Tag Archives: indiana women’s prison

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:47 — 20.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe cover a range of news in this week’s episode- from a brief history of Black August and the upcoming August 19th prison demonstrations, to current prison conditions in regards to education, visitation, and forced sterilization. We then read a letter from prisoner Keith Malik Washington about …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 20.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe start this episode with a message from Angaza, a prisoner in the IDOC system who describes recent unfair changes in prison correspondence and what people on both the inside and outside are trying to do about it. As of April first, the Indiana Department of Correction …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:03 — 64.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we hear some prison-related news and then return to the topic of pregnancy in prison. We continue our discussion with Dr. Alicia Suarez, a sociologist who researches pregnancy and childbirth as it relates to incarcerated women. She continues the discussion from our Pregnancy in Prison …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:56 — 61.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreOur episode focuses on the experience of being pregnant while in prison. First, we hear prison-related news. Then, we speak with Dr. Alicia Suarez, PhD, who teaches at DePauw University. Suarez researches pregnant prisoners at the Indiana Women’s Prison, and speaks with us about the daily life …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:43 — 65.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | More This episode is the second installment exploring women within prisons. First, we get updates on struggles in Bulgaria and Turkey, hear about proposed changes to solitary confinement, and learn about the case of Red Fawn, a Colorado woman arrested at the Standing Rock occupation against the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:22 — 64.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week is our first installment of a series covering the impact of prison on families. This episode focuses on Wendi Middleton, who works in the Indiana Women’s Prison with her organization Angel’s Wings, which provides a variety of services to incarcerated women, from newly pregnant mothers …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:11 — 66.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week is our introduction to the topic of women, health, and prison. We speak with some prisoners about their experiences with mental health in prison, and hear additional commentary from outside sources, hoping to lay the groundwork for future episodes about the subject.