Podcasts about project rebound

Listen in as Victor Rodriguez Tafoya shares a conversation with Joshua “Gunner” Johnson, Director of the Underground Scholars Program at UC Davis and a key founder of Project Rebound at Sacramento State. Project Rebound provides critical educational resources and support for formerly incarcerated individuals, offering counseling, mentoring, academic services, and career development to help them transform their lives. Gunner shares his personal journey, including his 18 years of incarceration and how that led him to his work helping formerly incarcerated students succeed in higher education. Join us as we learn about the growth of these vital programs and the profound impact they have on students navigating the challenges of reentering society.

In this episode of The State Hornet Podcast, Aliza Imran, Nancy Rodriguez Bonilla and Aaron Lofton go over campus news.Rodriguez Bonilla goes over the failed promises of the California Tribal College, the announcement of the Native American College opening and the Esak'tima Center. Imran talks about the three-day International Conference of Genocide, Project Rebound and winter activities around Sacramento. Lofton discusses the Causeway Boxing Classic event and the reactions to the rejection of Proposition 6.

This week on The REimagined Podcast, we have Jason, Marci, and Alvin  from Project Rebound at Fresno State. Updating us on their new adventures, events, and ways to get involved with he program. Enjoy!

Nico Gentile is a real estate professional and entrepreneur with over ten years of experience. His curiosity and eagerness to learn from successful individuals around him make him a perfect host who will ask the questions you are too afraid to ask. I hope you enjoy it and you can have at least one takeaway to help improve yourself and your business.This week on The REimagined Podcast, we have Jason and Abel from Project Rebound at Fresno State, talk about what Project Rebound is, how it has influenced the lives of those involved in the program, and the impact it makes on our society.

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Heard Studio and Strangest Fruit Podcast present the Compton Innocence Initiative live at Cal State State University Los Angeles. Thank you to the LA Innocence Project and Project Rebound for making this happen! Everyone who was supposed to be there was there. This is our first live podcast and we're gearing up to do many more. We appreciate the support and we're locked and loaded for 2024.    This project will explore and expose the wrongful convictions of Christopher Stone and Lamont Kellum Jr. Both of these men are innocent and currently in prison. Both out of Compton Court. #wrongfulconviction #compton

Gunner Johnson and Christian Branscombe made national news for their stories of redemption. Both men spent their early adult years behind bars for serious criminal offenses and came to a place of healing to lead productive and meaningful lives. Moreover, Christian Branscombe shot Gunner Johnson, and they are now best friends. This is their story.  Gunner Johnson is now the housing coordinator for Project Rebound at Sacramento State University and Christian Branscombe is a life coach for his own consulting company Bare Bones Coaching(https://www.christianbranscombe.com/)

Romarilyn Ralston is a nationally recognized leader in supporting students with carceral experience. She is currently the executive director of Project Rebound at California State University Fullerton. It was her work with Project Rebound that was, in many ways a catalyst for what we are trying to do here at Santa Fe. Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.Full transcripts can be found under each episode at https://freetolearn.buzzsprout.com/. 

Authors: Lawrence Charles, Feyi EkundareOn this week's episode of The State Hornet Podcast, staffers Lawrence Charles and Feyi Ekundare cover how Project Rebound is assisting formerly incarcerated students and campus safety concerns following multiple sexual assaults last semester. In additional news, this year's annual Black Art of Dance featured a performance of “Vessels” and the APIDA Center was unveiled with an expansion for the MLK Center.Related State Hornet stories: https://statehornet.com/2023/03/mlk-apida-center-openings-sac-state/   https://statehornet.com/2023/03/housing-project-rebound-incarcerated-sac-state/  https://statehornet.com/2023/03/sacramento-black-art-dance-vessels-theatre-dance/ 

Tony Wallin-Sato is a Zen practitioner, author, poet, program director for Project Rebound (a program to help formally incarcerated individuals succeed in the CSU system) and a board member of the Boundless Freedom Project (an organization that brings Dharma and mindfulness to incarcerated individuals).  Tony generously shares his inspirational story of overcoming drug addiction and imprisonment and how Buddhist practice contributed to that journey. https://www.boundlessfreedom.org/Zen Podcast:https://simplicityzen.com/

“Best of Insight 2022”: A Cal State program called “Project Rebound” creates a higher education pipeline for those incarcerated. We'll learn about the program at Sac State. CapRadio Jazz Host Avery Jeffery's shares his conversation with Keith Hatschek on his book “The Real Ambassadors”.   Project Rebound

Listen in as Dr. M.L. Mallare interviews Sac State Sociology student,  Moon Martinez on his more than year journey within the CA prison system. Other guests: Dr. Emma Hughes, Ph.D CSU Fresno, Criminology; Dr. Patricia Morris, Ph.D., Project Rebound.

A Cal State program called “Project Rebound” creates a higher education pipeline for those incarcerated. We'll learn about the program at Sac State. NPR White House Correspondent Tamara Keith writes a children's book with her son.   Project Rebound

From the day the FBI arrested him in 2003 and told him the government was seeking the death penalty, Benjamin Frandsen labored fiercely for his release. His case was overturned twice on appeal (his third trial will likely be overturned again this year), and he was found suitable for parole three times in a row.  Five separate times he beat LIFE in California.  After 18 years fighting a sentence that began as Life Without the Possibility of Parole, the Parole Board finally released him on December 10, 2021As Ben closes out his first season he decides to go big and invite Project Rebound for a discussion about life, hustling, drugs, and everything else in between. Ben brings on three special guests from Cal State Long Beach's “Project Rebound,” a groupdedicated to helping the formerly incarcerated apply to and navigate college. What makesProject Rebound special is that the reason the staff all understand the difficulties of being in the prison-to-college pipeline is that everyone who works there was once behind bars themself.Senior Staff Coordinator Irene Sotello was once using her skills to sell drugs in the streets, but she learned that she could transform her hustle into something beautiful by bringing others into the light of education. Sara Rodriguez went from spending too much time in a county jail to graduating from UCLA and using her skillset to help those who were once behind bars. Robert Ortiz-Archila came home from the battle-torn Middle East only to become a homeless veteran without direction. But he found his purpose in college, in learning, and in guiding others toward higher education. The four talk turkey about some things that ex-cons know that the average Jane or Joe does not.

 About This Episode:In 1967, Project Rebound was created to matriculate formerly incarcerated students into the CSU directly from the criminal justice system. Since the program's inception, hundreds of Project Rebound students have obtained bachelor's degrees and beyond. Project Rebound students system-wide have earned an overall grade point average of 3.0, have a zero percent recidivism rate, and 87% of graduates have secured full-time employment or admission to postgraduate programs.In this episode, we will speak with the executive director of Project Rebound at Cal State San Bernardino, Annika Anderson about how she advocated for office space and resources on their campus. We'll hear from a formerly incarcerated staff member, Paul Jones, and matriculated students, Robert Sandoval and Marta Barreto about the unique obstacles they face and the unique benefits they offer communities.And how this model can expand beyond California to transform campuses and students nationwide. Featured on This Episode:Annika Anderson, is the executive director of Project Rebound at CSUSB and an associate professor in the Department of Sociology. She received her B.A. in Public Relations from Pennsylvania State University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Washington State University. Her research interests are in developmental and life-course criminology, reentry, social stratification, and race and ethnic relations. She has presented her research at numerous conferences and has several publications on crime and reentry based on research conducted in San Bernardino. Paul A. Jones, is the program director of Project Rebound at CSUSB. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Social Work from California State University, San  Bernardino. In his role as program director, he also supervises interns placed in Project Rebound. He is a co-author on a chapter in an edited volume titled Prisoner Reentry in the 21st Century: Critical Perspectives of Returning Home; Reentry in the Inland Empire: The Prison to College Pipeline with Project Rebound. Resources for This Episode:Project Rebound at CSUSBCSU Project Rebound 

Romarilyn is a black feminist prison abolitionist scholar working to interrupt criminalization at the intersections of race, gender, and education. Her fierce advocacy as the Program Director of Project Rebound at Cal State Fullerton has helped establish the John Irwin Memorial House, the first collegiate housing initiative in the nation that provides a residence, holistic support and academic care for formerly incarcerated and system impacted students.Visit the Our Stories Matter homepage to learn more about the podcast. Follow @TraumaInformedLA on Instagram and subscribe to our newsletter for the latest updates.

This engaging episode features an in-depth and informative conversation with three Claremont residents and prominent leaders of Project Rebound and the Prison Education Project; Romarilyn Ralston, Dr. Vanessa Ovalle Perez and Ernst Fenelon, Jr. These accomplished and driven community contributors are part of the driving force behind Project Rebound, a group which is dedicated to assisting and encouraging recently and currently incarcerated people who have committed to a path of self-betterment. This inspiring, deeply honest interview shows how much those who really want to make a difference, despite serious setbacks, can become a force for positive change in themselves and help bring others up the ladder with them. The stellar panel illuminates how Project Rebound and the Prison Education Project, state-wide programs at 14 Cal-State campuses, achieves a proven recidivism rate of under 15%, - with some locations at 0% (yes, ZERO) - as compared to the state system's rate of 50%. They eloquently posit that if taxpayers are concerned with getting the best value for their tax dollars, then Project Rebound's success should be supported, scaled and spread. Enjoy this uplifting discussion, then forward the link to those you know who would benefit from all the good that Project Rebound does.Guest Bio's:Dr. Vanessa Ovalle PerezAssistant Professor of English (Chicanx/Latinx Literature)Assistant Director, Center for the Study of Correctional EducationDepartment of English || California State University, San BernardinoRomarilyn Ralston, M.L.A.Program Director, Project Reboundwww.fullerton.edu/rebound Co-Chair, Policy and Advocacy Committee, California State University Project Rebound Consortiumwww.calstate.edu/reboundErnst Fenelon, Jr.www.ernstfenelonjr.comInternational Author & Public Speaker, Transformational Life Coach, wholistic Justice Advocate, Moderator, and Homeschool Parent.Author of the self-empowerment book “Three Things That Everybody Wants To Know About You; Five-Step Plan For Life Success”.(Can be ordered on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1732274509/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=).

For today’s message of support, if you need help with a big clean-up job, consider Monster Cleaning of Charlottesville. Live your best life in a clean, healthy environment.  No judgment, professional cleaning services for your home. Owner Charlene Munford now has equipment to help fight COVID. Visit monstercleaningcville.com today. In today’s newsletter:An update on COVID numbers in VirginiaFor the second time, Albemarle Planning Commission recommends denial of rezoning near GlenmoreCharlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce preparing for Rebound BallOn the eve of Thanksgiving, all metrics point to the largest surge of COVID-cases since the state of emergency was announced on March 12, 2020. After nearly nine months of lockdown, Virginia and rest of the United States of America face the possibility of a tragic holiday period. Virginia has set another new daily record for COVID cases with 2,718 cases reported this morning. The seven day average is now 2,495 cases a day. The seven-day average for new positive tests has increased to 7.5 percent, up from 7.4 percent yesterday. The seven-day average for new daily cases reported per 100,000 population is 29.3 today. This is known as the “incidence rate” and that figure was 18.7 on November 16. The total number of cases per 100,000 population within the last 14 days in Virginia is 349.8 today. That figure was 249.1 on November 16, and 169.5 on October 16, 2020. In Virginia, the death toll has climbed over 4,000 and stands at 4,008 today. In the Blue Ridge Health District, there have been 81 fatalities, with all deaths in people over the age of 50. Nearly sixty percent of COVID-deaths in the district are in people over the age of 80. Looking across the state, the central region has an incidence rate of 25.5 and a percent positivity of 5.9%. The eastern region has an incidence rate of 22.1 and a percent positivity of 7.4%. For the far southwest region, the incidence rate is 46.3 and percent positivity is at 16.7%. The near southwest region has a high incidence rate of 44.7 but the percent positivity is lower at 8.6%. Northern Virginia has a incidence rate of 29.2 and a percent positivity of 8%. The northwest region has an incidence rate of 25.5 and a percent positivity of 5.9 percent. This is a reminder that figure is likely skewed downward due to a high amount of prevalence testing in the Blue Ridge Health District due to the University of Virginia. In our immediate region, Culpeper County continues to have a high count with an incidence rate of 81 and a total number of new cases per 100,000 population of 923.7. They reported 64 new cases today and had a high of 175 new cases on Sunday. *The Albemarle Planning Commission last night recommended denial of a rezoning on land within the designated Village of Rivanna growth area. This was the second time the seven-member appointed body saw the proposal for the Breezy Hill neighborhood, which required a rezoning on about 84 acres just to the east of the Glenmore community. Commissioners received over 200 emails from neighbors who requested denial because of the impacts on U.S. 250. Many cited a line in the executive summary of the Village of Rivanna Master Plan which reads “Future residential development should only be approved if and when transportation improvements to US 250 have been made and sufficient sewer capacity is in place to support that development.”However, deputy county attorney Andy Herrick told the commission that is a non-binding statement. “A local government body does not have the authority to enact an ordinance that would establish an outright moratorium on all zoning changes in a portion of a locality until highway improvement is made,” Herrick said. “However, current and projected traffic can be a consideration in individual applications.” Southern Development had reduced the size of the proposed neighborhood from 160 units to 130 units. They also proffered funding to coordinate traffic signals along the corridor to improve the flow of traffic.  (proffer statement)“The signal improvements that we’re proposing are a complete reconfiguration of the existing signals at Milton Road’s intersection with U.S. 250 and Louisa Road’s intersection with U.S. 250,” said Charlie Armstrong with Southern Development. “By doing that is actually provides additional capacity for those intersections.”Within the last decade, the Virginia Department of Transportation piloted new signal technology on U.S. 250 on Pantops. This was initially credited with increasing traffic throughout the Pantops growth area. The idea did not impress Rick Randolph, the planning commissioner for the Scottsville District who previously represented that area on the Board of Supervisors from 2016 to 2019 before opting not to run for a second elected term. “Those of us that have some experience in the congestion on this corridor and living with it on a daily basis well understand that past technological fixes don’t begin to address the fact that the volume of automotive traffic has been increasing significantly year by year by year,” Randolph said. In 2019, VDOT estimated that 9,500 vehicles a day went through the intersection of U.S. 250 and Louisa Road. The estimate in 2010 was 7,300 vehicles a day. Commissioners were unanimous in their recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to deny the rezoning. The matter will go to the Board of Supervisors in December.  The Commission will next meet on December 8 when they will discuss the county’s draft affordable housing plan in a joint session with the Board of Supervisors. That document identifies a need for 11,750 new housing units by 2040 to meet forecasts for population growth. That includes 8,134 units that are approved not yet built and a need for rezonings or special use permits to allow the remaining 3,600 units projected united to be constructed. The draft plan will be discussed by the Albemarle Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors at their meeting on December 8. (review it here)*There’s only a week left until the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce holds its annual celebration the only way to do so in 2020 - virtually. The Rebound Ball will feature the handing out of 14 local business awards as well as a keynote speech from author and podcaster Priya Parker, whose latest work is called The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters. Parker is to have a “fireside chat” with Chamber CEO Elizabeth Cromwell about meaningful gatherings in the age of COVID. Each event attendee will receive a free e-book copy of The Art of Gathering. One of the award winners is Liza Borches who will receive the 2020 Chamber Business Leader of the Year award. Borches is the head of Carter Myers Automotive, which has sixteen dealerships throughout six communities in Virginia. The award dinner is called the Rebound Ball after the name of the Chamber’s collaboration for local economic recovery - Project Rebound. The awards this year reflect the innovation and determination shown by many during this challenging year.  (ticket information) *Today in meetings, the Albemarle Broadband Authority will meet virtually at 5 p.m. One of the items will be a report on the Board of Supervisors’ recent discussion on the strategic plan and capital budget work session. One of the county’s strategic goals is to expand broadband throughout the county. I’m pleased because this means I’ll have at least one fresh soundbite in Thursday’s newscast!  (meeting info) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

In this week's episode, News Editor Julia Terbeche details the changes to dorm life amid coronavirus-imposed restrictions, and Assistant News Editor Chance Sinerius discusses his most recent story about Project Rebound, a program to assist formerly incarcerated individuals achieve their goals in higher education. Sports Editor Jacob Powers then gives the latest in Beach athletics. On air: Julia Terbeche, Chance Sinerius, Jacob Powers Edited by Cameron Johnston Follow the Beach Weekly Podcast on your favorite platforms! Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4HJaqJe... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to Daily 49er Video! www.youtube.com/user/videod49er?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us at www.daily49er.com! Follow us on Facebook! facebook.com/daily49er Follow us on Twitter! twitter.com/daily49er Follow us on Instagram! instagram.com/daily49er Beach WeeklyCSULBDaily49er

Editor’s note: I accidentally sent yesterday’s email to the wrong setting, so you most likely didn’t get it. I caught this well after sending it out and there’s no way to send it again without creating a new post. I’ve reused some of the info in today’s newsletter, so some of you may have seen this twice! Do take a look at yesterday’s edition if you missed it. Today’s shout-out is for the Parent-Teacher Organizations of the Charlottesville City Schools, and their request for donations to the Reopening Fund: Ready to Teach, Ready to Learn. Visit their website for more information and to make a contribution. There are another 1,005 new cases of COVID-19 reported today by the Virginia Department of Health and another 23 new deaths. The seven-day positive testing rate remains at 6.4 percent statewide. There is one more death reported in Charlottesville for a total of 46 to date in the Thomas Jefferson Health District. The district reported 25 new cases today with 12 from Albemarle, eight from Fluvanna, three from Charlottesville and three from Greene. In the district the seven-day positive testing rate is at 5.5 percent. That figure was at 6.4 percent on August 18. *The Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners last night got an update on the redevelopment of public housing sites in the city. The long-awaited renovation of Crescent Halls as well as the first phase of new units at South First Street are getting closer to breaking ground. Dave Norris is the director of redevelopment at CRHA. “We’re making good progress in getting to closing on our first two projects and there’s a number of hoops we have to jump through but one of the final hoops was a approval from the fair housing office at HUD,” Norris said. HUD is the acronym for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and their approval was for something called the Site and Neighborhood Standards Review Process. Norris said the city has assisted CRHA in getting bonds to finance the project, and that closing on all of the financial paperwork should take place by October 1.  “And then it will take a little bit of time to mobilize and get some construction activity going but we’re still hoping to break ground this calendar year, and that’s to be determined, but we’re getting there,” Norris said. There are currently 58 vacancies among the city’s 376 public housing units as of August 24, with 26 of those at Crescent Halls in order to prepare for those units to be upgraded as part of the renovation. Executive Director John Sales said they are working on ways to get those units refurbished so they can be returned to service. “So right now we are working with Habitat,” Sales said. “Habitat has pledged us some construction managers and possible volunteers to assist us with a few units. We currently have a contractor going through some of the units as well.”Sales said 49 of the CRHA’s housing vouchers are in use with families living in an affordable living arrangement, and there is a goal of adding 20 more in recent weeks. However, there are obstacles to doing so. “Unfortunately, the more vouchers we put on the street, the harder it is for individuals to find housing units and we already have low numbers of being successful in finding units in a short amount of time,” Sales said, adding it takes between 90 and 150 days for a housing voucher recipient to actually move in. The CRHA has been discussing ways to incentivize property owners to accept the vouchers. *The Charlottesville Chamber of Commerce has been identified as a world leader for the way it has helped local businesses adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Association of Facilitators will give the Chamber one of 17 Facilitation Impact Awards for the Project Rebound program. The recognition also goes to the Organizational Excellence program at the University of Virginia. In May, the Chamber held over three dozen meetings to get input before launching its Blueprint for Economic Resiliency in the Greater Charlottesville Region on June 25, 2020. The facilitation work is credited with translating business concerns into concrete ideas embedded in the plan. The award will be handed out at a virtual ceremony on October 26. *Virginia’s coastline was hit fairly hard earlier this month by Tropical Storm Isaias which spawned several tornadoes on the eastern shore and caused flooding throughout much of the Commonwealth. That’s part of a continuing trend toward a more turbulent climate. This fall, the Northam administration will release a master plan to deal with rising sea levels, which are experienced now in the form of more frequent sunny day flooding. Part of that will include greater data about where flooding occurs, data coordinated by the Commonwealth Center for Recurrent Flooding Resiliency. Retired Navy Admiral Ann C. Phillips is Northam’s Special Assistant for Coastal Adaptation and Protection. “You can go in and look at coastal Virginia using this new nuisance flood overlay data and the intent is that it will help localities and communities better understand the context of nuisance flooding which we are seeing more and more and more of and which we will see more and more and more of in our future, and then overlay that with sea level rise projections and also with a cat 1 or a moderate Northeaster storm,” Phillips said. Phillips said nuisance flooding today in some places will lead to permanent inundations but there can be remedies that also improve water quality. Earlier this year, the General Assembly passed legislation that strengthens the role the plan will play in Virginia’s conservation programs. Phillips made her comments Friday at the annual meeting for Resilient Virginia. The group aims to increase planning for and awareness of adaptation to a changing climate. *The word of the day in government meetings today is “reservoir.” First, the Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority will meet at 2:15 p.m. One topic will be the unveiling of a master plan for land that had been purchased in the 1980’s for the Buck Mountain Reservoir. That project never went forward because of the presence of an endangered species. Some original landowners have requested the land to be sold back to them. (master plan) (full agenda)The Greene County Board of Supervisors will get an update on the proposed water supply plan that was to have been undertaken by the Rapidan Service Authority. Last month the Madison County and Orange County representatives on the RSA Board voted to stop collecting facility fees to pay for impoundment along White Run for a new reservoir. Prepare for this by reading Terry Beigie’s latest story in the Greene County Record. Another meeting today is the Charlottesville Housing Advisory Committee which meets at 1 p.m. The Rivanna Solid Waste Authority also meets shortly before the RWSA. The two will hold a joint strategic planning meeting as part of the RWSA agenda. (full agenda)*Thanks for reading or listening! Why not do both? Sometimes you will see differences between what I record and what ends up in the text. Either way, I’m really glad you are here. Please consider sending on this edition to a friend, family member, co-worker, or elected official. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe

Right now, 48,000 American kids are locked up in correctional facilities. Once upon a time, Elisabeth Ocampo was one of those kids. Today, she fights for the very thing that was taken away from each one of them: an education. To learn more about Elisabeth's work, please check out Project Rebound.

In Episode 11 Professor Jason Bell from San Francisco State University joins the podcast. Professor Bell teaches Criminal Justice, Sociology, and is the Director of Program Development for Project Rebound CSU Consortium. Professor Bell shares his experiences from being formerly incarcerated to now teaching and opening doors for others with records in higher education through Project Rebound. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/no-warning-shots962/support

Laura Murray was arrested in the 90's for her involvement in a large heroin drug cartel and subsequent criminal investigation named "Operation Tarpit". After getting out of prison Laura lost everything in the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and again found herself addicted to drugs and homeless. After robbing several banks she was sent to prison and turned her life around. With the help of Project Rebound and some strong and empathetic people in her life she now has graduated college and is working on her master's degree. Laura's story is one of hope and she is now an advocate for others who have headed down a similar path.

James Cavitt is the Housing and Outreach Coordinator for California State University, Fullerton, where he supports formerly incarcerated students during their course of study. Project Rebound constructs an alternative to the revolving door policy of mass incarceration in order to increase community strength and safety. http://www.fullerton.edu/rebound/ James earned an Associate's Degree from Patten University through the Prison University Project at San Quentin. He graduated from Cal State Fullerton in 2019 with a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology and is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Social Work at Cal State Long Beach. He is the recipient of the John Irwin Memorial Scholarship and the Epsilon Epsilon Scholarship. JC is committed to empowering those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. He is passionate about restorative justice, criminal justice reform, and disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline. 

Mir earned his Bachelor's degree in Sociology, with an emphasis in deviance and crime, from Cal State Fullerton in 2019. He was awarded the 2019 Steward of Place Award from the CSUF Center for Internships and Community Engagement for his work mentoring youth from underserved communities. Mir has a passion for student affairs and is pursuing a Master's degree in Counseling, with an emphasis in student development in higher education, at Cal State Long Beach.

In this week's podcast, Trina talks with Matthew Arlington, who is currently interning with Parenting for Liberation through his program at California State University Fullerton. Matthew is a father who was formerly incarcerated during the early stages of fatherhood. This episode focuses on the hardships associated with parenting while incarcerated and methods to overcome those barriers. Trina also explores how Matthew has adjusted to parenting after prison and his parenting methods. Lastly, Matthew and Trina reflect on parenting strategies for raising our children with a liberated mind set. Key Points Approximately, 10 million children nationwide have a parent who has been incarcerated The importance of communicating with your child while incarcerated “Get on the bus” is a California based program that was developed by the Center of Restorative Justice Works, which transports families to and from prisons for visitations on Mother's and Father's Day. The importance of and open communication with your children after release from prison to build bonds of trust. Recognizing the inequality that still exist in society and how to teach our children how to live according to law with a sense of empowerment and love for themselves. “Friends Outside”, a Los Angeles based organization that provides resources to ex-convicts to help them transition back into society and family life. “Project Rebound”, a program located on most CSU campuses that provides assistants to ex-convicts in enrollment and other resources needed when returning to school.

Arnold Treviño, incarcerated at age 21 for second degree murder shares with Jim Grant how his own hard work in prison prepared him for a totally new life once released in 2011. Armed only with an adult school diploma, he was accepted into Fresno State's Project Rebound Program, graduating in 2017. Following that, he pursued his MSW, and was named the 2019 graduate dean's medalist for Fresno State's College of Health and Human Service- the highest academic honor for a graduate student in the college. More than his own success at Fresno State, he'll share on the power of Project Rebound at the University and his current work at Avenal State Prison. He is joined by Prof. Jennifer Leahy, Project Rebound Program Director.

Jason Ritchie spent 17 years in prison and while serving his last few years found hope through a program named Project Rebound.Founded in 1967 by Professor John Irwin, Project Rebound matriculates people from the criminal justice system into state universities. Starting with San Francisco State University (SFSU), Project Rebound helped hundreds of former inmates achieve college degrees and a new life. In 2016, Project Rebound expanded onto seven other CSU campuses that include; Sacramento, Fullerton, Fresno, San Diego, San Bernardino, Pomona and Bakersfield. Jason is currently attending SDSU with others who are succeeding in life to become contributing members of our society and follow their passions that were once shadowed by confinement.

Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Glen Ford, along with my co-host Nellie Bailey. Coming up: A critique of the recent national prison strike. A veteran activist says the strike’s organizers failed to consult local people on the ground; a California prisons activist addresses the difference between prison abolition and prison reform; and, we’ll talk to the author of a new book on How to be Less Stupid About Race. Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to be the next Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, had a hard time during last week’s Senate confirmation hearings. One of the many Americans that was glued to the television was Kevin Alexander Gray, the activist and author from Columbia, South Carolina. Gray says, even when the subject of contention is women’s rights, the SUBTEXT in America, is race. Efia Nwangaza is an activist and attorney based in Greenville, South Carolina, where she’s director of the Malcolm X Center for Self-Determination. The center also operates radio station WMXP. Nwangaza has been organizing around prison issues in South Carolina since 1978. She is critical of the leaders of the recent national prison strike, conducted from August 21st to September 9th. Nwangaza says the organizers failed to consult with local activists, inside or outside the prison walls. Romarilyn Ralston spent 23 years as an inmate of the California prison system. She’s now the Program Coordinator of Project Rebound, at the State University at Fullerton, and serves as Policy Coordinator for the California Coalition for Women Prisoners. It seems that Ralston has been on a mission since the moment she set foot outside the prison walls. Much of today’s political conversation seems to blame Donald Trump for American racism, sexism and endless wars. That’s not very smart, according to Dr. Crystal Fleming, a professor of sociology and Africana Studies at Stony Brook University, on Long Island, New York. Fleming is author of a new book, titled, “How to Be Less Stupid About Race.” She says, yes, Trump is a white supremacist warmonger, but so was his Democratic predecessor.

Duane Cofield sits down with Senior Director of the Center for Engagement, Service and the Public Good at California State University Los Angeles Taffany Lim as she discussed two of the many programs that she directs, which are the BA Prison Initiative and Project Rebound. For more info on Taffany Lim and the programs please visit www.calstatela.edu/engagement    

Paradigm Shift - Mark “Blu” Lambert guests hosts with Daniel. Daniel interviews Dr. Emma Hughes,Professor in the Criminology Department at California State University, Fresno. After interning for the public defender's office and working on a documentary (Dark Days) decides to go into criminology rather than law. Dr. Hughes earned her Ph.D. in Criminology from Birmingham City University in the UK, where she also taught for five years before moving to Fresno. Dr. Hughes earned her M.Phil. in Criminology from the University of Cambridge. She has an M.A. in History from Columbia University and earned her B.A. in English from Stanford University. Dr. Hughes focuses in the Corrections option within the Criminology major and she regularly teaches the community-based and institutional corrections courses as well as courses in the graduate program. Her research interests focus on jails and prisons, with a particular emphasis on rehabilitation programs. She is the author of the book Education in Prison: Studying through Distance Learning, published by Ashgate in 2012. She contributed a chapter on prison education to the book How Offenders Transform Their Lives (eds: Veysey, Christian & Martinez, 2009, Willan Publishing) and she has also contributed chapters to edited volumes on prison education.She is currently undertaking research on the role and experiences of community volunteers who provide programming in prisons and jails. She is a co-editor of, and contributor to the book, The Voluntary Sector in Prisons: Encouraging Personal and Institutional Change(2016), part of Palgrave Macmillan's Studies in Prisons and Penology series. Dr. Hughes serves as an advisor to the Fresno County Local Criminal Justice Coordinating Council for whom she conducts research on the dynamics of the jail population. Whilst living in the UK Dr. Hughes conducted research for British charities involved in educational and arts provision in prisons. She regularly presents papers at conferences such as the American Society of Criminology’s annual meeting. She is the founder of Project Rebound at Fresno State, a support program for formerly incarcerated students. Dr. Hughes discusses the value of in person teaching, peer education and the influence of prison gangs on education in California. Project Rebound celebrates it’s 50 year anniversary and has achieved a 90% graduation rate. Jason Bell has worked to extend Project Rebound with assistance from The Opportunity Institute, Renewing Communities in California Initiative, to 8+ CSU campuses (Sacramento State, Bakersfield, Cal State LA, CAl State Fullerton, CAl State San Bernardino, CAl Poly Pomona, San Diego State University,  CAl State Long Beach, Stanislaus State with more coming on board. Last May the Each One Teach One, Arnold Trevino, Warden Rosemary Ndoh, Insight Garden Program ,  giving back , shift to bring in more education and lower prison population.   Coastline Community College Palo Verde Community College Grossmont Community College Mrs. Sandia Tuttle Warden Matthew Martel http://www.prexpanded.org projectrebound@mail.fresnostate.edu Project Rebound Department of Criminology California State University, Fresno 2576 E. San Ramon, M/S ST 104 Fresno, CA 93740   www.releasedintocaptivity.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Released2cptvty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Releasedintocaptivity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/releasedintocaptivity/ Email Daniel: danielh@releasedintocaptivity.com Email Carlos: carlosc@releasedintocaptivity.com

Mississippi Chain Gang. Danie and Carlos talk about relapse and reaching out before disaster happens. Parole and be of service to the community and others by bringing food to skid row, going into juvenile facilities; we want to set the example with our actions.   If you are formerly incarcerated and need help, shoot us a line:   Email Daniel: danielh@releasedintocaptivity.com Email Carlos: carlosc@releasedintocaptivity.com Scott Countryman: countryman447@icloud.com   ARC Mentorship Program workshops that teach peer to peer mentorship and train allies others in the community and Stanford Ride Home Program Daniel talks about his week with one of the Released Into Captivity family members in Nor Cal: going to 12-step meetings and sponsorship. Make the effort to transition with support. Life is a brand new world: paying rent, car payment, food on the table. Joshua 1:9 waiting for a jury verdict.No re-entry textbook. Daniel was a guest with Chris and Dave of The Dopey Podcast (episode 90) and Jed and Jay of Church and Other Drugs. Inside Out Writers , Sally Hamilton (ARC Ally Mentor), Jimmy Woo, and Matthew Mizel. Matthew connected us with Emma Hughes of Project Rebound Fresno. Matthew is also connecting Carlos DeLeon with Project Rebound. Cut 50, JLUSA, Glenn Martin.   Scott and Daniel discuss the effects pay differences between guards in Mississippi and California have on life in prison. Scott is the middle child of a very affluent family. Started drinking and living a rebel lifestyle to feel a part of and cool. Finds vicodin as a sophomore in high school and plays Contra loaded Hurricane Katrina fraud. Scott buys 1000 dilaudid and a gallon of promethazine and developes a huge opiate habit. Finds himself broke, ODs and faces federal charges for moving fraudulently obtained money across state line and illegal stock sales.Turtle suit, tp squares, and used cups. Part of the jail destroyed by the hurricane and they served Lunchables. Delicious breakfast biscuits in Harrison County jail. Scott receives 10 years, suspended and drug court. Fails a drug screen and receives all 10 years.  He goes to South Mississippi Correctional Institute then to Parchman Mississippi. Down on the Parchman Farm. A balanced public safety policy. 80% Mississippi prison population affiliated with “organizations” (gangs): Simon City Royals or Latin Kings (Five Point Star) , Six Point Stars (Gangster Disciples), Vice Lords. Scott touches on the corruption inside. We talk about consequences to criminal activity inside the cage. CID (Criminal Investigation Division). Cell phone consequences. The Box!!! Get to work! No one owes you shit!! Do what you say! If you don’t want change, no program can change you. Suit up and show up. Get a mentor/sponsor The Shair Podcast   www.releasedintocaptivity.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Released2cptvty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Releasedintocaptivity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/releasedintocaptivity/

Daniel interviews Mark “Blu” Lambert. This is Daniel’s first interview with anyone for the podcast. This interview is where it all began. Mark discusses being shot 5 times by the police, his first term and second term, Project Rebound (this program is now available outside of the Bay area), and the culture of death. Armed burglary, terroristic threats. St Nikolas, sober living, addiction, alcoholism, BA in psychology, San Francisco University, The Urban Ministry Institute, Warden Martel, college dorm, Goon Squad, Verizon, heroin balls the size of baseballs, Mr, Van Pelt, Inmate Youth Offender Program, taxi driver, Inmate Day Labor, dorm next to visiting, Fire camp behind the fence, John Irwin, restorative justice, Inmate Family Council, former inmate at President Obama’s State of the Union, education is a key, Scott Budnick, bad social model, second class citizens, Do inmates matter? Does society have a greater moral responsibility? Human life devalued. www.releasedintocaptivity.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Released2cptvty Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Releasedintocaptivity/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/releasedintocaptivity/ Email Daniel: danielh@releasedintocaptivity.com Email Carlos: carlosc@releasedintocaptivity.com

Our first guest is Professor Margaret Burnham, director and founder of the Civil Rights and Restorative Project at Northeastern University School of Law which she joined as faculty in 2002. Her fields of expertise are civil and human rights, comparative constitutional rights, and international criminal law. CRRJ engages students in legal matters relating to the 1960s US civil rights movement. A former fellow of the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and Harvard University's W.E.B. DuBois Institute for Afro-American Studies, Professor Burnham has written extensively on contemporary legal and political issues. We rebroadcast an interview with Law Professor Angie Bell who spoke to us last year about the cases of Albert Woodfox and Herman Wallace known collectively at the Angola 3. Presently, Wallace is terminally ill and needs to be released. Sign the petition at angola3.org Professor Jason Bell, director of Project Rebound, lecturer at San Francisco State, and this year's recipient of LSPC's John K. Irwin Award, speaks to us about his work in rehabilitation with the formerly incarcerated. He has over 21 years of first-hand knowledge and expertise in working with incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and at-risk populations to promote higher education as a method of reducing recidivism.  http://asi.sfsu.edu/asi/programs/proj_rebound/about.htm We close withAli Allie, co-director of Garifuna in Peril. As he drove up from Southern California to Oakland this morning he speaks to us about his latest film about a topic and a people dear to his heart. The film is a part of Cine Acion, the Latino Film Festival closing this weekend. The screening is at EastSide Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd. in Oakland. ESAA has a free Final Fridays screening each month.