Tag Archives: midwest prisons

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:07 — 26.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week’s episode focuses on the importance of education in prison. We speak with Dr. Scarlett Brooks, who has taught English and writing in several inmate education programs . We also hear some reflections from Maureen, who has experience teaching art in Indiana Prisons. Later, we share …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:11 — 23.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week’s episode begins to explore the intersections of borders, documentation, and incarceration. We look at the history of U.S. immigration policy, and how immigrant detention has become such a racialized institution. We also hear from a local latinx poet, and learn about local initiatives led by …

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: 29:54 — 27.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe Bomani Episode This week, we focus on a topic that is close to many of us on the outside: the story and struggle of political prisoner and Ohio death row inmate Bomani Shakur (known to the state as Keith Lamar). We begin our episode with an …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:01 — 66.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe focus this week is on the impact of habeas corpus both for prisoners and their loved ones. We begin with news on a call-in effort for queer and trans prisoners in Michigan, followed by updates on the death due to neglect of a Michigan prisoner and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:23 — 67.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWelcome to the YIMBY episode: Yes In My Backyard. We focus on some positive projects in our area that affect those experiencing incarceration, addiction, and poverty. We have updates on the National Prison Strike, read a letter from an inmate in the Monroe County Jail, and hear …

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.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:27 — 27.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week on Kite Line, we follow up on what’s happening nationally and internationally in regards to actions for the National Prison strike, both on the inside and outside. We talk to a supporter of Kara Wild, a US trans woman who is currently being held indefinitely …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:20 — 20.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode, we focus on the September 9th National Prison Strike. We hear the Free Alabama Movement’s initial call for the strike, learn a bit about prison labor and Whole Foods, get an update on Siddique Hasan’s ongoing hunger strike, and talk with people involved in …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:59 — 50.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis week, we recorded at Bend The Bars, a conference in Columbus, Ohio, that brought together former prisoners, various organizations, and people who are interested in prisoner support. First off, we read a letter from an inmate at the Monroe County Jail. We learn about the upcoming …