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Christopher Blackwell has been a lot of things in his life. As a young boy he was a son longing to connect with his father over classic cars and football. As a teenager he was an insecure class clown, and then a dropout. In his 20s he was a drug dealer living in survival mode in a neighborhood riddled with crime and violence. And now he's an inmate in the Washington Corrections Center, serving a 45-year prison sentence for robbery and murder. But Blackwell is also an award-winning journalist, the co-founder of a non-profit organization focused on prison reform, a mentor to other inmates, and a husband. On this episode of Paternal, Blackwell reflects on how growing up without community and positive male role models led to a tragic robbery gone wrong, and how he's transformed himself thanks to prison's “heal circle,” where inmates share their stories and discover a sense of honesty and camaraderie they never had as young men. Blackwell is the co-founder of Look2Justice, a grassroots organization led by criminal legal system-impacted people that works to transform the legal system by providing civic education and empowerment programs for incarcerated people and their loved ones. His first book, Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement, is available for pre-order now.

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has publicly stated that the state Supreme Court should not take up an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to be reinstated to the case against President-elect Donald Trump. The Treasury Department has admitted that Chinese hackers had breached its systems in a “major cyber security incident.”  The Department of the Interior announced a slate of environmental rules for Nevada's Ruby Mountains, including banning energy development along a large portion of the range for the next 20 years. The MAGA debate over H-1B VISAs and TikTok is raging on. Portland's leftist district attorney, Mike Schmidt, is trying to reduce the sentences for several violent prisoners, including a convicted murderer, just days before his tough-on-crime replacement takes over. The Guardian Angels have vowed to patrol the New York City subway system once again following horrific criminal incidents on the train, including an illegal immigrant fatally setting a woman on fire. Mozzy Clark, a former inmate at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, is suing the prison, accusing it of forcing her to share a cell with a 6'4″ trans-identifying man, Chris Williams, who harassed and sexually assaulted her.  Become a supporter of Tapp into the Truth: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tapp-into-the-truth--556114/support Tapp into the Truth on Rumble. Follow, watch the older shows, and join the live streams.Hasn't the Government Done Enough for Elon Musk?Morning KickIf recent events have proven anything, you need to be as prepared as possible for when things go sideways. You certainly can't count on the government for help. True liberty requires self-reliance. My Patriot SupplyDiversify and protect your hard-earned wealth. Use America's Premiere Conservative Gold Company, Harvard Gold Group. Use promo code TAPP.Support American jobs! Support the show! Get great products at great prices! Go to My Pillow and use promo code TAPP to save! Visit patriotmobile.com or Call (817) 380-9081 to take advantage of a FREE Month of service when you switch using promo code TAPP! If you are a content creator in need of a professional drone or you just enjoy flying a drone on the weekend, EXO Drones has you covered!  EXO Drones Plus, get 15% off your order by using this link.Follow Tapp into the Truth on Locals  Follow Tapp into the Truth on SubstackHero SoapPatriot DepotBlue CoolersKoa CoffeeBrainMDDiamond CBDSauce Bae2nd SkullEinstokBeanstoxBelle IsleMomento AIHoneyFund"Homegrown" Boone's BourbonIsland BrandsBlackout Coffee Co.Full Circle Brewing Co.Pasmosa Sangria  

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has publicly stated that the state Supreme Court should not take up an appeal from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to be reinstated to the case against President-elect Donald Trump. The Treasury Department has admitted that Chinese hackers had breached its systems in a “major cyber security incident.”  The Department of the Interior announced a slate of environmental rules for Nevada's Ruby Mountains, including banning energy development along a large portion of the range for the next 20 years. The MAGA debate over H-1B VISAs and TikTok is raging on. Portland's leftist district attorney, Mike Schmidt, is trying to reduce the sentences for several violent prisoners, including a convicted murderer, just days before his tough-on-crime replacement takes over. The Guardian Angels have vowed to patrol the New York City subway system once again following horrific criminal incidents on the train, including an illegal immigrant fatally setting a woman on fire. Mozzy Clark, a former inmate at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, is suing the prison, accusing it of forcing her to share a cell with a 6'4″ trans-identifying man, Chris Williams, who harassed and sexually assaulted her.  With BTR shutting down, follow Tapp into the Truth to Spreaker!  Morning Kick My Patriot Supply

This episode explores the ongoing medical negligence at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. Despite a $9.9 million settlement paid to Paula Gardner, the Washington Department of Corrections persists in disregarding DOC policies and procedures. Syndi Rhodes, who was advised against voicing her medical concerns, is currently undergoing cancer testing. https://youtu.be/a6taYyN-DZw?si=71cBiwX1ZwzUHuA2 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

In this podcast episode, I delve into the mismanagement issues plaguing the Washington Corrections Center for Women. It's evident that sending incarcerated women there to serve their sentences, especially if they face an elevated risk of serious ailments, is a problematic practice. The recent $9.9 million award to Paula Gardner underscores the need for the Washington Department of Corrections to adopt a more proactive stance in preventing harm to incarcerated individuals. It's time to break the cycle of repeating mistakes that endanger their health and well-being. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

In this episode, I explore the difficult journey of Paula Gardner, a woman who was incarcerated and suffered severe medical neglect while serving her sentence at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. Her battle against the Department of Corrections, resulting in a $9.9 million settlement, sheds light on the importance of proper medical care in correctional facilities. Join me as I explore Paula's story and the broader implications of her case. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joel-wilborn/support

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 7, Success Starts at the Root: all about the Roots of Success program! Season 3 features the Washington Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP), how they bring education, nature and training into the prisons to reduce recidivism and protect and enhance our environment. This is the seventh and final episode of Season 3. If you've missed any episodes, you can root around in our archives and listen. So far, we've brought you how it all started; a background on the prison system and an introduction to SPP; how SPP is a network of partners working to bring education and nature into the prison system; we've also learn more about the SPP Conservation Programs and the Native Plant Nurseries; and rearing endangered Taylor's Checkerspot Butterflies at the Mission Creek Correctional Facility; as well as some of the Peer-led education programs, including gardening and beekeeping.In this episode we will learn more about the Roots of Success program from Grady Mitchell, a former participant and current Corrections & Reentry Program Director at Roots of Success. Guests in this EpisodeEmily PassarelliEmily Passarelli is the Education and Outreach Manager at The Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP). She first worked with SPP as a graduate student from 2015-2017 as the Green Track Program Coordinator. While there she helped coordinate Roots of Success and helped develop the framework for the statewide Beekeeping Program. After she graduated, she went on to work with Centralia College at the Washington Corrections Center as their Education Program Manager. In 2021, she rejoined the SPP Team as the Education and Outreach Manager.Grady MitchellGrady Mitchell is the Corrections & Reentry Program Director at Roots of Success (ROS) Environmental & Job Readiness Curriculum. He is also a motivational speaker and consultant with Grady Mitchell Consulting. Mitchell has taught and mentored hundreds of students in the ROS program and trained men incarcerated in Washington's prisons to teach ROS classes. Mitchell volunteers for the Washington Department of Corrections in developing volunteer and re-entry policies and continues to mentor.Roots of SuccessRoots of Success is a 10-module curriculum that teaches about the environment and prepares people for jobs. It is focused on those individuals who have traditionally been left out of environmental policy and planning, and is taught in prisons, juvenile facilities, schools, and youth and job training programs across the US. The program has even expanded to the UK and South Africa! It was developed by Dr. Raquel Pinderhughes of San Francisco State University. The program provides a green jobs and career pathways guidebook containing 125+ jobs students will be qualified for once graduating from Roots of Success. Graduates can not only obtain better paying jobs, but can improve their communities.Grady's Story After Emily briefly explains what Roots of Success is, Grady shares his experience learning about Roots of Success and becoming a facilitator. He really believes in the program and has taught and mentored hundreds of students in the Washington State prison system. Grady tells us several stories of what it's like in the classroom, how seriously everyone takes it, and how in his years of facilitating they have never had an incident in the classroom. He relates sharing knowledge he gained from the classes with his family to save on energy and to conserve water. They were able to bring their electric bill from $380/month down to $120/month! Many students shared their knowledge with each other, and Grady shares how some students even did a water-use study that led to a campaign to reduce water usage in prison.Re-entry can be a hard process and Grady tells us a bit about his current role as Corrections and Re-entry Program Director. So often people are on their own and don't get mental health or other services to transition back into society, and Grady is here to help his contacts through the process, as well as to advocate for all people going through the re-entry process.Grady talks about a Yale sponsored conference he attended (I believe it was this one) where he learned just how many organizations are doing work similar to Roots of Success and SPP. He also mentions the Taking Nature Black roundtable with the Audubon Society and how much he appreciates nature now.We ask Grady to share what he wants us to know about re-entry. He wants us to know it's traumatic on all sides. The only way to heal is for people to keep open minds. It's important for formerly incarcerated people to hold each other accountable but help each other out. It's one thing for volunteers or counselors to give advice or try to help, but to hear it from someone who has shared the same lived experience is much more impactful.“It's one thing to tell someone they're great, show them their greatness; and then to have it stifled by hate… always remember that hate is louder than love, but love is bigger than hate.” - Grady MitchellUntil Next Time…Thank you so much for joining us this episode!This episode featured Emily Passarelli, Grady Mitchell and the Roots of Success program. Roots of Success isn't an SPP program, but SPP does help administer it in the 12 Washington prisons. Grady speaks passionately about Roots of Success and believes it is very empowering and magical. The peer-led education program promotes leadership, cooperation, and science and sustainability education in prisons. The program also fosters relationships, even across racial and political lines, with graduates helping each other during re-entry and throughout life, encouraging each other to stay successful.This season we learned about how the Sustainability in Prisons Project all started, to how SPP supports and facilitates their partnerships, to more of the details of some of the conservation and education programs. If you missed anything, there are six other episodes of inspiration just waiting for you! We also heard from SPP staff, partners, and former participants about how important science and sustainability education and programs are in prisons. The people we interviewed this season have all learned from their experiences with SPP, whether it was realizing they had what it takes to learn and be successful, or breaking down preconceived notions about incarcerated individuals and prisons. I know I have learned a lot this season, and I hope to be able to make time to become involved in the future. I'd really like to help bring GIS education into the prisons in some way! If you have similarly been inspired, contact spp@evergreen.edu.Once again, we'd like to thank all of our interviewees this season. We are very grateful that so many people opened up and shared their lived experiences with us. It's a testament to the impact of the SPP programs and we are glad that we were able to share this wonderful program with you this season. We will be taking a break before starting work on Season 4. If you have ideas for an upcoming season, please leave them in the comments or email us at outalivepodcast@gmail.com.Please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts (like Tune In, Castbox Himalaya, iheartradio, etc). 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Welcome to Season 3, Episode 6, Letting Knowledge and Nature In: Science and Sustainability Education in Prison. This season is all about the Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP), how they bring education, nature and training into the prisons to reduce recidivism and protect and enhance our environment. This season is seven episodes long. If you've missed any episodes, you can go back in our arc-hives and listen. So far, you've heard how it all started; a background on the prison system and an introduction to SPP; how SPP is a network of partners working to bring education and nature into the prison system; we've also learn more about the SPP Conservation Programs and the Native Plant Nurseries; and rearing endangered Taylor's Checkerspot Butterflies at the Mission Creek Correctional Facility.In this episode we will have our final interview of the season with Kelli Bush, SPP Co-Director and introduce Emily Passarelli, Education and Outreach Manager for SPP. We'll be chatting with them about SPP's science education programs in Washington prisons.Guests in this EpisodeKelli BushKelli Bush is the Co-Director of the Sustainability in Prisons Project. She helps bring nature, science and environmental education into prisons in Washington. She also leads staff from The Evergreen State College that coordinate programs in the prisons. She has a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture Ecology from The Evergreen State College.Emily PassarelliEmily Passarelli is the Education and Outreach Manager at The Sustainability in Prisons Project (SPP). She first worked with SPP as a graduate student from 2015-2017 as the Green Track Program Coordinator. While there she helped coordinate Roots of Success and helped develop the framework for the statewide Beekeeping Program. After she graduated, she went on to work with Centralia College at the Washington Corrections Center as their Education Program Manager. In 2021, she rejoined the SPP Team as the Education and Outreach Manager.SPP Education ProgramsKelli Bush starts us off by explaining what the Education Programs portion of SPP is. While all of SPP's programs include education, there were some programs they weren't sure how to categorize so they created a catch-all Education bucket. Some of the programs in this bucket include peer-led gardening and composting, beekeeping certifications, and the environmental engagement workshop series. Education in Prison Offering education in prison definitely has its challenges, because prisons weren't designed with education in mind. Finding classroom space, accessing technology, lack of internet, and the difficulty of bringing traditional science labs into prisons are some of the major barriers. SPP is creative and is developing science curriculum and labs that work in a prison setting. They are also looking into ways of developing secure internet within prisons, as other states have done. Having hard copy materials is the most resilient way to deliver content, because it can be broadly shared and even consumed by incarcerated individuals who need to be separated from others and are unable to attend regular classes.The workshop series is a program where scientists, professors, nonprofits, and others with knowledge to share come into the prisons to share 90 minute presentations on a variety of topics the incarcerated population is interested in learning about. The program has been very popular and workshops were always filled to capacity. The program has unfortunately been put on hold due to the pandemic, but SPP hopes to start it back up in the future. In the meantime, SPP is working to develop education modules, which are presentations of 5-20 pages that can be delivered through printed materials. We wanted to tap into our listener hive mind, so if any listeners (or blog readers) feel like they have science or sustainability educational content they would like to share, SPP welcomes idea pitches! If they are interested in your idea, they will even guide you through creating content by providing the format and tips on making the content most effective for the prison audience.Kelli rounds out her time with us by telling us about a new composting curriculum currently being developed and giving us an update on how those individuals participating in some of these science education programs can earn college credit. They are working to offer college credit for more of the programs and to offer transferable credit while still incarcerated rather than individuals getting a certificate that they can “redeem” for college credits if they attend Evergreen.We'd really like to thank Kelli for being such a big part of this season by not only being interviewed for 5 out of the 7 episodes, but also for helping us produce this season and introducing us to all of our amazing interviewees. She is the bees' knees! We really couldn't have brought you this season without Kelli Bush!Gardening Program Emily Passarelli joins us next to talk more in depth about some of the Education Programs offered by SPP. The Foundations in Gardening Course has a robust manual and can be taught in a peer-led classroom environment, or through self study. Peer-led education means classes are facilitated by other incarcerated individuals, and can take different forms. Classes can have one peer instructor, or they can trade off and each teach a different module to each other. This model really draws people in and shows them that if their peers are learning and teaching that they can see themselves doing the same and people start to bee-lieve in themselves.Emily shares that there are gardens in each of the 12 prisons. These can take different forms, such as flower gardens, food gardens, native plant gardens, gardens with culturally significant meaning to different populations, and planter boxes people can rent in some of the prisons to grow anything they want (within reason). There are huge therapeutic benefits to gardening, or even seeing gardens (I can personally attest to this) and studies have shown that gardens can reduce stress and tension and improve cognitive ability, among other benefits. In this vein, there is a Nature Imagery program where incarcerated people who are in intensive management units (or IMUs) can go into a room with a television for an hour and view nature imagery. These people are stuck in a cell for 23 hours a day (luckily not for punishment anymore) and aren't able to experience nature directly, so at least being able to view images of nature can have similar stress-reducing effects. Emily shares a lot more information about gardens, including who can participate in gardening, how much time incarcerated people who work in the gardens spend there, and what happens to produce grown in the gardens.Beekeeping Program Some of the prisons in Washington have beekeeping programs. These are offered in partnership with local beekeeping associations. Expert beekeepers train new beekeepers and help facilities get new hives and materials. Washington has certified 507 beekeepers! Emily “schools” us on our misconceptions of prisons being gray, concrete behemoths and educates us on the beekeeping program. We learn that bees eat lots of sugar, not just plant nectar! We are also shocked by the fact that a lot of the hives are lost over the winter. They are always trying new things to try to make the hives more successful, so hopefully they will make strides and be able to share that knowledge with others. If they are successful, they hope to start a queen rearing program! Emily shares that the incarcerated beekeepers unfortunately don't get to keep any of the honey, but they are very creative and each program has designed their own labels and logos! Sometimes they can try the honey during tasting workshops. Other times it is given out to staff or special guests, or even sold and the proceeds go back into more beekeeping materials or other educational programming for the incarcerated.Emily's Master's thesis was on the effects of environmental education on incarcerated students. Emily shares more about her research and findings with us. She had some expected results, but also some that were more unexpected. It turns out that working with living things has huge impacts on incarcerated individuals, including shifts in empathy for other beings, other people, and themselves.After making me feel like my heart was growing three sizes bigger hearing about people learning their self-worth, Emily regales us with the time she started a fire in prison. Ha!Until Next Time…Thank you so much for joining us this episode! We hope you have learned more about learning in this episode…at least pertaining to education in the WA State Prison System.All of SPP's programs include education, but today we focused on those that SPP puts into their “Education” bucket. SPP is great at finding ways to make science education happen, even with the many hurdles in front of them. They have found the peer-led education model to be very effective in prison settings, particularly during a pandemic!Gardening and beekeeping are two programs under SPP's broad “Education” bucket. It's great to hear that all of the Washington prisons have gardens since they have been shown to reduce stress, and I imagine prisons can be a very stressful place for all involved. There is even a special garden for “lifers”! It's also encouraging that they have beekeeping programs, because we need bees to pollinate most of our food. It was eye-opening to hear about some of the struggles, especially with keeping the bees alive over winter, and hopefully some of the things they are trying will lend itself to saving more hives in and out of prisons.As Kelli mentioned, the highly popular workshop series has been suspended due to the Covid pandemic and we're not quite sure when it will be starting up again. However, if you have an idea for a workshop or training, you can still pitch your ideas and develop education modules! SPP can help guide you with formatting and give you tips on making the content effective for the population, as well as being delivered through written content. We hope some of our listeners were inspired by this episode to develop some science education materials for the incarcerated on topics near and dear to their hearts!Please join us for our next episode which will be the 7th and final episode of Season 3! We'll be hearing just a tiny bit more from Emily Passarelli, and we'll speak with Grady Mitchell about the Roots of Success program, another prison education program. That episode will be coming your way in two weeks, on Tuesday, August 30.Please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts (like Tune In, Castbox Himalaya, iheartradio, etc). Please let us know what you think in the comments below or on our Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest pages.Until next time, Will We Make It Out Alive?

Female inmates raising their babies behind bars. We visit the J-Unit at the Washington Corrections Center for Women where non-violent offenders raise their children while serving time; we follow the stories of three women and talk with officials about the impact on inmate and child.

Lane Brubaker is the pastor of Hagar's Community Church, which resides entirely within the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW). Her experience as a pastor in a prison sheds important light on how we understand the concepts of redemption, humanity, and of course the role of the truly divine Redeemer.Listen to Lane's podcast, "Sick and hAlarious"https://www.sickhapodcast.comCheck out Hagar's Community Church:https://www.hagarscommunitychurch.comBe in touch!uppcbiblejazz@gmail.comInstagram: @biblejazzSubscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple!https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2Follow on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5MListen on Stitcher:https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/university-place-presbyterian-church/bible-jazz?refid=stprGoogle Play:https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izwv3a4pnmvqy54czy3tew5x5fyAnd at www.UPPC.orgNew City Catechismhttp://newcitycatechism.comMusic: Kevin MacLeod

As part of our Indivisible Town Hall Series, in partnership with the Washington Indivisible Network and Indivisible Tacoma, we present two Democratic candidates for the state legislature from the 26th LD. Carrie Hesch is Recreation/Athletics Director at the Washington Corrections Center for Women, and she serves as an elected Director on the Key Peninsula Community Services Board. She is running for state representative in position 1. And Joy Stanford is a Community Outreach Specialist with Shared Housing Services, and she's a substitute teacher in the Peninsula School District. She is running for state representative in position 2. Links: https://carriehesch.com/ https://www.joyforwashington.com/

The Rev. Layne Brubaker is the founder of Hagar's Community Church, a congregation of the Olympia Presbytery. Hagar's Church is located on the inside of the Washington Corrections Center for Women, the largest women's correctional facility in the state.

Rev. Layne Brubaker is the founding Pastor of Hagar's Community Church which meets Saturday evenings inside the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, WA. In this episode on Spiritual Practices, she talks about Social Justice and practical ways we can be a positive presence and help to uplift the marginalized people in our society. Support the show (http://my.simplegive.com/dl/?uid=urba902165)

Layne Brubaker, joins us this week to share the message from select verses from Genesis, chapters 16 & 21. About Rev. Layne Brubaker To tell you a bit about my journey of ministry before moving to Tacoma, I lived in New Orleans for 8 years, with my husband Rev. Crawford Brubaker and two fluffy Golden retrievers, where I served in a variety of ministry positions and honed a range of ministry skills. I moved to New Orleans to work and learn as a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Resident at a local New Orleans hospital- during these years I worked on psychiatric units. Following CPE I served as the Young Adult Volunteer Site Coordinator, a Stated Supply Minister, and a was the Co Founder of a New Worshiping Community called The Okra Abbey (http://okraabbey.com/) I have been called to Tacoma to be a part of the Presbyteries initiative to begin a Worshiping Community at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor. The name of this new worshiping community is Hagar's Community Church. Hagar's Community Church offers a weekly, ecumenical, inclusive worship and congregational experience for any offenders at the WCCW that wishes to participate.

Jerika and Philip talk about the enrichment of incarcerated individuals, homeless animals, and the community through the bond of humans to animals relationships. Prison Pet Partnership is located in Pierce county and works with the Washington Corrections Center for Women. 

n 2008, Seattle police detective Kim Bogucki walked through the gates of the Washington Corrections Center for Women, intent on asking a group of mothers for permission to work with their school-aged daughters in a Girl Scouts Beyond Bars troop for girls with incarcerated parents. On that day, Bogucki asked the mothers a critical question: “If there was something someone could have said or done that would have changed the path that led you here, what would it have been?” For one of the inmates in particular, this question struck a chord; Renata Abramson, a repeat offender serving a nine-year sentence. In the days that followed, Renata took it upon herself to answer that question inthe-if-project-kim-and-renata writing, and invited her fellow prisoners to do the same. When Bogucki returned to prison a month later, Renata handed her a stack of raw and poignant essays and The IF Project was born. In the United States, there are over 6.8 million people in prison, jail, on probation or parole. That is 1 in every 35 adults. Perhaps even more alarming is that women are the fastest growing segment of the incarcerated population, increasing at nearly double the rate of men since 1985. Director Kathlyn Horan joins us for a conversation on the challenges, the disappointments and the rewards that have been part of the 8-year odyssey behind the making of The If Project. BROADCAST PREMIERE: Premiering on Logo on Wednesday, September 14 at 8pm ET/PT, For news and updates go to: theifprojectmovie.com

Freehold Theatre Lab received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency to produce their Voices from the Edge podcast, showcasing the work of their Engaged Theatre residencies at Washington Corrections Center for Women, Monroe Correctional Complex, and Echo Glen Children’s Center. This is the first installment of the podcast.

Freehold Theatre Theatre Lab received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency to produce their Voices from the Edge podcast, showcasing the work of their Engaged Theatre residencies at Washington Corrections Center for Women, Monroe Correctional Complex, and Echo Glen Children's Center. This is the first installment of the podcast.

Freehold Theatre Theatre Lab received a Jack Straw Artist Support Program residency to produce their Voices from the Edge podcast, showcasing the work of their Engaged Theatre residencies at Washington Corrections Center for Women, Monroe Correctional Complex, and Echo Glen Children's Center. This is the first installment of the podcast.

The Dog Show #198- December 12, 2012 Beth Rivard, Director of Prison Pet Partnership Program – a service dog training program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Purdy, WA.

What's it like to give birth or raise an infant, inside the walls of a prison?  Or even worse, have to give up your child the day it's born?  On this edition, a look at pregnancy, and motherhood, inside Americas jails and prisons.  What does the huge number of incarcerated women in prison foretell for the next generation of America's kids?   Special Thanks to segment producers: intern Shaunnah Ray, and freelancer Shannon Heffernan. Heffernan's  Time on the Outside project is produced with support from the Soros Justice Media Fellowships Program of the Open Society Institute.   Featuring:  Michelle Alexander, Author of “The New Jim Crow.  Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness'; Hukee, Prison Doula Project Birth Attendant Program Coordinator; Simon Conrad, Marin Fahey, Sarelle Caicedo, Doulas; Teresa Correll & Genisis, Women who gave Birth at the Washington Correctional Center For Women; Casey & AJ, Mothers at Decatur Prison; Susan Creek, Decatur Prison Warden   For More Information: The Rebecca Project for Human Rights http://www.rebeccaproject.org/ Women and Prison: A Site for Resistance http://www.womenandprison.org/   The Birth Attendants Prison Doula Project http://www.birthattendants.com/   Illinois Department of Corrections: http://www.idoc.state.il.us/ Bureau of Justice Statistics: Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=823   Washington Corrections Center for Women http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/default.asp Legal Services for Prisoners With Children The Center For Young Women's Development National Advocates For Pregnant Women   Articles, Blogs, Reports and Videos: For more photos of the nursery at Decatur prison: http://www.timeontheoutside.com/prison-nursery Pregnant Behind Bars: The Prison Doula Project http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2007/08/02/pregnant-behind-bars-the-prison-doula-project The post Making Contact – The Light Inside: Giving Birth Behind Bars (encore) appeared first on KPFA.

What's it like to give birth or raise an infant, inside the walls of a prison?  Or even worse, have to give up your child the day it's born?  On this edition, a look at pregnancy, and motherhood, inside Americas jails and prisons.  What does the huge number of incarcerated women in prison foretell for the next generation of America's kids? Special Thanks to segment producers: intern Shaunnah Ray, and freelancer Shannon Heffernan. Heffernan's  Time on the Outside project is produced with support from the Soros Justice Media Fellowships Program of the Open Society Institute.   Featuring:  Michelle Alexander, Author of “The New Jim Crow.  Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness'; Hukee, Prison Doula Project Birth Attendant Program Coordinator; Simon Conrad, Marin Fahey, Sarelle Caicedo, Doulas; Teresa Correll & Genisis, Women who gave Birth at the Washington Correctional Center For Women; Casey & AJ, Mothers at Decatur Prison; Susan Creek, Decatur Prison Warden   Producer/Host: Andrew Stelzer Producers: Kyung Jin Lee, Esther Manilla Executive Director: Lisa Rudman Associate Director: Khanh Pham Production Intern:  Shaunnah Ray, Lisa Bartfai Web Intern: Irene Flores Organizational Volunteers: Judy Huang, Dan Turner, Ron Rucker, Alfonso Hooker & Alton Byrd   For More Information: The Rebecca Project for Human Rights http://www.rebeccaproject.org/ Women and Prison: A Site for Resistance http://www.womenandprison.org/   The Birth Attendants Prison Doula Project http://www.birthattendants.com/   Illinois Department of Corrections: http://www.idoc.state.il.us/ Bureau of Justice Statistics: Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=823   Washington Corrections Center for Women http://www.doc.wa.gov/facilities/prison/wccw/default.asp   Articles, Blogs, Reports and Videos:   For more photos of the nursery at Decatur prison: http://www.timeontheoutside.com/prison-nursery   Pregnant Behind Bars: The Prison Doula Project http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2007/08/02/pregnant-behind-bars-the-prison-doula-project The post Making Contact – The Light Inside: Giving Birth Behind Bars appeared first on KPFA.