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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:03 — 38.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we visit the women of the Breakaway Recovery House. Located in New Albany, Indiana, this halfway house is the residence for 14 formerly incarcerated women. In last week’s discussion of e-carceration, Breakaway was mentioned as a resource enabling women to transition to life on the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:01 — 39.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we share a recent round table on e-carceration here in Bloomington. This event was part of a series across southern Indiana, as community members hurt by e-carceration and their families come together to discuss their experiences and work together to understand this complex web of social …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:17 — 35.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we share two messages sent to us from the inside. We hear from Shaka Shakur about the issues he has been facing since being transferred to Virginia from Indiana. Afterwards, we play a statement by Khalfani Malik Khaldun recorded from the inside prior to his …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 38.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAfter hearing statements of solidarity with striking South Carolina prisoners, we share stories and reflections from Willis X, a former prisoner of 23 years, who became an advocate for others still inside.  He talks about his false conviction, and eventually winning his freedom after being sentenced as …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:04 — 34.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreAs we covered last week, prisoners in California have been subjected to a new and disturbing round of gladiator fights – conflicts between prisoners instigated by guards for their own amusement or to break down solidarity between different groups on the inside.  This week, we continue sharing …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:05 — 34.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MorePrisoners in California have been subjected to a new and disturbing round of gladiator fights – conflicts between prisoners instigated by guards for their own amusement or to break down solidarity between different groups on the inside. This week, we will begin sharing a powerful conversation with …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 29.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFor this episode, we share calls from folks on the inside. First, we have the statement from the striking prisoners at the Clallum Bay Correctional Facility in Washington State. After their statement, Abu Faheem Shabazz calls in to talk about conditions at Westville Correctional Facility, followed by …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:47 — 44.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we finish our conversation with Anastazia Schmid. This time around, she talks about labels- and the media’s role in the stigmatization of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. Schmid also talks to us about the Indiana Women’s Prison History Project, and other ways of presenting her …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:59 — 42.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe return this week to our conversation with Anastazia Schmid. Speaking to her just weeks after her release, she talks about stigma and control- both for women and for the incarcerated. After spending 18 years in Indiana prison, her case was recently overturned- due largely to her …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 41.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we share the first part of an interview with Anastazia Schmid. Schmid has appeared on Kite Line before, analyzing women’s health care in the prison system. Now, she joins us on the other side of the walls, talking through her release and subsequent support, and …