Uncarcerated

Welcome to Season 3 of Uncarcerated with Leigh Scott and Kevin Scott. We have a super special episode to kick off Season 3 with as Kelly takes us through her journey of incarceration, trauma, addiction and a precipitous rise to community advocate. Amazing story!! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leigh-scott5/support

We sit down with our good friend Emily Westerholm from Released Reentry to talk about the challenges with reentering society and what Released is doing to fill that gap and help assist people as they come home. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leigh-scott5/support

Uncarcerated triumphant return to podcast featuring Leigh Scott and Kevin "no relation" Scott updating you on all the projects they took time away from the show to work on - including Just Income, Alternative 1st Responder program, Links not Locks, Released Reentry, free calls at the Alachua County jail and more! We also get one of the most powerful calls we've ever gotten from Andrew, currently incarcerated at an abusive facility battling for his sanity, freedom and his life. He shares his battle with addiction in an environment flooded with violence and drugs. If you listen to one show this year...make it this one. Like, rate, subscribe today so we can get these stories out to the world. #uncarcerated --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leigh-scott5/support

On this latest episode of Uncarcerated - we get an incredibly insightful, honest look into how loneliness can spiral into addiction and how quickly you can lose everything. Brandon opens up about incarceration and the support it takes to succeed coming home. Please like, rate and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Uncarcerated shifts the narrative and breaks the stigma of incarceration and nobody does that better than John Schaefer. Deeply insightful and keenly self aware this is a brilliant analysis of everything wrong with addiction services and the criminal justice system and everything right with someone fighting for the ives of himself and his friends. Become a sponsor of Uncarcerated so we can get these stories out to as many people as possible. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Uncarcerated talks all things "Just" as we journey into the world of Just. He shares his personal journey at the hands of an unfair playing field and unjust legal system and despite all that his personal and professional triumphs!! Go to Anchor to a be a monthly subscriber to the show!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

We have a fascinating deep dive with "Poet" as we talk prison reform and his personal journey home. Please subscribe and go to Anchor to find out how you can be a monthly supporter of the show!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Brand new episode of Uncarcerated featuring Latashia Brimm, activist, advocate, mom, Grace Grows board member, outreach specialist and all around amazing human! Please like, rate and subscribe and follow us @uncarcerated on social media --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

On this episode of Uncarcerated, we discuss the various prison hustles - from gambling to the laundry man, no hustle to big or small for this show. Please like, rate, subscribe, share and leave a comment. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Uncarcerated explores the world of prison reform, abolition, justice reform, and formerly incarcerated individuals' personal journeys. In this episode, we hit an absolute home run with an absolute jewel of a person, Jhody Polk. Jhody is a force of nature. She has many accomplishments - Founder and President of the Legal Empowerment Advocacy Hub (LEAH), Soros Justice Fellow, former director of Community Justice at the River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, and so much more... but most importantly, she's Jhody, one of the best humans we've ever encountered. So subscribe and enjoy this enlightening engagement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

We talk with Tim Bryant who has an organization that brings meditation and some inner peace and connection to an isolated group...our forgotten citizen souls...incarcerated individuals. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

On this episode we give you (the listeners...you absolute geniuses for choosing this show) a disclaimer on all of the murky, funny, tragic, awful. wonderful, deep, disgusting and meaningful topics we will discuss on this show!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

On this episode of Uncarcerated we have a fascinating conversation with a formerly incarcerated man named "Jus" as he weaves a journey of breaking down barriers, overcoming stigma and shows us his brilliant how-to/can-do will and wit. Like, rate, subscribe and follow us @Uncarcerated on Twitter --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Uncarcerated Season 2 we have a deep, insightful conversation with Mike C about his upbringing in addiction, trauma, juvenile detention, the loss of his mother and eventual incarceration. This story has an unbelievably amazing ending though. Like, rate,subscribe and follow us @uncarcerated across all social media platforms. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Part 3 of our conversation with Kevin Scott of Community Spring and Just Income GNV (jingnv.org). More to come with Kevin as he will be joining the show permanently!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Part 2 of our conversation with Kevin Scott of Community Spring and Jignv.org as we explore the prison experience and the early journey back into society.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

We kickoff Season 2 of Uncarcerated with a special 3 part series!! We talk with Kevin Scott from Community Spring and Just Income GNV (jignv.org) about his experiences in the criminal justice system and recovery as well as his efforts with Just Income to provide support for those returning from incarceration. We broke it up into 3 parts because its absolutely fascinating. If you ever wondered how anyone gets caught up in the legal system and what their experience in prison was like - here it is! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

In this continuing conversation with Dr. Jillian Vella,PHD, licensed mental health counselor we talk about a range of topics including, generational & childhood trauma, shame, insecurity, abject poverty and marginalized people and how we have focused on institutions and psychotropics to deal with people rather than treat and heal the root causes of extreme states. We discuss how we moved forward caring for communities and preventing issues before we lock entire generations of people away. Please like, rate, subscribe and download. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

On this episode of Uncarcerated, we talk with Dr. Jillian Vella PHD - mental health counselor with a focus in trauma. and search for the answer to the question "Why do we lock people away rather than treat them?". We take a look at the history of mental health, lack of equity in care across racial, gender and class lines, alternative treatments and holistic care. This is Part 1 of a multi-part series tackling the root causes of institutionalization. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

In episode 10, we get a call live from jail in the most powerful episode yet. Sent to prison for over 4 years for a relapse despite having leaders from the recovery facility speak on his behalf. A young, non-violent offender who was putting forth effort only to experience The gross unfairness of the criminal justice system. The pitfalls of mental health & addiction as told through the eyes of a man awaiting a prison bus. If you are touched by this episode, please reach us here at the show. Please listen, like, rate and subscribe. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

In this episode of Uncarcerated, we talk to a man recently freed after being sentenced to 43 years. Jason gets real and honest about the mistakes he's made and the trauma he faced in Indiana state prison system. From gang activity and drug abuse to redirecting his life through self help and group therapy, Jason is open and raw. This is Part 1 and stay tuned for Part 2 as we take a look into Jason's first few months of freedom and gaze into the crystal ball of where his life goes from here. Please like, rate and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

On this installment of Uncarcerated we discuss 7 national ballot initiatives that could shape criminal justice reform, the importance of a self-care routine and taking care of yourself FIRST and we revisit with Peter from episode 1 to see how things are moving along during his first few months free. Please like/rate/subscribe/leave comments and download anywhere you get this show!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Flying solo as we discuss Universal basic income for recently freed individuals, the death of a good friend of mine, the importance of writing down your goals and the show is LIVE from Los Angeles!!! Please like, rate, download and subscribe --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

We talk to a young black man from Jacksonville, Fl. in our most powerful episode yet. Corey discusses the injustice he discovered as a person of color in America, the abuse in the Dept. of Corrections and the tools he used to overcome the struggles as he has transformed his body, mind and spirit. Please listen, download, like, rate and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

We discuss cash bail reform and visit with "Duck" as he dives into the effects of a broken family, the allure of gangs, rehab in prison and the struggles and triumphs during his first year free. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

In part 2 of our emotional journey into Daniels experience, we explore death, addiction, corruption in the Dept. of Corrections, starting a family and what it means to have someone believe in you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

Daniel gets super raw about Florida's juvenile system, growing up in a broken home with drugs&alcohol present, trauma in and out of the prison system and more. This was cathartic and emotional so we decided to make it a two part show. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

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We dive into some alarming numbers as it relates to the prison system where the U.S. leads the world in incarceration rates. I share how numbers work in prison and some of my personal experience...all in a shortened show you can listen to on your way to work or fit in as you try to make it a mile on the treadmill! Like, rate, subscribe. Follow us @uncarcerated and email your input, feedback or experience at uncarceratedpod@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support

We begin our journey into the real stories of formerly incarcerated individuals by talking with Perter. Woken up by guards and told he was going home 4 months early. We'll hear how a gift like early freedom turns into a daunting exercise in restraint, homelessness, pitfalls and triumphs. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leigh-scott5/support