Justice Radio

Don’t miss Catherine Besteman’s interview with Co-Directors Erin Bonner and Shayna Lonoaea of the Justice Arts Coalition, an organization formed to unite artists impacted by the criminal legal system and creatives everywhere to harness art’s transformative power and reimagine justice.

Don’t miss Rob and Emily’s interview with Attorney and Executive Director of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Tina Nadeau, as they talk about the inequities in our criminal legal system in Maine.

on’t miss Linda’s interview with Dr. Mara Sanchez, Programs Director at the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison, as they talk about why we should support education in prison and how it ensures more positive outcomes and reduces recidivism.

Host: Catherine Besteman

Guest: Nicole Lund

Topic: Don’t miss Catherine’s interview this Sunday with Nicole Lund, visual artist, writer, prison abolition advocate, graduate student at the University Maine of Farmington, and former volunteer at the Maine State Prison, as they talk about her new book co-authored with Buddy Bieler and Esder Chong titled “Stuffed behind Bars: Secret Recipes from inside Maine State Prison” which speaks to the importance of community, connection, and food.

Guest Host: Cuba Jackson

Guest: Ted Berry

Topic: This is a special edition of Justice Radio with guest host Cuba Jackson interviewing Ted Berry about why states are abolishing Felony Murder convictions, how the statute disproportionally effects those who are strategically marginalized, and what we can do to support its repeal in Maine.

Host: Emily Goulette

Guest: Kim Stevens

Topic: Emily interviews Kim Stevens, a third year law student at the University of Maine Law School and extern at the Maine Indigent Defense Center, to talk about the current indigent defense crisis in Maine.

Host: Linda Small

Guest: Daniel Rosen

Topic: Don’t miss part 2 of Linda’s interview with Daniel Rosen of the Coalition for Carceral Nutrition as they talk about how we can improve nutrition in prisons and jails to create healthier and more cost-effective outcomes not just for people living in carceral spaces, but also for tax payers and policy makers.

Hosts: Liv and Swathi

Topic: This is Liv and Swathi’s interview with Emma Shwartz about Regional Care Teams; a network of individuals from youth serving agencies, systems, organizations, and communities who meet monthly to share resources and respond to the needs of local youth’s referred to the initiative.

Hosts: Catherine Besteman and Linda Small

Guest: Frenchie Davis of The Abolitionist podcast

Topic: Catherine and Linda’s interview with sexologist, Frenchie Davis, host of The Abolitionist radio show on WBAI in New York City, as they talk about the relationship between love, sexuality, oppression, and repression, related to survivors of sexual violence and those who cause sexual harm. And the difference between an abolitionist feminist and carceral feminist.

Host: Rob Ruffner

Guest: Toby Jandreau

Blurb: An interview with Toby Jandreau from the Aroostook County Public Defender’s Office as they talk about their experience in doing defense work and becoming district defender for Aroostook County.