Podcasts about incarcerated women

On today's show, we look at how art can highlight the struggles of incarcerated women, build solidarity with them across prison walls, and fight against the erasure and censorship inherent to incarceration.  First, we'll hear about a dance performance called "If I Give You My Sorrows" that's built around the complex ways that incarcerated women relate to their beds. Then, we'll learn about an art exhibition, "The Only Door I Can Open," that's curated and created by incarcerated artists, writers and poets inside Central California Women's Facility. Featuring Jo Kreiter, artistic director of Flyaway Productions and creative director of If I Give You My Sorrows Betty McKay, formerly incarcerated advocate and organizer Tomiekia Johnson, incarcerated writer and co-curator of The Only Door I Can Open Chantell-Jeannette Black, incarcerated artist and co-curator of The Only Door I Can Open Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, executive director of Empowerment Avenue Credits Making Contact Team Episode Host: Lucy Kang Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Engineer: Jeff Emtman  Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain Special thanks to Christine Lashaw from Empowerment Avenue for recording interviews with Tomiekia and Chantell that were part of this show. Music The music in this episode was excerpted from compositions for If You Give Me Your Sorrows. “Skewed” Carla Kihlstedt – voice, music box, field recordings Elijah Oberman – voice, synths Music/sound design – Carla Kihlstedt & Eli Oberman “Where Betty Can Go Find Betty”  Pamela Z – voice, processing, MIDI instruments Vocal samples excerpted from an interview with Betty McKay Music by Pamela Z “Closure” Cole Kamen-Greene – trumpet Carla Kihlstedt – voice, violin Devin Ray Hoff – bass Matthias Bossi – percussion Music by Carla Kihlstedt (with structural advice from Elijah Oberman) “Prayer” Carla Kihlstedt – voice Music by Carla Kihlstedt “Salve” Kalyn Harewood – spoken voice (excerpted from an interview with Tomiekia Johnson) Carla Kihlstedt – violin, nyckelharpa, marxophone, voice Elijah Oberman – violin, sound design Jeremy Flower – synth programming Jon Evans – bass, guitar Matthias Bossi – percussion Music by Carla Kihlstedt   The Only Door I Can Open and If I Give You My Sorrows presented by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in 2025: www.ybca.org/event/the-only-door-i-can-open and www.ybca.org/event/if-i-give-you-my-sorrows The Only Door I Can Open virtual exhibition hosted by MoAD: www.moadsf.org/virtual-exhibition Empowerment Avenue website: www.empowermentave.org Flyaway Productions: www.flyawayproductions.com Museum of the African Diaspora: www.moadsf.org The music featured in If I Give You My Sorrows is available for purchase: http://ifigiveyoumysorrows.bandcamp.com Petition for Tomiekia Johnson's request for commutation https://www.change.org/p/gavin-newsom-grant-commutation-for-incarcerated-survivor-tomiekia-johnson Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

Back in September 2023, I broadcast a three part series called Incarcerated Women and the California Bushfires.In the current bushfires raging across California, there are more than 900 incarcerated people among the more than 7,500 personnel, fighting those fires. I thought it was a great time to revisit this really important conversation.Today I am only going to replay Part 1, but you can go to our podcast page to listen back on the other two episodes.*********************************************This conversation between activist scholars Sarah Haley and Romarilyn Ralston takes as a point of departure the firefighting labor of people imprisoned in California's women's prisons. The discussion considers the specific contradictions of that forced labor and meanders to cover the carceral state's relationship to disappearance, precarity, interiority, intimacy, possibility, performance, and violence.

On today's show, we look at how art can highlight the struggles of incarcerated women, build solidarity with them across prison walls, and fight against the erasure and censorship inherent to incarceration. First, we'll hear about a dance performance called “If I Give You My Sorrows” that's built around the complex ways incarcerated women relate to their beds. Then, we'll learn about an art exhibition, The Only Door I Can Open, that's curated and created by incarcerated artists, writers, and poets inside Central California Women's Facility. GUESTS: Jo Kreiter, artistic director of Flyaway Productions and creative director of If I Give You My Sorrows Betty McKay, formerly incarcerated advocate and organizer Tomiekia Johnson, incarcerated writer and co-curator of The Only Door I Can Open Chantell-Jeannette Black, incarcerated artist and co-curator of The Only Door I Can Open Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, executive director of Empowerment Avenue   The post Art from the Inside: Why We Need More Art By And About Incarcerated Women (encore) appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we look at how art can highlight the struggles of incarcerated women, build solidarity with them across prison walls, and fight against the erasure and censorship inherent to incarceration. First, we'll hear about a dance performance called “If I Give You My Sorrows” that's built around the complex ways incarcerated women relate to their beds. Then, we'll learn about an art exhibition, The Only Door I Can Open, that's curated and created by incarcerated artists, writers, and poets inside Central California Women's Facility. GUESTS: Jo Kreiter, artistic director of Flyaway Productions and creative director of If I Give You My Sorrows Betty McKay, formerly incarcerated advocate and organizer Tomiekia Johnson, incarcerated writer and co-curator of The Only Door I Can Open Chantell-Jeannette Black, incarcerated artist and co-curator of The Only Door I Can Open Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, executive director of Empowerment Avenue   The post Art from the Inside: Why We Need More Art By And About Incarcerated Women appeared first on KPFA.

On today's show, we look at how art can highlight the struggles of incarcerated women, build solidarity with them across prison walls, and fight against the erasure and censorship inherent to incarceration.  First, we'll hear about a dance performance called _If I Give You My Sorrows _that's built around the complex ways that incarcerated women relate to their beds. Then, we'll learn about an art exhibition, _The Only Door I Can Open, _that's_ _curated and created by incarcerated artists, writers and poets inside Central California Women's Facility. Featuring: Jo Kreiter, artistic director of Flyaway Productions and creative director of _If I Give You My Sorrows_ Betty McKay, formerly incarcerated advocate and organizer Tomiekia Johnson, incarcerated writer and co-curator of _The Only Door I Can Open_ Chantell-Jeannette Black, incarcerated artist and co-curator of _The Only Door I Can Open_ Rahsaan “New York” Thomas, executive director of Empowerment Avenue **Making Contact Team:** Episode Host: Lucy Kang Producers: Anita Johnson, Salima Hamirani, Amy Gastelum, and Lucy Kang Executive Director: Jina Chung Editor: Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong Engineer: [Jeff Emtman](http://www.jeffemtman.com/)  Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonarain **Music credits: ** The music in this episode was excerpted from compositions for _If You Give Me Your Sorrows._ "Skewed" Carla Kihlstedt – voice, music box, field recordings Elijah Oberman – voice, synths Music/sound design – Carla Kihlstedt & Eli Oberman "Where Betty Can Go Find Betty"  Pamela Z – voice, processing, MIDI instruments Vocal samples excerpted from an interview with Betty McKay Music by Pamela Z "Closure" Cole Kamen-Greene – trumpet Carla Kihlstedt – voice, violin Devin Ray Hoff – bass Matthias Bossi – percussion Music by Carla Kihlstedt (with structural advice from Elijah Oberman) "Prayer" Carla Kihlstedt – voice Music by Carla Kihlstedt "Salve" Kalyn Harewood – spoken voice (excerpted from an interview with Tomiekia Johnson) Carla Kihlstedt – violin, nyckelharpa, marxophone, voice Elijah Oberman – violin, sound design Jeremy Flower – synth programming Jon Evans – bass, guitar Matthias Bossi – percussion Music by Carla Kihlstedt   Learn More:  Making Contact:  The Only Door I Can Open and, If I Give You My Sorrows_ presented by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in 2025 The Only Door I Can Open_ virtual exhibition hosted by MoAD:  Empowerment Avenue website Flyaway Productions:  Museum of the African Diaspora: [www.moadsf.org](www.moadsf.org) The music featured in _If I Give You My Sorrows_ is available for purchase here:  Petition for Tomiekia Johnson's request for commutation: Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

This week, we're featuring two interviews concerning prison conditions in North Carolina. First up, you'll hear from Elizabeth Simpson of Emancipate NC, one of the signatories to a public letter to this state's department of corrections calling for the release of hundreds of prisoners in North Carolina. This comes in response to over-crowding and understaffing of prisons following the emergency transfer of 2,000 prisoners from prisons in the western part of the state effected by Hurricane Helene. [00:01:15 - 00:18:50] Then, Mona Evans of Benevolence Farm, a post-release residence and re-entry program in North Carolina for people coming out of the women's prisons talks about their programs, re-entry and some of the realities faced inside womens prisons in this state.   [00:20:04 - 01:04:40] In this conversation I mentioned Victoria Law's latest book, Corridors of Contagion: How the Pandemic Exposed the Cruelties of Incarceration (Haymarket Books). You can find our 2013 interview with her about her 2nd edition of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women at this link. Other projects Mona mentioned include: Arise Collective re-entry program DownhomeNC engages in a number of progressive causes in this state, including the bail fund that Benevolence Farms is currently running. You can find our 2020 interview with them here. . ... . .. Featured Track: Women on the Inside by Sistas In The Pit from The We That Sets Us Free: Building A World Without Prisons

The California Department of Corrections is investigating after more than 100 women incarcerated in a Central Valley prison were allegedly pepper sprayed and tear gassed by staff for more than an hour. Inmates who've been in the Central California Women's Facility in Chowchilla for years say it was the most severe use of force they've seen. Guest: Madi Bolaños, The California Report Wildfires continue to burn out of control across Southern California. The largest is the Bridge Fire burning in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. That fire has burned more than 51,000 acres as of Thursday morning with no containment. Evacuation orders are still in place for the Bridge, Airport and Line fires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Yasmine Arrington Brooks, founder of ScholarCHIPS - a nonprofit organization that provides scholarships and mentorship to children with incarcerated parents to help them complete their college education and chase their dreams. Yasmine was the child of incarcerated parents, so knows first-hand the struggles and difficulties that other children with incarcerated parents face. Yasmine founded ScholarCHIPS to help other children just like her to support them through scholarships, mentorship, and a peer support network to help them complete their college education. To date, ScholarCHIPS has awarded over $450,000 in college scholarships to 81 scholars and has more than 35 college graduates to date. In this episode, you'll hear:  Yasmine's inspiring life story; Her experience growing up as a child of incarcerated parents; The story of how ScholarCHIPS came to be; About the incredible work that ScholarCHIPS does to empower, support, and inspire children with incarcerated parents to complete their college education and chase their dreams; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts. For more information on Yasmine and ScholarCHIPS, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/scholarCHIPS For more podcast episodes, to watch our Emmy-nominated documentary series, and more, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com 

LISTEN: On the Wednesday, July 24 edition of Georgia Today: Delta Air Lines hurries to assist customers whose flights were canceled due to a tech failures; President Joe Biden will make his first public address since dropping out of the presidential race; and incarcerated women in Clarke County learn homebuilding skills behind bars.

In this episode of Art Heals All Wounds, versatile and multidisciplinary artist  Meredith Heller shares her story of how writing poetry saved her life.  From a troubled adolescence to becoming a writer and workshop leader, Meredith describes her longtime practice of deep listening as the beginning of self-expression. Her latest book, Writing by Heart, is a guide for individuals to access internal quiet spaces and practice reflective writing. Meredith discusses her experiences working with various communities, including incarcerated women, and emphasizes creating internal peace, listening, and sharing heartfelt, authentic work that strengthens our circles of connection. 00:00 Introduction to Art Heals All Wounds00:35 Meet Meredith Heller: A Multifaceted Artist00:50 The Power of Listening and Connection00:58 Meredith's Journey: From Nature to Poetry01:19 Writing by Heart: A Deep Dive02:06 Supporting the Show02:21 Interview with Meredith Heller06:47 The Healing Power of Writing11:05 Creating Quiet Spaces and Connection15:32 Workshops and Community Building32:36 The Poem Knows the Poem38:58 Conclusion and Final ThoughtsDon't forget to go to my website and leave me YOUR story of belonging to feature on a future episode!Buy Me a Coffee!Follow Meredith Heller!Meredith's WebsiteFollow Me!●      My Instagram ●      My LinkedIn●      Art Heals All Wounds Website●      Art Heals All Wounds Instagram●      Art Heals All Wounds Facebook

AP correspondent Julie Walker reports a notorious New York jail gets a child friendly visitor's room in time for Mother's Day.

We revisit our discussion with former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard. Executive Director of the Missouri Women's Council, Kellie Ann Coats, joins us to discuss "Aspire MO 2.0," a program teaching incarcerated women soft skills and technical knowledge to assist with employment after their release.

We look at the challenges women face in prison and once they are released.

We look at the challenges women face in prison and once they are released.

What happens when a community takes chance on second chances? Ellen Zahariadis of the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County and Dominique Winfrey-McKinnie of Shelby County Mayor's Office of Innovation share how their new project is creating meaningful experiences and increasing empathy for animals and humans alike in this week's episode. With dogs being utilized in hospitals, schools, and more for their therapeutic benefits, we'll dive deeper into how "man's best friend" is continuing to provide purpose, confidence, and joy. Resources mentioned in this episode include: Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County Humane Society Services and Programs Shelby County Office of Re-Entry The Memphis Flyer's article "Pawsitive Training Benefits Shelter Dogs and Incarcerated Women" "Our Faithful Comeback" via Shelby County Mayor's Office during the pandemic William "Fry" Arnold's TEDxMemphis Talk and subsequent conversation with us DeAndre Brown's conversation with us Josh Spickler's TEDxMemphis Talk and previous conversation with us Allegiance Canine 901 Student Passport This episode is made possible in partnership with Independent Bank.

Sarah F. Farmer amplifies the voices of women who are or have been incarcerated to learn what supports their flourishing.

In this eye episode, we delve deep into the heart of Appalachia to uncover stories of struggle, resilience, and hope in the face of the opioid epidemic. Join us in welcoming Amanda Hall, MSW, the Campaign Director for Dream.org. She is an advocate for mental health, recovery, and prison reform, as she discusses the challenges and triumphs of women fighting opioid addiction in rural America, specifically among incarcerated women. We discuss the unique challenges that women in Appalachia face, the impact of opioid addiction on their lives and communities, and the critical role of support and rehabilitation in forging a path to recovery. Amanda's inspiring work in promoting mental health awareness and advocating for more compassionate approaches to addiction treatment offers a beacon of hope. This episode is not just a conversation; it's a call to action. It's about understanding the human stories behind the statistics and recognizing the power of resilience and advocacy in changing lives. Whether you're directly affected by the opioid crisis, interested in mental health advocacy, or simply looking to be inspired by powerful stories of recovery, this episode is a must-listen. Tune in to "Breaking Chains: Women, Opioids, and Liberation in Appalachia" and join us in a journey that explores the depths of human struggle and the heights of human spirit. Don't forget to subscribe, like, and share! Amanda's Bio Amanda Hall is the Campaign Director at Dream.Org and is on a mission to end mass incarceration. Prior to joining Dream.org JUSTICE, she was a Policy Strategist at the ACLU of Kentucky. Amanda's passion stems from being directly impacted by the criminal legal system. Acknowledging that her battle with addiction required professional help, Amanda pleaded with the court system to help her become rehabilitated. As is the case with so many, she was turned away and simply given prison time.  After being denied the help she knew she needed, Amanda vowed to be her own force for change, and once back in her community she gained the support of those around her.     Amanda has been a leader of Kentucky Smart on Crime, a broad-based coalition working for common-sense justice reforms that enhance public safety, strengthen communities, and promote cost effective sentencing alternatives. Prior to policy work, Amanda served as program director of The Healing Place for Women in Louisville, KY.   Amanda has recently been featured on ABC11, The Courier Journal, the Let's Talk Reform podcast, and many other outlets.   #OpioidCrisis #WomenInRecovery #AppalachianStories #MentalHealthAdvocacy #BreakingAddiction #RecoveryJourney #IncarcerationReform #HealingAppalachia #AddictionAwareness #EmpoweringWomen

On this week's episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast, we welcome Lisa Simpson, founder of Crossroads for Women - a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Crossroads for Women was founded in 1997, after Lisa began to recognize that women emerging from incarceration (jail or prison) needed a place to live and comprehensive, integrated services in order to stop recidivism (women ending up back in jail and prison) and for them to find safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives again.  Crossroads for Women provides housing and trauma-informed therapeutic services with a gender-responsive approach for women across seven domains: legal, independent living, medical, substance abuse, mental health, vocational, and family. Their specialized model is based on acknowledging the primary importance of relationships in the lives of women, and addressing the challenges of their pasts, presents, and futures. In this episode, you'll hear:  Lisa's inspiring life story; How she decided to become an attorney and how she got involved in the case that would change her life; The story of how Lisa recognized the need for Crossroads for Women and how the organization started; About the incredible work that Crossroads for Women is doing to support and empower women and their children; The inspiring stories of women who have been served through the work of Crossroads for Women; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.    For more information on Lisa and Crossroads for Women, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com/CrossroadsforWomen  For more information about 1 Girl Revolution, please visit: www.1GirlRevolution.com

Flyaway Productions' new dance performance is an extension of The Decarceration Trilogy, which exposes the devastating effects of the US prison system.

This conversation between activist scholars Sarah Haley and Romarilyn Ralston takes as a point of departure the firefighting labor of people imprisoned in California's women's prisons. The discussion considers the specific contradictions of that forced labor and meanders to cover the carceral state's relationship to disappearance, precarity, interiority, intimacy, possibility, performance, and violence. 

This conversation between activist scholars Sarah Haley and Romarilyn Ralston takes as a point of departure the firefighting labor of people imprisoned in California's women's prisons. The discussion considers the specific contradictions of that forced labor and meanders to cover the carceral state's relationship to disappearance, precarity, interiority, intimacy, possibility, performance, and violence. 

This conversation between activist scholars Sarah Haley and Romarilyn Ralston takes as a point of departure the firefighting labor of people imprisoned in California's women's prisons. The discussion considers the specific contradictions of that forced labor and meanders to cover the carceral state's relationship to disappearance, precarity, interiority, intimacy, possibility, performance, and violence. 

Host: Mary Katherine Cheeley, PharmD, BCPS, CLS, FNLA Guest: Sarah Bauerle Bass, PhD, MPH, FSBM Although the rate of new HIV diagnoses in the United States is steadily declining, people in prisons are still disproportionately living with the virus, which is why researchers at Temple University are now developing an app aimed at improving HIV prevention and substance use treatment access for incarcerated women in Philadelphia. To learn more about this research, Dr. Mary Katherine Cheeley is joined by Dr. Sarah Bauerle Bass, Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Director of Risk Communication Laboratory at Temple University.

This spring, Bring Birds Back host Tenijah Hamilton traveled to Washington state to meet up with incarcerated women who are part of the Sustainability in Prisons Project. They're helping raise the caterpillars of endangered butterflies to release in the wild. A double episode of Bring Birds Back takes a deep dive into the positive impact of nature and conservation on incarcerated individuals.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

Mother's Day is just a few days away. It can be a complicated day. For some, it could mean a bouquet of flowers or a breakfast in bed. For others, it can mean mourning the loss of a loved one or dealing with a haunted past. And still — for others — like the 66 per cent of incarcerated women in prison who are mothers, it can mean something else entirely.Despite a reduction in crime in the last 20 years in Canada, many women attempting to make ends meet for their families end up colliding with the prison system.  In Canada, women's prisons are filling up. In fact, the fastest-growing prison population in Canada is racialized women. More than one in three women in federal custody are Indigenous. And the percentage of South Asian women and African Canadian women in custody is also disproportionately high.One of the reasons the women's prison population is rising is poverty.Amidst a financial downturn and ballooning economic inequality, criminalizing attempts at survival is staggering. And the effects on families is devastating.  Adding to this is the complexity that 87 percent of all women in federal prisons in Canada have experienced physical or sexual abuse and many also live with mental health issues.On this episode of Don't Call Me Resilient, we are joined by Rai Reece, a sociologist at Toronto Metropolitan University who researches prisons and feminist criminology. Lorraine Pinnock also joins us. She is the Ontario Coordinator for the Walls to Bridges program which helps women with education when transitioning out of the system. It's a transition she has made herself. In 2011, Lorraine was incarcerated at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener. She has two children.

A new report highlights the experiences those sentenced to death by incarceration in Pennsylvania's women's prisons. Joining to discuss her article about it as well as a previous recent report on the ways in which prisons use menstruation as a form of punishment, is Victoria Law, is a freelance journalist and the author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women (2012) and “Prisons Make Us Safer”: And 20 Other Myths about Mass Incarceration (2021). She also co-authored the book Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (2020). Read Victoria Law's latest piece: These Women Face Death by Incarceration, But They're Organizing for Their Lives: https://truthout.org/articles/these-women-face-death-by-incarceration-but-theyre-organizing-for-their-lives/ Read Victoria Law's previous piece: Prisons Use Menstruation as a Form of Punishment: https://time.com/6265653/prison-menstruation-punishment/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Women Sentenced to Death by Incarceration in PA w/ Victoria Law appeared first on KPFA.

A New York law allows women in the state to file new types of sexual assault lawsuits. We take a look at how the law is being used to aid women who are incarcerated. A new New York law temporarily removes the statute of limitations on sexual assault. Women incarcerated in New York prisons are taking advantage of it to bravely report sexual assault in the state's prisons. We speak with Molly Hagan, a writer and photographer in New York, whose latest piece for The Appeal is called New york's Imprisoned Women Brave Risks to Sue Sexual Abusers Under New Law. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post NY #MeToo Law Allows Incarcerated Women to Report Sexual Assault w/ Molly Hagan appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, Dr Brittany Barreto talks to Kimberly Haven, Executive Director of Reproductive Justice Inside. They discuss all aspects of an incarcerated woman's healthcare experience, from access to menstrual products to what happens if you're pregnant, to experiences with menopause. This is a truly fascinating and highly educational episode.Remember to like, rate and subscribe and enjoy the episode!Guest bioKimberly Haven is a powerful voice and force in the social justice movement. She is a sought-after expert and a frequently called-upon speaker on issues such as Women in Prison, Women's Reproductive Justice, and a broad range of criminal justice reform and advocacy issues. She is uniquely familiar with the criminal justice system because of her own incarceration. She has the unique distinction of being the only formerly incarcerated woman in Maryland who has written and gotten passed into law, several pieces of legislation.She has a strong passion for all justice issues, with a special focus on the reproductive justice issues facing incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women. She is the Executive Director of Reproductive Justice Inside (RJI) where she wrote the first-in-the-nation law prohibiting the forced solitary confinement of pregnant and post-pregnant individuals. This law ended an archaic practice that was tantamount to punishing a woman for being pregnant.Company bioThe mission of Reproductive Justice Inside was initially to address the needs of systems-involved individuals in Maryland seeking quality and timely sexual and reproductive healthcare. Reproductive Justice Inside is now the go-to organization in Maryland on these issues.  Our mission has expanded to support and protect, as a fundamental right and value, reproductive freedom for the entire reproductive lifespan of incarcerated individuals and to address the conditions of confinement where systems-involved individuals are not in complete control of their reproductive futures and freedom. FemTech Focus Podcast bioThe FemTech Focus Podcast is brought to you by FemHealth Insights, the leader in Women's Health market research and consulting. In this show, Dr. Brittany Barreto hosts meaningfully provocative conversations that bring FemTech experts - including doctors, scientists, inventors, and founders - on air to talk about the innovative technology, services, and products (collectively known as FemTech) that are improving women's health and wellness. Though many leaders in FemTech are women, this podcast is not specifically about female founders, nor is it geared toward a specifically female audience. The podcast gives our host, Dr. Brittany Barreto, and guests an engaging, friendly environment to learn about the past, present, and future of women's health and wellness.FemHealth Insights bioLed by a team of analysts and advisors who specialize in female health, FemHealth Insights is a female health-specific market research and analysis firm, offering businesses in diverse industries unparalleled access to the comprehensive data and insights needed to illuminate areas of untapped potential in the nuanced women's health market.Time Stamps[03:46] Kimberly's background[05:47] Kimberly's personal experiences[12:14] Availability of menstrual products to incarcerated women[15:11] Expansion of Reproductive Justice Inside[16:46] Birth Control whilst incarcerated[22:10] Pregnancy whilst incarcerated[29:15] Boober[34:00] Post-partum care whilst incarcerated[35:00] Lack of care = increased healthcare costs[37:00] Menopause whilst incarcerated[42:22] How to help, get involved or find out moreCall To Action!Make sure you subscribe to the podcast, and if you like the show please leave us a review!Don't forget to download the 2022 Landscape Report! Available via the link, or on our website: femhealthinsights.comEpisode ContributorsKimberly HavenEmail: kimberly@reproductivejusticeinside.orgLinkedIn: @Kimberly HavenInstagram: @kimberlyhavenReproductive Justice InsideInstagram: @rjinside Dr Brittany BarretoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanybarreto/Twitter: @DrBrittBInstagram: @drbrittanybarreto FemTech Focus PodcastWebsite: https://femtechfocus.org/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/femtechfocusTwitter: @FemTech_FocusInstagram: @femtechfocus FemHealth InsightsWebsite: https://www.femhealthinsights.com/LinkedIn: @FemHealth Insights

This is your WORT local news for Tuesday, March 28.Dane County Executive Joe Parisi reveals a new final price tag for building a new jail…Advocates for incarcerated women meet in the Wisconsin Capitol Building for a Day of Empathy…We take a trip to Madison's east side and talk to a candidate running for District 15 alder…And in the second half, we break down next week's spring election, a UW Madison student becomes famous for his butter consumption, and we learn what it takes to keep baby animals ready for life in the wild.

Data from The Prison Policy Initiative shows a recent rise in the number of women and girls in confinement. "Fueled by more than five decades of a misguided and failing “war on drugs”, the US leads the world in the incarceration of women. Today, more than half of American states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana.  Even as it might seem that the war on drugs is drawing to a close, its brutal policies continue to create havoc in the lives of American women," said The Takeaway host Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, and the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. "The intersection of gender, poverty and incarceration is not race neutral," and women's pathways to confinement often exist at the intersection of mental illness, trauma, and gender-based violence. Black women make up about 29% of the women who are incarcerated in this country. Hispanic women make up about 14%. American Indian and Alaska Native make about up about 2.5%. These are dramatic overrepresentations of women of color in the criminal legal system in comparison to their make-up of the U.S. population.  80% of women in jail and 58% in prisons are parents.  More than half of the 76,000 locked away from families, children, work and home are awaiting trial, much less a conviction. Harsh sentencing for low level drug offenses and the inability to afford bail are primary causes of women's prolonged incarceration. $10,000 dollars is a typical bail, but the Prison Policy Initiative found that the median annual income for women awaiting trial in jails was about $11,071 dollars.  "The legal system is much more likely to be punitive towards people of color and poor people. I think that that's an important dimension to this as well, and poverty plays a critical role in this," said Mike Wessler, Communications Director for the Prison Policy Initiative.  "Whenever I'm talking about this, I often think about a tweet sent by law enforcement in New York City during the pandemic where they proudly boasted a photo of a bunch of diapers and formula, and they rightfully got pretty significant backlash for that," he told The Takeaway. Law enforcements were pictured with haul of diapers, formula, and other products worth $1800, closing 23 warrants; Parents on social media horrified by kids' items. February 2022. Tweet was later deleted. (The Independent) For Mike, that defined a common factor of women's incarceration in the U.S.: women are often arrested and put in jail because they're trying to meet the daily needs of themselves and the people that they care for. "Women and girls are much more likely to be incarcerated for drug and property offenses. They're much less likely to be charged with more violent crimes, things like murder and manslaughter and kidnapping and the like. And I think there's a couple of explanations for this. Property and drug crimes are often crimes related to poverty and crimes related to addiction," Wessler told The Takeaway. "Ultimately, the enforcement of drug laws in this country as a criminal offense is a public policy choice. It could very easily be treated as a public health issue. We use things like treatment and counseling to help people who have substance use disorder get the care they need," said Mike Wessler. He added, "We saw poverty numbers drop during the pandemic and this is related to why we saw lower incarceration rates, particularly of women during the pandemic. Women had more resources at their disposal to meet those needs. They [mothers] were receiving assistance from the federal government for their children." Stay-at-home orders and a slowing down of the court system are also said to be factors. But as courts return to pre-pandemic operation, women and girls' incarceration rates have climbed at a pace faster than that of boys and men. Black women and girls are hit disproportionately, making up 29% of U.S. prisons while only making up about 13% of the U.S. population.   The National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI) researches, elevates, and educates the public on the overcriminalization of Black women and girls, and NBJWI is conducting research on Black women's policing, health, and incarceration. Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of NBWJI, joined the Takeaway to discuss the current data surrounding Black women and girls' incarceration and what healing-centered alternatives can look like.  See above for full transcript.  

Data from The Prison Policy Initiative shows a recent rise in the number of women and girls in confinement. "Fueled by more than five decades of a misguided and failing “war on drugs”, the US leads the world in the incarceration of women. Today, more than half of American states have legalized or decriminalized marijuana.  Even as it might seem that the war on drugs is drawing to a close, its brutal policies continue to create havoc in the lives of American women," said The Takeaway host Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry, author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America, and the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University. "The intersection of gender, poverty and incarceration is not race neutral," and women's pathways to confinement often exist at the intersection of mental illness, trauma, and gender-based violence. Black women make up about 29% of the women who are incarcerated in this country. Hispanic women make up about 14%. American Indian and Alaska Native make about up about 2.5%. These are dramatic overrepresentations of women of color in the criminal legal system in comparison to their make-up of the U.S. population.  80% of women in jail and 58% in prisons are parents.  More than half of the 76,000 locked away from families, children, work and home are awaiting trial, much less a conviction. Harsh sentencing for low level drug offenses and the inability to afford bail are primary causes of women's prolonged incarceration. $10,000 dollars is a typical bail, but the Prison Policy Initiative found that the median annual income for women awaiting trial in jails was about $11,071 dollars.  "The legal system is much more likely to be punitive towards people of color and poor people. I think that that's an important dimension to this as well, and poverty plays a critical role in this," said Mike Wessler, Communications Director for the Prison Policy Initiative.  "Whenever I'm talking about this, I often think about a tweet sent by law enforcement in New York City during the pandemic where they proudly boasted a photo of a bunch of diapers and formula, and they rightfully got pretty significant backlash for that," he told The Takeaway. Law enforcements were pictured with haul of diapers, formula, and other products worth $1800, closing 23 warrants; Parents on social media horrified by kids' items. February 2022. Tweet was later deleted. (The Independent) For Mike, that defined a common factor of women's incarceration in the U.S.: women are often arrested and put in jail because they're trying to meet the daily needs of themselves and the people that they care for. "Women and girls are much more likely to be incarcerated for drug and property offenses. They're much less likely to be charged with more violent crimes, things like murder and manslaughter and kidnapping and the like. And I think there's a couple of explanations for this. Property and drug crimes are often crimes related to poverty and crimes related to addiction," Wessler told The Takeaway. "Ultimately, the enforcement of drug laws in this country as a criminal offense is a public policy choice. It could very easily be treated as a public health issue. We use things like treatment and counseling to help people who have substance use disorder get the care they need," said Mike Wessler. He added, "We saw poverty numbers drop during the pandemic and this is related to why we saw lower incarceration rates, particularly of women during the pandemic. Women had more resources at their disposal to meet those needs. They [mothers] were receiving assistance from the federal government for their children." Stay-at-home orders and a slowing down of the court system are also said to be factors. But as courts return to pre-pandemic operation, women and girls' incarceration rates have climbed at a pace faster than that of boys and men. Black women and girls are hit disproportionately, making up 29% of U.S. prisons while only making up about 13% of the U.S. population.   The National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI) researches, elevates, and educates the public on the overcriminalization of Black women and girls, and NBJWI is conducting research on Black women's policing, health, and incarceration. Sydney McKinney, Executive Director of NBWJI, joined the Takeaway to discuss the current data surrounding Black women and girls' incarceration and what healing-centered alternatives can look like.  See above for full transcript.  

Imagine if you were defined by the worst mistake you made for the rest of your life And denied of opportunity, growth and personal success at every turn. That's how it is today for more than 200,000 incarcerated women in the United States. They, like all of us, made a mistake. Only their lapse in judgment came with a different consequence. Televerde has a unique business model. They create opportunities for incarcerated women to train for and then work in CX jobs. They help incarcerated women transition back into society by allowing them to transfer into a Televerde center as their sentence is completed. Michelle Cirocco is the Chief Impact Officer at Televerde and CEO of the Televerde Foundation - based in Phoenix, Arizona. She talked to Peter Ryan about how Televerde has taken an unusual approach to locating new talent - an approach that gives people a chance to rebuild their life. It's great for the individuals that get a chance to train and be employed again, but it's also great for clients of Televerde as they can access a pool of highly motivated talent - just as it is getting harder and harder to locate and hire people. https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellecirocco/ http://www.televerdefoundation.org/ https://televerde.com/about/our-model/

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Between 1980 and 2020, the number of incarcerated women increased by 475%. Yes, you read that correctly. The increase in this population can be attributed to the War on Drugs, resulting in an extremely high number of women who are enprisoned for non-violent crimes. Join us in this episode to talk about the history of incarcerated women and the status of their health today. From STI treatment to laboring in shackles, the reproductive health provided for this population is almost non-existent. In this episode, we provide you with the facts about what women face and talk about some potential solutions! Feminist Corner: In this podcast, we talk about the perceptions of women often, how are these ideas of women amplified for incarcerated women? And how does this affect their health?How can the healthcare system better assist incarcerated women in the areas we spoke about today? Just throw out ideas! Join the From Skirts To Scrubs community and meet us at the intersection of feminism, medicine, and history! Follow us on socials:Instagram: @fromskirtstoscrubs Facebook: @fromskirtstoscrubs Twitter: @FSTS_Podcast 

"I know from all the time that I have spent in the prisons, that there are women who are absolutely both legally and factually innocent of the crimes that they've been convicted of," says Dr. Jill McCorkel, founder of The Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls, a nonprofit organization working to end the mass incarceration of women in the United States. Right now, McCorkel and the Philly Justice Project are fighting to free India Spellman. Spellman was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2013, for a crime McCorkel says she clearly didn't commit. So how does something like this happen? How often does it happen? And why has McCorkel made it her mission to fight for women and girls behind bars? Today on the podcast, Matt Leon asks Dr. McCorkel about the mission and the case of India Spellman. Learn more about the Philadelphia Justice Project for Women and Girls here: https://www.phillyjusticeproject.org/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Seen by some today as a bastion of women's rights, Kansas once locked up more than 5,000 women for contracting venereal disease, thanks to a law that seems to have been applied only to women. Guest Nikki Perry, author of “Policing Sex in the Sunflower State,” explains how this happened.

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Dr. Ruby Tapia's viral Cornell sweatshirt tweet. How witnessing domestic violence, and the aftermath of her father's suicide, influenced her decision to go to college far from home. Difficulties she faced freshman year both on and off campus. The professor who called her in to office hours, and how that changed her academic path. The meaning she's made of these experiences, and how they changed her. Her hopes for future generation of college students, including her own daughters. Our guest is: Dr. Ruby C. Tapia, who is Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Associate Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work engages the intersections of photography theory, feminist and critical race theory, and critical prison studies. She is co-editor of Interrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women in the United States, co-editor of the University of California book series Reproductive Justice: New Visions for the 21st Century, and author of American Pietàs: Visions of Race, Death and the Maternal. Her current book project, The Camera in the Cage, interrogates the intersections of prison photography and carceral humanism and puts forth an argument and methodology for abolitionist aesthetics. She has facilitated creative writing workshops via the Prison Creative Arts Project at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan, is a member of the Theory Group Think Tank at Macomb Correctional Facility for men and is the lead faculty member of the Critical Carceral Visualities component of the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project at UM's Humanities Collaboratory. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-producer of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode may also be interested in: Borderlands, by Gloria Anzaldua Academic Outsider, by Victoria Reyes The Abortionist, by Rickie Solinger Welfare, by Rickie Solinger Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “What I Was Looking For Was Green” Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “Never Been A Scared Bitch”  A discussion of Presumed Incompetent You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island, and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Dr. Ruby Tapia's viral Cornell sweatshirt tweet. How witnessing domestic violence, and the aftermath of her father's suicide, influenced her decision to go to college far from home. Difficulties she faced freshman year both on and off campus. The professor who called her in to office hours, and how that changed her academic path. The meaning she's made of these experiences, and how they changed her. Her hopes for future generation of college students, including her own daughters. Our guest is: Dr. Ruby C. Tapia, who is Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Associate Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work engages the intersections of photography theory, feminist and critical race theory, and critical prison studies. She is co-editor of Interrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women in the United States, co-editor of the University of California book series Reproductive Justice: New Visions for the 21st Century, and author of American Pietàs: Visions of Race, Death and the Maternal. Her current book project, The Camera in the Cage, interrogates the intersections of prison photography and carceral humanism and puts forth an argument and methodology for abolitionist aesthetics. She has facilitated creative writing workshops via the Prison Creative Arts Project at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan, is a member of the Theory Group Think Tank at Macomb Correctional Facility for men and is the lead faculty member of the Critical Carceral Visualities component of the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project at UM's Humanities Collaboratory. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-producer of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode may also be interested in: Borderlands, by Gloria Anzaldua Academic Outsider, by Victoria Reyes The Abortionist, by Rickie Solinger Welfare, by Rickie Solinger Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “What I Was Looking For Was Green” Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “Never Been A Scared Bitch”  A discussion of Presumed Incompetent You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island, and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/academic-life

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Dr. Ruby Tapia's viral Cornell sweatshirt tweet. How witnessing domestic violence, and the aftermath of her father's suicide, influenced her decision to go to college far from home. Difficulties she faced freshman year both on and off campus. The professor who called her in to office hours, and how that changed her academic path. The meaning she's made of these experiences, and how they changed her. Her hopes for future generation of college students, including her own daughters. Our guest is: Dr. Ruby C. Tapia, who is Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Associate Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work engages the intersections of photography theory, feminist and critical race theory, and critical prison studies. She is co-editor of Interrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women in the United States, co-editor of the University of California book series Reproductive Justice: New Visions for the 21st Century, and author of American Pietàs: Visions of Race, Death and the Maternal. Her current book project, The Camera in the Cage, interrogates the intersections of prison photography and carceral humanism and puts forth an argument and methodology for abolitionist aesthetics. She has facilitated creative writing workshops via the Prison Creative Arts Project at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan, is a member of the Theory Group Think Tank at Macomb Correctional Facility for men and is the lead faculty member of the Critical Carceral Visualities component of the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project at UM's Humanities Collaboratory. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-producer of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode may also be interested in: Borderlands, by Gloria Anzaldua Academic Outsider, by Victoria Reyes The Abortionist, by Rickie Solinger Welfare, by Rickie Solinger Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “What I Was Looking For Was Green” Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “Never Been A Scared Bitch”  A discussion of Presumed Incompetent You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island, and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/education

Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you'll hear about: Dr. Ruby Tapia's viral Cornell sweatshirt tweet. How witnessing domestic violence, and the aftermath of her father's suicide, influenced her decision to go to college far from home. Difficulties she faced freshman year both on and off campus. The professor who called her in to office hours, and how that changed her academic path. The meaning she's made of these experiences, and how they changed her. Her hopes for future generation of college students, including her own daughters. Our guest is: Dr. Ruby C. Tapia, who is Chair of the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, and Associate Professor of English and Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Michigan. Her work engages the intersections of photography theory, feminist and critical race theory, and critical prison studies. She is co-editor of Interrupted Life: Experiences of Incarcerated Women in the United States, co-editor of the University of California book series Reproductive Justice: New Visions for the 21st Century, and author of American Pietàs: Visions of Race, Death and the Maternal. Her current book project, The Camera in the Cage, interrogates the intersections of prison photography and carceral humanism and puts forth an argument and methodology for abolitionist aesthetics. She has facilitated creative writing workshops via the Prison Creative Arts Project at Women's Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Michigan, is a member of the Theory Group Think Tank at Macomb Correctional Facility for men and is the lead faculty member of the Critical Carceral Visualities component of the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project at UM's Humanities Collaboratory. Our host is: Dr. Christina Gessler, the co-producer of the Academic Life. Listeners to this episode may also be interested in: Borderlands, by Gloria Anzaldua Academic Outsider, by Victoria Reyes The Abortionist, by Rickie Solinger Welfare, by Rickie Solinger Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “What I Was Looking For Was Green” Ruby Tapia's Avidly article “Never Been A Scared Bitch”  A discussion of Presumed Incompetent You are smart and capable, but you aren't an island, and neither are we. We reach across our mentor network to bring you podcasts on everything from how to finish that project to how to take care of your beautiful mind. Here on the Academic Life channel, we embrace a broad definition of what it means to be an academic and to lead an academic life. We view education as a transformative human endeavor and are inspired by today's knowledge-producers working inside and outside the academy. Wish we'd bring on an expert about something? DMs us on Twitter: @AcademicLifeNBN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we want to help incarcerated women, many of whom are locked up for non-violent crimes, or should we let them fend for themselves? Dr. Stephanie Covington has spent decades trying to help these women, providing them the tools and community resources they need to recover and reintegrate into society, but she believes the whole justice system needs to be fixed. Tune in to hear her important perspectives and remarks in this conversation with host William C. Moyers.

The story of Ms. Susan Burton is a story of redemption and overcoming the odds. After the loss of her 5-year old son, addiction took hold of Ms. Burton sending her on a decades-long journey of incarceration and recidivism. After six separate stints in prison, Ms. Burton found sobriety and founded her own nonprofit, A New Way of Life, which aims to help other women break the cycle of incarceration.rnrnThrough this work, Ms. Burton pushed for reforms that reduced the mass incarceration of African Americans, overcrowding in the state's prisons, and for those stuck in the cycle to truly get back on their feet. A New Way of Life provides housing, case management, employment, legal services, leadership development, and community organizing on behalf of, and alongside people who struggle to rebuild their lives after incarceration.rnrnIn addition to her advocacy work, Ms. Susan Burton is the author of Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women, where she shares her own experiences with addiction, incarceration, and trauma.rnrnIn honor of the 2022 Charles R. See Forum on Reentry in partnership with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, the City Club will welcome Ms. Susan Burton virtually, in conversation with an in-person live panel on reentry.

My guest this week is Kelli Grant, owner and CEO at Grant Consulting and Coaching.  Kelli shares her fascinating story and how she has combined her background in public service, training, health & wellness coaching, and criminal justice, in helping others embrace healthy lifestyles and choices. She discusses her current journey in her doctoral program as she works on her dissertation in the field of sociology.  Her passion is around combining her coaching experiences with her interest in qualitative research and bringing this skill set to the intersection of food and women who are serving time in a residential facility.  Her passion around studying food and the criminal justice system is inspiring and has the potential to transform lives and our society.  Understanding the role food plays in our socialization process is important for creating healthy communities and has the potential to transform lives.  Kelli's doctoral journey is fascinating and inspiring!

Donna Hylton was sold into sex trafficking at the age of 7 by her mother.She served 27 years in prison for a crime she said she did not commit. Now her life's mission is helping women avoid the pitfalls that caused her so much painDonna Hylton is now one of America's leading activist for incarcerated women.To learn more about Donna Hylton, read her extraordinary story memoir

Today's bonus episode of The Freedom Takes is a collaboration with the National Book Foundation. Over the last three years, the foundation's Literature for Justice committees have curated thought-provoking reading lists on the topic of mass incarceration. Dwayne is a former committee member and a selected author. The Foundation has partnered with Freedom Reads to send Literature for Justice titles to reading groups in prisons and juvenile detention centers nationwide. On today's episode, Dwayne returned to moderate a discussion with authors and committee members Susan Burton (Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women, 2019-2020 Reading List) and Rachel Kushner (The Mars Room, 2019-2020 Reading List) in conversation on their work and the larger work of literature inside and outside of prisons to open new worlds of possibility.

A recently signed law secures more dignified practices for women in Mississippi's prisons.Then, a university professor responds to recent statements by the Secretary of State regarding college students' voting proclivities and the education they receive.Plus, in our Book Club, A New York Times bestselling author explores what it means to be alive in “Life's Edge.”Segment 1:A new law will soon take effect that bans pregnant women who are incarcerated from being shackled and allows their newborn to be with them for 72 hours. The provisions are a part of the Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act. Republican Representative Nick Bain of Corinth, chairs the Judiciary B Committee and advocated for the legislation. He tells our Desare Frazier the new law is a reflection of Commissioner Burl Cain's effort to change attitudes within the prison system. More than 1,450 women are currently housed in Mississippi prisons according to the state department of corrections. Pauline Rogers with the RECH Foundation says the new law is a big step forward. She says when she was incarcerated more than 30 years ago, women had to rely on one another.Segment 2:This week, a group of university professors from Jackson State, Southern Miss, and Millsaps College published an op-ed in the Clarion Ledger. In it, they push back against comments made by Secretary of State Michael Watson that have circulated throughout local and national media since they were made in an interview with WLOX last month. In a supplemental conversation to our Your Vote, Your Voice series, we hear from Michael Forster - a University of Southern Mississippi Professor and co-author of the op-ed - on their message.Segment 3:We all think we know what life is but the more scientists learn, the more they're finding “life” harder to define. Carl Zimmer is a multi-award winning, best-selling author who teaches Science Writing at Yale University. In his new book, “Life's Edge: The Search for What it Means to Be Alive,” Zimmer takes readers on a journey from Mother Nature's creations to cutting edge research in the laboratory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Warning: This episode covers difficult topics, which some listeners may find upsetting. These areas include sexual and physical abuse, child sexual abuse, addiction, the death of a child, police brutality and systemic racism. Please practice good self-care and listen at your own discretion. If you need additional support please visit our website at www.Gurlstalk.com/hotlines This week's episode is a lesson in perseverance. Susan Burton is an activist and advocate for women caught in the cycle of incarceration in Los Angeles. Her non-profit organization, A New Way of Life Reentry Project, provides housing, employment assistance, legal services, and leadership development to women who have been formerly imprisoned. In this episode, Susan shares her personal experiences growing up in south LA, cycling in and out of the prison system and finding her calling as an advocate for incarcerated women. We talk about how processing grief and trauma led to her finding a purpose: helping women restore their dignity, rebuild their lives and thrive outside of prison, just as she was able to. You can learn more about A New Way of Life here and in Susan's memoir Becoming Ms. Burton: From Prison to Recovery to Leading the Fight for Incarcerated Women. Please send any messages to www.gurlstalk.com, follow us @gurlstalk and don't forget to subscribe, so you never miss an episode of the Gurls Talk podcast. TW: police brutality, physical and sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, addiction, systemic racism, death of a child.

Today's topic is the situation of incarcerated and detained women and the CoronaVirus. The pandemic and its impacts are the main news these days. We have seen and heard about people from all walks of life being infected. The mainstream outlets regularly report the impacts on famous people but we hear far too little about those in this country considered not important not to mention about whole countries considered inconsequential. Among the “not important” are the 2.3 million people in nearly 2000 state prisons, 110 federal prisons, nearly 2000 juvenile correctional facilities, over 300 local jails, 218 immigration detention facilities, and 80 Indian Country jails, as well as in military prisons, civil commitment centers, state psychiatric hospitals, and prisons in the U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico. Women at the Irwin County Detention Center in Georgia hold signs asking for help. Screenshot: The Intercept Among the 2.3 million are 40 thousand ICE detainees in facilities across the country. According to federal government data, from April 2019, California detains the fourth highest number of people per day, after Texas, Louisiana, and Arizona. Over 70 percent of people are held in privately-run immigrant prisons. The GEO Group receives more taxpayer dollars for immigration detention than any other ICE contractor followed by Corrections Corporation of America/CoreCivic. Also important to keep in mind that incarcerating immigrants in not limited to the US. Global Detention Project (GDP) estimates that there have been at least 2,000 facilities used for immigration-related purposes in approximately 100 different countries over the last decade. We hear even less about women detainees. In the current pandemic, incarcerated people are among the highest risk group. According to the recent report in Intercept, “Immigrants in ICE detention nationwide are intensely afraid of contracting Covid-19 and two Department of Homeland Security doctors warned Congress that the facilities pose ‘an imminent risk to the health and safety of immigrant detainees'” because of overcrowding and filth inside and to the public as well. During today's show you will be listening to Ana Alicia Huerta, Staff Attorney for Removal Defense Project of the United Farm Workers Foundation, which provides legal services and representation to folks at Mesa Verde. We will also hear from Leticia Hernandez, whose mother is currently detained at Mesa Verde. On March 11, the ACLU wrote to ICE office in San Francisco because of reported “shortages of cleaning and personal hygiene supplies, including bleach and other disinfectant products, shampoo, and soap. Several people detained at Mesa Verde have reported that to obtain personal hygiene products they must purchase them from the commissary at a high cost — thus, preventing many individuals from accessing these basic necessities. These deficiencies leave detainees at Mesa Verde at increased risk of contracting communicable diseases.” The ACLU implored ICE to “to immediately develop evidence-based and proactive plans for the prevention and management of COVID-19….” We also will be in conversation with Ny Nourn, who experienced the “seamless” transfer from prison to ICE detention facility. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKcXWvDi5uw?feature=player_embedded] Click here to listen to the show. 59:50 min Today's program was produced by Margo Okazawa-Rey. You can reach Margo at Margo@kpfpa.org. The post Womens Magazine – April 27, 2020 – What about Incarcerated Women and Immigrant Women Detained in ICE Facilities: Potential Death Sentence appeared first on KPFA.

We're so happy to be back! We kick off Season 2 with an essential conversation about the unjust conditions many menstruators face in jail. Miami-based activist and organizer Valencia Gunder tells us why she decided to push for legislation in Florida to ensure incarcerated women have the menstrual hygiene supplies they need. The ‘Dignity for Incarcerated Women' Act is currently making its way through the state legislature.

Did you know that the first mass clemency won in 1990 for 25 domestic violence survivors incarcerated for self-defense happened because of incarcerated women organizing themselves on the inside? Or did you know that in the 1970's, a California women's prison cancelled a Christmas visit with incarcerated women & their children with no explanation. The women then broke windows, dragged Christmas trees outside into the yard, set them on fire, and refused to go back inside in protest! Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women provides much-needed documentation of collective organizing and the daily struggles inside women's prisons. For this episode, Monica and Page sat down with the author of this book, Victoria Law, and discussed her process in compiling these important, hidden stories of resistance and survival of incarcerated women in the U.S. ​​