<p>On this episode we invite Bruce Reilly the Deputy Director of Voice of the Experienced to share about his work with those in custody and the advocacy work VOTE is doing. We discuss how free phone calls and access to tablets can help curb jail violence and why the sheriff is asking the City Council for a $13-million budget increase. </p>

On this episode we invite Bruce Reilly the Deputy Director of Voice of the Experienced to share about his work with those in custody and the advocacy work VOTE is doing. We discuss how free phone calls and access to tablets can help curb jail violence and why the sheriff is asking the City Council for a $13-million budget increase.

Free phone calls & tablets in jail??? Let's weigh the cost.

Sworn to Serve is a podcast of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office under the leadership of Sheriff Susan Hutson. Each episode will take listeners inside the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office with the first woman ever elected sheriff in New Orleans and the first black woman to be sheriff in the state of Louisiana. Hutson addresses the root causes of incarceration and advocates for alternative solutions. She challenges the systems and structures as she works to reform them from the inside. The show features guests who explain their work in the agency and what it means to be sworn to serve.

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Free phone calls & tablets in jail??? Let's weigh the cost.

Free phone calls & tablets in jail??? Let's weigh the cost.