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Incarceration and The New Jim Crow

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
 The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness is the title of a new book by longtime civil rights advocate and litigator, Michelle Alexander.  In this episode of the Old Mole's The Left and the Law, attorney Mike Snedeker and Jan Haaken sum up and discu... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 4-22-2010

Airs at: Thu, 04/22/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
A Local Look at Environmental Justice On Earth Day, much attention will be paid to the long struggle to protect and preserve our ancient forests, wild salmon and pristine coastline. Less notice will be given to the fact that Oregon's least empowered communities are a... Read more

Karen James Interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/26/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The two items in the Oregonian concerning Greg Smith’s visit to Two Rivers were reviewed. Karen James, who wrote the follow up letter to the Oregonian read her letter, then presented information about services to the mentally ill who are incarcerated. If you want one of the... Read more

DNA Overturns Conviction

Airs at: Fri, 04/23/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Evening News
Two convicted rapists are free in Vancouver Washington today, after new DNA evidence presented by The Innocence Project Northwest proved that neither man committed the crime.   Both men served 17 years for a rape that occurred in 1993 near LaCentre, WA.   Kboo’s Jack Lewis h... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04-15-10

Airs at: Thu, 04/15/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
Near-Deadly Error: An interview with exonerated death row inmate Juan Melendez-Colon It is hard to imagine spending over 17 years on death row for a crime you did not commit. Juan Melendez-Colon did just that following his 1984 conviction and sentencing to death in the k... Read more

Meet Laura Taylor

Airs at: Mon, 04/19/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline introduced KBOO volunteer, Laura Taylor to our listeners. Laura has joined KBOO recently. She previously worked with prisoners in Washington DC and shared information about programs there. Now, she has volunteered to help with Prison Pipeline and other proje... Read more

Jeremiah Stromberg interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/12/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Jeremiah Stromberg, Exec. Director of OR Parole Board answered questions about the Parole procedures. You can learn more at http://www.oregon.gov/bopps. If we have more questions, he will return! Read more

Voices from the Edge on 04/08/10

Airs at: Thu, 04/08/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
      What does peace mean to you? Oregon youth respond   In world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation...what does peace mean to you. That was the question 186 students from around Oregon answer... Read more

Noelle Hanrahan interview

Airs at: Mon, 04/05/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
A very special guest! Noelle Hanrahan, who presents the commentaries by Mumia Abu-Jamal from death row, shared and update on Mumia. She writes and speaks to him often and assured us that although he has periods of being discouraged by the treatment of the courts, he is agai... Read more

Emily Posner interview

Airs at: Mon, 03/29/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Emily Posner called from Maine to tell us about the movement to end or limit periods of solitary confinement for prisoners. Her comments focus on Maine, but certainly apply to most prisons in the U.S. Sorry to say, we had some technical problems, so we just uploaded “the be... Read more