The Justice Reinvestment Summit and What Works in Public Safety Conference
were held jointly in February 2017 in Salem, Oregon. One event presenter,
Judge Frederick Block, US District Court Judge for the Eastern District of
New York, discussed the profusion of collateral c...
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On June 21st, the Liberation Literacy reading group at Columbia River
Correctional Institution (CRCI) interviewed National Book Award winner and
historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi about his book Stamped from the Beginning: The
Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.
Liber...
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Disability Rights Oregon attorneys Bob Joondeph (Executive Director) and Joel
Greenberg join host Karen James to discuss DRO’s report “Behind the
Eleventh Door: One Year Later”, released in April 2017 that found the
Oregon State Penitentiary fell short of its goal to improv...
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On March 14, 2017 the Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club held its annual Talent Show
inside the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. Tonight you’ll hear rap,
acoustic, and original work performed by the men at OSP.
Uhuru Sasa, which means ‘Freedom Now’ in Swahili, is a Club by an...
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Host Karen James interviews Julia Yoshimoto, an attorney with Oregon Justice
Resource Center, about her new report, Unlocking Measure 57, which explains
how the development of Oregon criminal laws over the last few decades has
widened the net of defendants who receive manda...
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Karen James interviews Shannon Wight, Deputy Director for Partnership for
Safety & Justice, about PSJ’s Lobby Day on April 3, 2017 in Salem,
Oregon.
Help families stay together so children can be with their parents as they
achieve accountability through supervision, ser...
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Host Karen James interviews Bob Joondeph, Executive Director, Disability
Rights Oregon. DRO is an organization that helps people with
disability-related legal issues and also monitors Oregon’s jails and
prisons. Bob Joondeph discusses DRO’s proposed legislation for the ...
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The Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club conducts the Young World Youth Panel for youth
at the Oregon State Penitentiary. These adults in custody desire to help
youth who may be struggling with the same issues they once faced and to
share their experiences of being removed from society...
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The Uhuru Sasa cultural club at the Oregon State Penitentiary held its annual
Poetry Share in October. This year’s theme was What Matters. Host Karen
James interviewed MC Harold Jones and the performers about their poetry.
Uhuru Sasa welcomes community volunteers to help ...
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As we honor those who served in the U.S. military this Veterans Day, we also
remember those serving time in our jails and prisons. Oregon has among the
highest rates of incarcerated veterans in the nation. Karen James hosts a
special discussion about veterans and the crim...
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