He also speaks about his vision for a world without prisons, and his thoughts about running for office.   Production credit: Andrew Stelzer More info about Desmond: Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People, by Stacey Abrams: http://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2019/5567673/desmond-meade/ Florida Rights Restoration Coalition: https://floridarrc.com/desmond-meade/ Florida Republicans move to limit felon voting rights despite constitutional amendment: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/florida-republicans-move-limit-felon-voting-rights-despite-constitutional-amendment-n985156 Twitter:  @decarceratedpod @FLRightsRestore Instagram: @decarceratedpodcast @flirightsrestore

This is one of the BEST episodes we have ever been apart of, thanks to Syrita Steib-Martin. Syrita, a Lousiana native and founder/executive director of Operation Restoration, is a leading voice in all things criminal justice. After spending her entire 20's in federal prison, Syrita has become a national advocacy leader.   In this ep of DEcarcerated, Syrita speaks about her experiences with physical violence as child, to addressing the importance of advocating for change in the criminal justice system even if that requires meeting with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner. Production credit: Andrew Stelzer   More info about Syrita and her work: https://or-nola.org/ Essence Magazine: "She, The People: Syrita Steib-Martin, Operation Restoration And Changing The System Of Mass Incarceration One Woman At A Time" ABA Journal: "Former inmate-turned-activist drawn into policymaking" Twitter: @OperationRestoration @decarceratedpod Instagram: OperationRestorationtheOR Decarcerated Podcast  

Join host, Marlon Peterson, in this studio-audience episode of Decarcerated, in conversation with Danielle Sered, author of Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. Recorded at the The Dweck Center of the Brooklyn Public Library on April 10, 2019, Marlon and Danielle speak about addressing violence in this era of criminal justice reform.   Stay to end to hear the audience Q &A. Thanks to Aseante Reneé and Meredith Walters for making this live recording happen. Production credits: Andrew Stelzer   More info about Danielle Sered and restorative justice and transformative justice: https://www.commonjustice.org/ https://transformharm.org/ "Reckoning With Violence, by Michelle Alexander, New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/opinion/violence-criminal-justice.html      

How Leigh Owens go from being an incarcerated person to being a mover and shaker in the political arena? Leigh Owens is the Legislative Director at the SEIU Pennsylvania State Council.  He is also the Director of Community Engagement at the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, under Larry Krasner. Before all of that, Leigh was incarcerated in New York City's infamous Rikers Island.In this ep Leigh talks about going from being a college student at Drexel University to getting caught with a gun and drugs. He also says "pot" instead of weed.   Check out Leigh's political and social analysis at the Huff Post: https://www.huffpost.com/author/leigh-owens Leave a comment about this episode. Leave a comment about this episode. Oh, leave a comment about this episode. #decarcerated #mediabyus4us #beprecedential #drexel   Decarcerated is brought to you through the generous support of the Novo Foundation and the Weavers Fellowship.  

Darren Mack was sentenced to a term of 20-40 years in prison when he was 17-years old. Now at 43-years old Darren is one of the lead organizers of the effort to close New York City’s Rikers Island. In this episode he talks about having an older brother serve 32 years in prison, and having a brother as a co-defendant also serving 20-40 years in prison. You will find yourself hanging on to every word of Darren’s during this episode of DEcarcerated.   Oh, and Darren explains how he found NYC Mayor De Blasio on his knees...   Leave a review.  We want to hear your comments.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Learn more about Darren here:  http://bit.ly/2wbWSan   VIDEO: Mayor De Blasio Ambushed at Gym by 'Close Rikers' Protesters. DNA.com: http://bit.ly/2vQELHM     VIDEO: Darren Mack Was Sent to ‘the Bridge of Pain’ as a Teenager:  http://bit.ly/2vQt1F3   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson | IG: @marcusmcall JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

You are  in for a treat! MARCUS McAllister drops a freestyle, speaks about his work as international peace trainer, his ties to Suge Knight and the “real’ Rick Ross, and drops statistics about violence reduction in some of areas of the world where violence is an epidemic--all in one episode. Heads up: this episode was recorded in May 2018.   Leave a review.  We want to hear your comments.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Learn more about Cure Violence: http://bit.ly/2OUoUQi     Marcus in conversation with Debbie Allen and Maria Shriver: http://bit.ly/2M7WJ2G       Marcus speaking at John Jay College of Criminal Justice: http://bit.ly/2OZ1RnE     Statistics about Cure Violence gun violence prevention efficacy: http://bit.ly/2MwztHv Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson | IG: @marcusmcall JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Richard ‘Epic’ Wallace’s first claim to fame was                         that Chance the Rapper used to open up                        for hip hop crew, BBU (Bin Laden Blowin’ Up).                        Trust me, I know, because he got me into                        the V.I.P section of a Chance concert in South                        Africa. In this episode, we talk about his                days as going through the juvenile justice                        system in Chicago to his work as a union                   organizer in Chicago.   Leave a review.  We want to hear your comments.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Check out his organization E.A.T. (Equity And Transformation) at www.eatchicago.org.  They are on Facebook at ‘ChicagoEat.’     Political Party Rap:  https://bit.ly/2OaBxpk     Madison.com  https://bit.ly/2Mh5S4Z     MUSIC VIDEO:  BBU - Chi Don’t Dance: https://bit.ly/2AAQeA8       MUSIC VIDEO:  BBU - The Hood ft. GLC (produced by Classick).  https://bit.ly/2LQ3i9S   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Mbongiseni ‘Bongi’ Mdakane was sentenced to  22 years in prison, and now he is a PhD candidate at the University of South Africa.   We talk about what it’s like being on parole in  South Africa, and barriers to employment. We also get to hear about his organization, Inside-out, Outside-in.   Can’t wait till you hear Bongi’s answer to the question: “What does a Soweto look like in world without prisons?”   Leave a review.  We want to hear your comments.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Real Talk with Anele   Former offender aims for a PhD, Pretoria East Record. http://bit.ly/PretoriaEast1   Everything happens for a reason, including prison, University of South Africa http://bit.ly/UNISABONGI Mbongiseni Mdakane. New Voices in Psychology, Sabinet Journal http://bit.ly/SabinetBongi Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Mbongiseni ‘Bongi’ Mdakane was sentenced to  22 years in prison, and now he is a PhD candidate at the University of South Africa.  We talk about growing up in Soweto, the conditions of South African prisons, the gang structures in prisons he lived in, and the stigma of a record.  This episode was so powerful that we split it into two, so here’s part 1.   All the love to Ruth Hopkins of the Wits Justice Project and Katlego Mahlake of the Wits Radio Academy at the Witswatersand University in Johannesburg.  They let us use their studios, and stayed past work hours to accommodate us. They deserve all the love.   Leave a review.  We want to hear your comments.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Former offender aims for a PhD, Pretoria East Record. http://bit.ly/PretoriaEast1   Everything happens for a reason, including prison, University of South Africa http://bit.ly/UNISABONGI Mbongiseni Mdakane. New Voices in Psychology, Sabinet Journal http://bit.ly/SabinetBongi Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Marlon, host of the Decarcerated Podcast, sits down with author and Black Lives Matter activist, Darnell L. Moore...with a splash of White Hennessy. Listen as Darnell answers the question, "What does a world without prisons look like?" He will also speak about the details of his new memoir, "No Fire in the Ashes." Oh, and White Hennessy is involved!   Purchase Darnell's memoir, :No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black and Free in America" here: http://bit.ly/NoAshes See the full audio of this interview here: http://bit.ly/DEcarceratedDarnellMoore

Michelle Jones, is an NYU Ph.d candidate who spent 20 years in Indiana state prisons.   Michelle  is a formerly incarcerated historian who’s going to blown away.  She’s here to share the brilliance of her research around the history of Indiana prison, how she enrolled in NYU less than a year after her release from prison, and her adjustment to life in New York City after spending 20 years in prison in state is new to her. Will we be able to keep Michelle in NYC?     We also have Darnell L. Moore, author of the critically acclaimed book, No Ashes in the Fire, stopping by in the final minutes of the podcast to answer the question, “what does a world without prisons look like?   Leave a review.  We want to hear your comments.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Teen Vogue, This Former Inmate Is Pursuing Her PhD After Serving 20 Years in Prison: https://bit.ly/2KS65Pd   Journal of the Indiana Academy of Social Sciences, Magdalene Laundries: The First Prisons for Women in the https://bit.ly/2ugBEb5   The Marshall Project, The Taxpayers and Michelle Jones https://bit.ly/2gMKF4W Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

If you’ve been to Miami and haven’t heard of Valencia Gunder, you haven’t been to Miami. Known as Vee, she talks about going to jail for college tuition.  That’s right college tuition! She raises awareness about being detained and not having access to feminine hygiene products.  Valencia is modern day Fannie Lou Hamer, tackling everything from climate change to gun violence.  She bares it all in this episode--even teasing about a political run in 2020...Vee has our vote! More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   The Miami Foundation: https://miamifoundation.org/author/valenciagunder/   The Root: Color of Climate: Meet a Power Player in Miami’s Fight Against Climate Gentrification, https://www.theroot.com/color-of-climate-meet-a-power-player-in-miami-s-fight-1797702979   Miami Herald: Hundreds at rally call on Jada Page’s killers to turn themselves in, https://www.miamiherald.com/latest-news/article100107002.html   aol.com: Holiday Heroes: Thanksgiving in Miami, https://www.aol.com/article/lifestyle/2017/11/21/holiday-heroes-thanksgiving-in-miami/23284288/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.  

Shalita Williams, David Murillo, Clint Terrell, and David Maldonado are formerly incarcerated, Oakland-based academics on the rise. Danny was interviewed by Oprah for a recent 60 Minutes segment about solitary confinement.  This makes the the second person on Decarcerated who has been in the same room with Oprah! Listen in to find out how Danny and Oprah met, about Shalita’s research called, “Snitches Get Stitches,” and what music helped them, through their prison sentences.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   undergroundscholars.berkeley.edu Danny’s interview with Oprah: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reforming-solitary-confinement-at-infamous-california-prison/ Fred Moten book mentioned by Clint Terrell, The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study: https://www.amazon.com/Undercommons-Fugitive-Planning-Black-Study/dp/1570272670 More about Shalita Williams: http://oaklandvoices.us/shalita-williams-unshackled/ More information with David Maldonado: https://youtu.be/rc6q8Va_oRg More info about Clint Terrell: http://abc7news.com/education/cal-student-talks-past-in-juvenile-hall-prison/1087585/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

In part II of Marlon’s conversation with Jim St. Germain, Jim speaks about his transition from juvenile prison back to his Brooklyn community. He talks about the formation of his organization, Prepared Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT), and his interactions with President Obama.       More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Jim’s website: jimstgermaim.com Purchase Jim’s book, A Stone of Hope here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062458795/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=authorweb-20 Director’s Cut of A Stone of Hope: https://vimeo.com/233260581 Learn about Jim’s organization, Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT): http://www.plotforyouth.org/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

This episode is so good that we stretch it into two parts. You’ll need time digest all the jewels of knowledge and analysis of the conditions behind the hurt that affects Black people in poor communities. A Hatian immigrant, Jim speaks about his trauma as a child navigating Brooklyn as a teen in the 2000’s, how he met President Obama, and his choice to go to prison when he was 17ish.  Oh, and him I settle a Brooklyn street beef on air.  Yeah, this episode will make you want to listen twice.  Also, purchase a copy of Jim’s critically acclaimed book, A Stone of Hope.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Jim’s website: jimstgermaim.com Purchase Jim’s book, A Stone of Hope here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062458795/ref=cm_sw_su_dp?tag=authorweb-20 Director’s Cut of A Stone of Hope: https://vimeo.com/233260581 Learn about Jim’s organization, Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT): http://www.plotforyouth.org/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Shaka Senghor is one the few people who Oprah Winfrey publicly admires. He is a NY Times Bestselling author for his book, Writing My Wrongs:  “Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison.”  His TED Talk has amassed over 1.5 million views, and his television show, Released, airs on the OWN Network. Shaka is true Detroit representer who went to prison at the age of 19 for second degree murder.   More information about  this episode of Decarcerated:   Shaka Senghor website: ShakaSenghor.com TED Talk, “Why your worst deeds don’t define you.” https://www.ted.com/talks/shaka_senghor_why_your_worst_deeds_don_t_define_:you/up-next   Oprah on How [Formerly Incarcerated] Series ‘Released’ Tells Stories of Redemption: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hollywoodreporter.com/amp/news/oprah-how-prisoner-own-series-released-is-redemption-tribeca-tv-festival-2017-1042513 Shaka Senghor, a formerly incarcerated individual, launches media startup: https://www.google.com/amp/s/techcrunch.com/2017/06/06/shaka-senghor-a-formerly-incarcerated-i   Order22:  Writing My Wrongs: “Life, Death and Redemption in an American Prison.”  https://www.amazon.com/Writing-My-Wrongs-Redemption-American/dp/1101907312 Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson   Sign up for our newsletter, The Precedent!   JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

This episode features Jamila T. Davis, Aisha Hall, and Sunshine Smith-Williams—THE PINK PANTHER CLIQUE. All three women served time in America federal prisons.  Hailing from New York City and Long Island, the three women are self made authors, entrepreneurs, and social media influencers. Be inspired by these three women living important lives. More information this episode of Decarcerated:   Pink Panther Clique website: website-http://www.thepinkpantherclique.com/attorneys-1.html YouTube interview with Aisha Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKYpw6ANy8I Black Enterprise, FROM PRISON TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP: HOW THIS WOMAN CREATED A PLATFORM TO ELEVATE INCARCERATED WOMEN: http://www.blackenterprise.com/entrepreneurial-incarcerated-women/ Amazon Prime for Sunshine Smith-Williams: https://www.amazon.com/Sunshine-Smith-Williams/e/B00UPO0HEK Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson   Sign up for our newsletter, The Precedent!   JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!  Go to:https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

  We’re getting you ready for Season 3 of Decarcerated.  Our theme for this Season? A World Without Prisons.   More information this episode of Decarcerated:   The Root,  How the Legacy and Influence of Combat Jack Lives On in These Black Podcasts:   https://www.theroot.com/how-the-legacy-and-influence-of-combat-jack-lives-on-in-1821497483   The Crime Report: Want to Understand Mass Incarceration? Listen to These Podcasts   https://thecrimereport.org/2018/03/28/want-to-understand-mass-incarceration-listen-to-these-podcasts/   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast |  @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson   Sign up for our newsletter, The Precedent!   JOIN OUR PATREON PAGE FOR SEASON EXCLUSIVE CONTENT! Go to: https://www.patreon.com/decarcerated for all            the details.   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com. Visit marlonpeterson.com  

Lucinda Cross, known as the Chief Activator, is the CEO of Activate Worldwide,and founder of Activate Your Life 501c3. Born and raised in the Bronx, NY Lucinda eventually spent four years in federal prison for involvement in the drug game.  Since her release from prison in 2000, her span of influence has reached more than 30,000 Activate members globally, over 35,000 via social media and hundreds of thousands through her weekly radio features WNBM 103.9 FM NY. Lucinda is an accomplished best-selling author with 5 self-published books under her name. She is  the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from former President Barack Obama. She is a highly sought after International Speaker and Corporate Coach, crisscrossing the country weekly delivering her high impact, anticipated words of wisdom, self-discovery and strategy.   We talk about the Bronx a lot in this episode.   For more information this episode of Decarcerated:   LucindaCross.com NY Post: The woman who’s made a career out of ‘vision boards’. NBC Today Show feature: Tamron Hall with Lucinda Cross. Black Enterprise: Lucinda Cross Knows What It Takes To Be a Queen Boss TEDx Talk: Creating a WE nation   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod | @ _marlonpeterson Reach out to Lucinda: Twitter: @lucindaspeakls |Facebook: ActivateYourVision| IG: lucindacross   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Teresa Y. Hodge is Soros Justice Fellow, tech startup founder, serial entrepreneur, and is on a first name basis with music mega star, John Legend.  She also spent five years in federal prison beginning in her early 40’s. In this episode Teresa speaks about the way she “downsized” for prison, her relationship with her daughter, and she drops serious jewels about remaining relevant despite prison. More information this episode of Decarcerated: Teresa’s organization, Mission Launch - http://www.mission-launch.org/ Teresa’s TEDx Talk: “We Have Made Coming Home From Prison Entirely Too Hard: https://youtu.be/ibcgMS-0mAs   “Why John Legend is Backing Startups By These Former Inmates,” Fast Company - https://www.fastcompany.com/40503210/why-john-legend-is-backing-startups-launched-by-these-former-inmates   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod |@ _marlonpeterson Reach out to Calvin: Twitter: @TeresaYHodge| IG: TeresaYHodge Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.  You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Decarcerated went on the road to South Africa! We participated in the Global Prisons Conference held at the University of Johannesburg. While in JoBurg we sat down with Calvin Moyo, a young graphic designer and native of Zimbabwe, who spent two years in South Africa jails for a crime he didn’t commit.   Special thanks to Ruth Hopkins and Simoniah Mashangoane of the Wits Justice Project at the University of Witswatersand.  The Wits Radio Academy was perfect! More information this episode of Decarcerated: Wits Justice Project (WJP) - www.witsjusticeproject.co.za | FB: WitsJusticeProject | Twitter: s Justice Project | Twitter: @WitsJustProj Contact Calvin Moyo - Calvin@khuldesigns.co.za Consider a donation to an organization working to reduce gun violence in Cape Town, South Africa - First Community Resource Centre.  https://bacakbuddy.co.za/first-community-resource-centre2017 South African Music played during episode - D.J. Maphorisa Starring ft. D.J. Tira, Busiswa, Moonchild Sanelly: https://youtu.be/b1wVpFCHeyM Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod |@ _marlonpeterson Reach out to Calvin: Twitter: @KhulCalvin | IG: KhulCalvin Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, Spotify, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Johnny Perez is the Director of U.S. Prison Program for the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, a membership organization committed to ending U.S.-sponsored torture, and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. He is also a poet and fashion aficionado.  Johnny is someone who spent 13 years in prison—his entire 20’s.  In this episode, we traveled through Johnny’s old neighborhood in the Bronx, NY and spoke about his journey from Cuba as a child immigrant.  This conversation, as Johnny describes, “felt personal yet comfortable...more than past interviews.” We think you’ll come away knowing Johnny in a more intimate way.  You will get to know the man behind the Washington Post and NY Times commentary. Also, check out video highlights of the interview with Johnny here: More information about Johnny Perez: feloniesareforever.com: Information about the National Religious Campaign Against Torture: nrcat.org NY Times Commentary Washington Post Commentary Ebony Magazine Commentary   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast | @decarceratedpod |@ _marlonpeterson Reach out to Johnny: Twitter: @MrJohnnyPerez | IG: MrJohnnyPerez | feloniesareforever.com Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Coss Marte is born and raised LES. As a kid he used to collect cans and turn them into Bodegas to collect nickels. He started selling drugs at 13, and quickly became one of the largest drug dealers in NYC within six years, running a $2 million business. When he went to prison a doctor told him he would be dead within 5 years (he had a 7 year sentence). He was 5' 8" and 230 pounds, he had not been walking or leading an active lifestyle. He committed to making it out, and lost 70 lbs in six months! He also speaks openly about time in solitary confinement (see both TED Talks on Youtube -2014 and 2016). Coss won a "SharkTank" like competition after pitching his idea of a fitness business that used his workouts from inside. He was awarded startup funds, and is now the owner, and an active coach, at ConBody Fitness in LES. He recently launched ConBody Live which connects people on the outside with a trainer on the inside!   Information about Conbody: https://conbody.com/ Information about ConbodyLive: https://conbodylive.com/ ESPN article about Conbody: http://www.espn.com/espnw/life-style/article/18158605/conbody Conbody partership with Saks Fifth Avenue: http://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/news/a45139/saks-wellery-opening-conbody/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to: Coss Marte: Twitter: @conbodynyc or @cossmarte Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Frankie Guzman is an attorney at the National Center for Youth Law working to eliminate prosecuting and incarcerating children in California’s adult criminal justice system, and advocating for alternative sentencing and local treatment. Guzman, imprisoned as a teen, went on to become a community college transfer student to UC Berkeley and graduate of UCLA School of Law with a specialization in Public Interest Law and Policy. Today, he’s an expert in juvenile law and policy and is a co-author of numerous juvenile justice laws, including California’s Proposition 57 passed in 2016 in partnership with the Office of Governor Jerry Brown.   Special Decarcerated News Segment: Michelle Alexander’s bestselling book, The New Jim Crow released in Spanish and a collaboration with Google.org and LatinoJustice.org Frankie Guzman and the National Center for Youth Law: https://youthlaw.org/publication/frankie-guzmans-efforts-to-restore-the-spirit-of-the-juvenile-justice-system/ Information about California Proposition 57: https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_57,_Parole_for_Non-Violent_Criminals_and_Juvenile_Court_Trial_Requirements_(2016) Information about The New Jim Crow released in Spanish: http://latinojustice.org/briefing_room/newsletters/el_color_de_la_justicia_-_the_new_jim_crow/index.html Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to: Frankie Guzman: fguzman@youthlaw.org, Facebook: Frankie Guzman,  www.youthlaw.org Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

BAM! Marcus Bullock is successful entrepreneur. In this episode, Marcus discusses his beginnings as a youth in Washington DC and Virginia.  After serving eight years in prison, Marcus, the entrepreneur, has created the Flikshop School of Business and Flikshop.  From selling candy in grade school to selling food in prison, to making millions of dollars post-release Marcus discusses how none of that is possible without his mother, his wife, and his children.   Information about Flikshop: https://www.flikshop.com Information about the Flikshop School of Business: https://www.flikshopschoolofbusiness.com/ Marcus’ NPR Interview: http://www.npr.org/2017/08/11/542648319/as-a-boy-in-an-adult-prison-his-mothers-letters-were-everything Marcus’ TEDx Talk, The Prison to Entrepreneurship to Pipeline Marcus’ feature on CNN Money   Download Flikshop: On IOS:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flikshop/id534950350?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 On Android:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bullock.flikshop     Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to: Marcus Bullock: Twitter:@flikshop Instagram: flikshop Email: info@flikshop.com Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe.   You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

This week’s episode of the #Decarcerated podcast features founder of Ladies of Hope Ministries, Topeka K. Sam.  Created to help disenfranchised & marginalized women transition back into society, Topeka has also created a safe place for women and girls to call home after being released from jails and prisons.  In this episode she shares her inspiration behind Hope House NYC and also gives us a look into her entrepreneurial spirit...having owned a cell phone and sex toy business in the past.  Topeka is a Soros Justice Fellow and is featured in Van Jones’ #cut50 “Dignity” campaign. Bet you didn't see that one coming!  Check it out and let us know what you think! Learn more this episode, including Bryan Stevenson’s exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum: Information about The Ladies of hope Ministries: http://www.thelohm.org/aboutus/ #cut50 Dignity for Incarcerated Women Campaign: https://www.cut50.org/dignity The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls: https://nationalcouncil.us/about/ Teen Vogue op-ed: I’m on Parole and It’s Like Another Form of Incarceration: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/parole-incarceration-week-kids-incarcerated Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to: Topeka K. Sam @theLOHM  

LIVE EPISODES WE LOVE!  This is Part II of a two-part series where four guests give personal stories about their Resistance & Resilience Despite Mass Incarceration. This week we get to hear from Johnny Perez and Piper Anderson.  The event was held at the Brooklyn Museum in conjunction with the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) exhibit, The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America Learn more this episode, including Bryan Stevenson’s exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum: https://eji.org/news/lynching-in-america-exhibit-opens-at-brooklyn-museum Mass Story Lab: http://www.massstorylab.com/#overview Johnny Perez: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/policing/spotlight/2017/03/29/invest-education-instead-incarceration-voices/99709902/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to:  Johnny Perez Twitter: @mrjohnnyperez  | Piper Anderson: @PiperAnderson1 & Mass Story Lab: @massstorylab   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

LIVE EPISODES WE LOVE!  This is Part I of a two-part series where four guests give personal stories about their Resistance & Resilience Despite Mass Incarceration. This week we get to hear from Khalil Cumberbatch and Donna Hylton.  The event was held at the Brooklyn Museum in conjunction with the Equal Justice Initiative’s (EJI) exhibit, The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America Learn more this episode, including Bryan Stevenson’s exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum: https://eji.org/news/lynching-in-america-exhibit-opens-at-brooklyn-museum More about Khalil:  http://khalilcumberbatch.com/ More about Donna:  http://deadline.com/2016/11/rosario-dawson-activist-donna-hylton-a-little-piece-of-light-movie-1201852430/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to:  Donna Hylton Twitter: @DonnaHylton  | Khalil Cumberbatch Twitter @KhaCumberbatch  | _decarceatedpod   Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

WE. ARE. BACK!  Decarcerated is back for a 2nd season, and we’re starting this season off right!  We’re debuting one of our new segments, Decarcerate Your Mind (with an En Vogue cameo)! Also, Marlon is talking about his TED Talk, “Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform.”  And, he has some choice commentary about the 2nd Amendment. More about this episode:: Marlon’s Ted Talk: http://bit.ly/marlontedtalk Full Letter to Akaijah: http://bit.ly/2xYvGytDearAkaijah Fully Loaded: Inside the Shadowy World of America’s 10 Biggest Gunmakers Meet the moguls making a killing from gun sales in the United States. Mother Jones Tweet about this episode: #decarcerated /@decarceratedpod /  @_marlonpeterson / #rethinkthe2nd Twitter: @decarceratedpod | FB: Decarcerated Podcast                                     |IG: decarceratedpodcast Theme Song: Now or Never by Crimdella - Link to the track below: https://crimdella.bandcamp.com/track/now-or-never-ft-sole-rebel Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe.  Subscribe. Subscribe. Subscribe

Marlon, the host of the podcast tells the story of his arrest, his rape, and his incarceration.  This is the most emotionally taxing episode of the Decarcerated. WATCH Marlon's TED Talk, "Am I not human? A call for criminal justice reform" here:  bit.ly/2qFXj86 READ Marlon's letter to Devon and his daughter, "Why Lying About Racism to My Nephew and His Daughter Somehow Seems Necessary," here: https://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/lying-about-racism-mkdn/ LEARN about Devon's basketball career: "NCAA Tournament: Former Lincoln HS star Devon Peterson finally gets his chance to Dance" here: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/ncaa-tournament-lincoln-hs-star-devon-peterson-finally-chance-dance-article-1.124508 Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.  

Here's a sneak peek of the next episode, where Devon Peterson interviews the host of Decarcerated, Marlon Peterson.  That's right! Marlon is sitting down with us and giving us an inside look into his relationship with his beloved nephew, Devon, as they open up and share their experiences about Marlon's incarceration.   Make sure you follow us and tweet about this upcoming episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod / @_marlonpeterson Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe. You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

This in-studio event was held on April 18, 2017 at BRIC Studios in Brooklyn, NY.  Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like features,  Topeka Sam, Teresa A. Hodge, Andre Mitchell, Andrew Cory Greene, and Khalil Cumberbatch,  for her dedication to activism and social justice.   Hear these amazing advocates engage with the audience in a candid conversation about their journeys. WATCH the full video of Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like at: bit.ly/2toVMcc Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  @_marlonpeterson Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

This in-studio event was held on April 18, 2017 at BRIC Studios in Brooklyn, NY.  Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like features,  Topeka Sam, Teresa A. Hodge, Andre Mitchell, Andrew Cory Greene, and Khalil Cumberbatch,  for her dedication to activism and social justice.   Hear these amazing advocates engage with the audience in a candid conversation about their journeys. WATCH the full video of Decarcerated: What Justice Looks Like at: bit.ly/2toVMcc Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  @_marlonpeterson Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, iHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.

Khalil Cumberbatch is the Manager of Trainings at JustLeadership USA, Columbia University Lecturer, husband and father to two young daughters. Khalil was sentenced to 11 years in New York State for a robbery in his early 20's. In this episode Khalil goes from telling us about his journey from Guyana as a child, to growing up in Southside, Jamaica, Queens,  to his hostility with his father, to his love for his daughters. Khalil exhibits tremendous insight into his experiences.     After his incarceration, Khalil was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and faced deportation back to Guyana one week before he was to graduate from a Master Degree in Social Work. Thankfully, he was one of two recipients of an Executive Pardon from NYS Governor Cuomo to prevent his deportation.     Learn more Khalil, his story, and his work: khalilcumberbatch.com {The AND} Mia & Khalil | Formerly Incarcerated Father Opens Up to Daughter:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1fwLN8EoT0 Columbia University School of Social Work:  http://socialwork.columbia.edu/faculty/adjunct/khalil-cumberbatch/ Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  @_marlonpeterson  Reach out to Khalil:  Facebook - Khalil Cumberbatch - https://www.facebook.com/khalil.cumberbatch.9 Twitter - https://twitter.com/KhaCumberbatch IG - https://www.instagram.com/khacumberbatch/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalil-a-cumberbatch-14013b4a/ Leave a review on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.

Renata Hill, a native of New Jersey, spent three years in prison in New York  literally for being the survivor of sexual harassment. Her story, along with Venice Brown, Terrain Dandridge, and Patreese Johnson is featured in the documentary, Out in the Night .  Renata shares experiences about her life that, according her,  she's never shared before. Her stories of family strife, abuse, systemic disregard for the lives of young Black girls, and utter demonization of the LGBTQ community are enraging and inspiring. She also graces Decarcerated with her sense of humor.  Renata is a treat!   Released in 2010, Renata is currently a case manager aide at St. Paul's Community and Development Corporation.where she works with formerly incarcerated reintegrating into the community.  Renata is also a college student on her way to pursuing a Masters Degree in Social Work.    Oh, and Renata won the 2015 Beyond Measure Award co-presented with DapperQ and New York Fashion Week for her dedication to activism and social justice.     Learn more Renata and the documentary by clicking the links below: Out in the Night : PBS-POV Learn about the film's characters: http://www.pbs.org/pov/outinthenight/about-the-characters/ NPR Interview: "How The Media Turned a Stabbing in Self-Defense Into A "Killer Lesbian Gang"   Tweet about this episode: #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson Reach out to Renata: Twitter: @raynebow_sex | FB: NJ4renatahill |IG: renatahillnj4 Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.  

Andrea C. James, a Roxbury, Boston native was sentenced to 18-months in prison for a white-collar crime. A lawyer prior to her incarceration, Andrea is an author and national advocate for the rights of women impacted by incarceration.  Andrea drips passion for this cause in this episode. She is a lead member of the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. She is also the executive director for the Families For Justice as Justice for Healing in Boston. Andrea is also a proud momma and wife.  How does she balance it all?  Listen to this episode. Families For Justice as Healing: http://justiceashealing.org/ National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls: http://thecouncil.us/ Buy Andrea's book, Upper Bunkies Unite: And other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @andreacjames / Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe. Please subscribe.     You can also send us an email with show comments and suggestions at decarcerated@beprecedential.com.  

In this episode, Hernan Carvente speaks about developing a drinking habit at the age of 8-years old as a response to domestic violence, to joining a gang, to going to prison at 16, to being a national leader in juvenile justice reform. And, he identifies as a feminist, y'all!!!! Yes!   Hernan is a Program Analyst at the Vera Institute of Justice, where he works on program development, improving conditions of confinement, and incorporating youth and family partnerships in facility-based and statewide juvenile justice policy reform. Mr. Carvente has conducted trainings with policymakers, researchers, students, and professionals in probation, child welfare, juvenile justice and corrections. His passion for reform stems from his own personal experiences in the juvenile justice system. He was awarded the “Next Generation Champion for Change Award” by the MacArthur Foundation and the “Spirit of Youth Award” by the Coalition for Juvenile Justice.   To contact Hernan visit the following: https://www.facebook.com/carvente.hernan https://twitter.com/CarventeHernan https://www.linkedin.com/in/hcarvente https://www.instagram.com/hcarvente911/         vera.org Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @CarventeHernan Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, or wherever you subscribe

Reginald Dwayne Betts on Using Writing for Truth- Reginald Dwayne Betts is the author and poet who has written a memoir and two books of poetry. In this episode, he tells us about his commitment to writing when inside, his journey to Yale Law School, and the importance of fuller narratives. Listen as Betts explains valuable lessons he has learned, from ridding shame to reformulating life.    To find out more about Dwayne Betts, follow him on Twitter: @dwaynebetts, or check out his website: dwaynebetts.com.   Tweet at us @decarceratedpod.  Oh, and leave us a review. pw3t8ffc

In this episode Vivian Nixon speaks about her experiences with substance misuse, to being a leader amongst men, to hanging out with Michelle Obama and Oprah. Vivian Nixon is Executive Director of College and Community Fellowship, an organization committed to removing barriers to higher education for women with criminal record histories and their families. She is a Columbia University Community Scholar and a recipient of the John Jay Medal for Justice, the Ascend Fellowship at the Aspen Institute, and the Soros Justice Fellowship. She is a co-founder of the Education from the Inside Out Coalition, an effort to increase access to higher education for justice-involved students, and an advisor to JustLeadershipUSA.   Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @HOLLA_Us Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe

Cory Greene is the co-founder of H.O.L.L.A! (How Our Lives Link Altogether, an Echoing Green Fellow, and a     Ph. D. candidate at the CUNY Graduate Center. Cory also happened to spend over six years in prison. A native of Queens, NY via Jackson, Mississippi, Cory speaks about his mom who was drug addicted, to being a father from prison, to graduating from NYU, to being featured in the critically-acclaimed Netflix documentary, 13th, directed by Ava Duvernay.  To find out more about Cory check out: H.O.L.L.A website: https://holla-inc.com/ Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /  _marlonpeterson / @HOLLA_Us Leave a review on Itunes, Soundcloud, IHeartRadio, or wherever you subscribe

"Happy New Breath."  Eddy Zheng starts all his conversations with those words, and in this episode he will explain why.  Eddy is a Asian Pacific Islander based in Oakland who spent 21-years in prison.  His journey from China to San Quentin to bouts with obtaining citizenship are documented in the critically-acclaimed documentary about his life, Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story. Eddy speaks about his being a 16-year old in California prisons, spending 11-months in solitary confinement,  his favorite hip hop song, and more. Eddy is a 2015 Soros Justice Fellow, a apart of John Legend's Free America campaign, and was pardoned by California Governor Jerry Brown.  Eddy is going to blow your mind.  To find out about Eddy check out: Eddy's website: http://eddyzheng.com/ Breathin': The Eddy Zheng Story: http://eddyzhengstory.com/hello-world-2/ Tweet about this episode at #decarceratedpodcast /@decarceratedpod /                                                @_marlonpeterson / @EddyZ2007