Podcast appearances and mentions of lance lowry

Before he became a big-time honky tonk musician, Texas Joe Bailey did state jail time. He sat down with his guitar and podcast cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry to talk about how he ended up in prison, how he turned it around afterward - and what it means to be "prison famous." Support the show.

With the Texas legislative session in the rearview mirror, Behind the Walls cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry sat down with Dallas Morning News reporter Lauren McGaughy to talk through the criminal justice wins and (mostly) losses this year. Some big bills - including those about prison A/C, decriminalizing pot, and closing kid prisons - failed to gain traction, and left advocates disappointed. But lawmakers finally killed the hated driver responsibility surcharge and legalized kitty key chains.  Support the show.

Lance Lowry, a proud Ally and LGBTI advocate, serves as the Executive Director of the LOVELOUD Foundation. He is also featured in the HBO Documentary BELIEVER alongside Dan Reynolds for his work as the organizer of the inaugural LOVELOUD Festival.

In this episode of Behind the Walls, cohosts Keri Blakinger and Lance Lowry sat down with Rep. Jarvis Johnson to talk about a bill that would create independent oversight of the troubled Texas prison system. The proposal comes on the heels of a number of officer indictments and firings, a drawn-out lawsuit over prison air conditioning and revelations about the system's longstanding refusal to give dentures to toothless inmates. Support the show.

Attorney Mike Doyle represents the family of one of the two people killed in the botched Harding Street drug raid. Here, he talks with Keri Blakinger and her long-time frenemy and fellow reporter St. John Barned-Smith about the failed bust. Doyle tackles a few of the unanswered questions: Were they actually drug dealers? What haven't the police revealed yet? And who made that original 911 call that started the whole investigation? Co-host Lance Lowry is out this episode. Support the show.

Prison-beat reporter Keri Blakinger and former prison union chief Lance Lowry compare notes with Florida Times-Union reporter Ben Conarck. They delve into commissary complaints, video visitation and such in the Sunshine State and see how things there stack up against what’s going on in the prisons of the Lone Star State.  Support the show.

From the first night in prison to a Thanksgiving spread, join reporter Keri Blakinger and longtime corrections officer Lance Lowry as they talk about life behind bars, untangle stats about the number of so-called “violent” offenders and discuss why, exactly, prison hot dogs are green. Support the show.