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Katrina's Prisoners: Part two of three

Airs at: Thu, 03/04/2010 at 12:00am
In 2005, KBOO's Jenka Soderberg conducted a series of interviews in New Orleans, with people adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina. In this part: 1) Rashaun Davis - brutalized and taken to Greyhound jail 2) Daniel Frelix - arrested post-Katrina, taken to Greyhound jail. ... Read more

Katrina's Prisoners: Part one of three

Airs at: Thu, 03/04/2010 at 12:00am
In 2005, KBOO's Jenka Soderberg conducted a series of interviews in New Orleans, with people adversely affected by Hurricane Katrina.  In this part: 1) Jackie - talking about the Angola 3 and the hurricane. 2) Stanley - talking about being inside Orleans Parish Prison durin... Read more

Bridges to Change

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Jeff Baynes from Bridges to Change shared some stories and talked about the program. ***NOTE*** NEXT WEEK – Prison Pipeline will NOT BE ON. KBOO will be presenting special programming for WOMEN’S DAY. Be sure to tune in.   Read more

Prison Madness: The Mental Health Crisis Behind Bars and What We Must Do About It

Airs at: Mon, 03/01/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Madness Radio
Hosted by Will Hall The US incarcerates more people than any country in the world - and 70% are people of color. Do we need better mental health care inside prisons -- or do prisons themselves cause trauma and madness?Psychiatrist and civil lawsuit expert witness Dr.Terry K... Read more

The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law: Interview Jonathan Hafetz

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  A Deeper Look
Jonathan Hafetz of The National Security Project of the ACLU joins host Llinda Olson-Osterlund to talk about the new book  he co-edited, The Guantanamo Lawyers: Inside a Prison Outside the Law. This book has the voices of over a hundred attorneys from all types of practice... Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/25/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/25/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
On January 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme court took another step in the long - and many say misguided - journey to granting corporations personhood under the U.S. Constitution. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a five-member majority of the court increased the... Read more

Political Perspectives on 02/24/10

Airs at: Wed, 02/24/2010 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Oregon lawyer Lauren Regan speaks on "One Struggle, One Fight: Intergenerational Political Prisoners." This talk was recorded this past Friday at Reed College as part of a panel discussion. CD-1661 Read more

Voices from the Edge on 02/18/10

Airs at: Thu, 02/18/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  What's next in the Aaron Campbell case? Also, an interview with Oregon Attorney General John Kroger   Tuesday night, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to over 1,000 Portlanders at Maranantha Church about the "execution" of Aaron Campbell, the most recent victim of a police shoo... Read more

Signs of Change

Airs at: Wed, 02/17/2010 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Circle A Radio
Tonight on Circle A Radio, we’ll take you on an audio tour through the art exhibition: Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now.  Hundreds of posters, photographs, video, and audio representing more than forty years of activism, political protest, and social  j... Read more

Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland?

Airs at: Thu, 02/11/2010 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Will Aaron Campbell's death finally bring police accountability to Portland?   A Multnomah County grand jury this week found no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police officer Ronald Frashour in the Jan. 28 fatal shooting of Aaron Campbell. The death of an unarmed young ... Read more