Hosts: Ana Noriega and Nazli Konya of Colby College

Guests: Victoria Scott and Lalee Awad, MS

Topic: Join guest hosts Ana Noriega and Nazli Konya, as they talk with Victoria Scott and Lalee about their work in the Colby College Justice Think Tank. A collaborative initiative comprised of 12 incarcerated and formerly incarcerated scholars across Maine who are actively researching and advocating for transformative alternatives to the current criminal legal system.

Host: Emily Goulette

Guest: Attorney, Ali Brauner of the Maine Indigent Defense Center

Topic: Don’t miss Emily’s interview with MIDC’s staff Attorney and 2023 Maine Law graduate, Ali Brauner, as they talk about what brought them to this work, the struggles of new Attorney’s doing indigent defense work, and the changes they would like to see made in our criminal legal system. 

Host: Linda Small
 
Topic: Don’t miss part II of Linda’s interview with Kevin Bott, founder and Artistic Director of Ritual4Return, and two recent graduates of the program, as they talk about homecoming rituals for returning citizens transitioning from incarceration to freedom.

Host: Linda Small


Blurb: Don’t miss Linda’s interview with Kevin Bott, founder and Artistic Director of Ritual4Return, and two recent graduates of the program, Baiyinah Shewmake and Tiyana Scarlett, as they talk about homecoming rituals for returning citizens transitioning from incarceration to freedom.

Host: Linda Small

Guests: Doug Dunbar and Brian Pitman

Topic: Don’t miss Linda’s interview with Doug Dunbar and Brian Pitman, members of No Penobscot County Jail Expansion (NPCJE), as they talk about what’s happening in Maine jails and the money we spend on new construction.

Host: Catherine Besteman

Guests: Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll and resident Mark Munger

Topic: Catherine interviews Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll and resident Mark Munger to talk about the Midcoast Community Collective, an inspiring new initiative to build collaborative networks in coastal Maine to deal with troubled Youth for whom standard forms of intervention have not been working.

Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley

Guest: Kristie Puckett

Topic: Don’t miss Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Kristie Puckett, Senior Project Manager for Forward Justice about her work as a gender justice policy expert.

Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley

Guest: Susan Mason, executive director and co-founder of What's Next Washington

Topic: Don’t miss Part II of Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Susan Mason, the formerly incarcerated executive director and co-founder of What's Next Washington, as they continue the discussion about the systemic challenges returning citizens with conviction histories face and the progress and obstacles toward economic justice.

Host: Catherine Besteman

Guests: Annie Greenbaum and Robert Ruffner

Topic: Don’t miss Catherine’s interview with Lawyers Annie Greenbaum, and Robert Ruffner from the Maine Indigent Defense Center, as they talk about the challenges Maine faces meeting our constitutional obligation to ensure that everyone who is charged with a crime has legal representation and the state's lack of compliance with the 6th Amendment.