Tag Archives: Monroe County Jail

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:40 — 23.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn their meeting last night, the Monroe County Community School Board approved a resolution reaffirming MCCSC’s commitment to provide a safe and inclusive space for all students, without exception. The School Board also held a public hearing on six projects to be financed with a new, 7 …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 7:55 — 7.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFor the past seven years, Christopher Haynes has led meetings in a special dorm at the Monroe County Jail. The dorm is set aside for inmates with addiction issues. Haynes spends an hour a week talking with inmates on subjects including meditation and spirituality. Participants have described …

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: 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 …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 26.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis first episode of Kite Line is an introduction to some of the issues we want to cover here on the show. We give updates on prison news, Professor Micol Seigel describes the basic functions of prison, and Professor Jakobi Williams reflects on the history of racist …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 25:59 — 23.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMayor Hamilton announced improvements in parking meter performance in a press conference this afternoon; Last Night the Bloomington Utilities Department made its case for a 22 percent water and sewer increase; A 19-year-old Monroe County Jail inmate suffered a ruptured aortic aneurysm on Tuesday; In a news …