“I was not arrested, I was rescued." - Jackie Reed, Founder of Women Initiating Success Envisioned, Director of Women's Re-Entry at Urban League of San Diego County

Guests, Jackie Reed, Founder of Women Initiating Success Envisioned (WISE), and former federal criminal defense lawyer, Janice Deaton, discuss the programmatic and service barriers facing women after incarceration. Listen as Jackie sheds light on some of the root causes of incarceration among the women she's served, as well as her personal experience with imprisonment, re-entry and achieving sobriety in a society that regularly stigmatizes and marginalizes you for your worst acts. Together, she and Janice offer a deeply illuminating account of the ways in which our criminal justice system harms women and their families and discuss some of the ways that policy and practice should be strengthened to better support women's resilience and re-entry.

To support clients of Jackie's organization, WISE, consider making a small donation or attending the WISE Gala in August, 2023. Tickets sold here: https://www.nationalwise.org/

Content Warning: this episode includes mention of addiction, intimate partner abuse, violence against women, violent criminal offenses, and other content that may be alarming to listeners.