Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:12 — 42.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWe are completing our series on Brazilian prisons by airing an interview between Beny and Rosângela, who wanted to discuss her experiences with health care there. Her account of deprivation of care, along with the over application of psychiatric drugs, will be familiar to anyone who has …
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:43 — 2.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreNew research from IU has revealed the economic impact of the opioid crisis. The loss of revenue, and increased incarceration and rehabilitation expenses, are costing the state millions of dollars every day. WFHB correspondent Jonah Chester brings us this report.
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:22 — 25.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreWFHB reporters were at the Courthouse Square in downtown Bloomington this weekend covering what turned out to be one of the largest political rallies the city has seen in recent years. The Black Lives Matter rally was organized following the recent police killings of Alton Sterling in …
Read More »Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:20 — 4.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIU student correspondent Julie Masterson reports that for many people convicted of crimes, the hardest part of going to jail is getting out. Re-entering society can be tough; especially for those who are still prisoners to addiction, mental illness, and poverty. As the Monroe County Jail becomes …
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