Justice Radio

Justice Radio

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Justice Radio episodes

  • Maine Association Broadcasters Awards Highlights
    Highlights the following episodes:

    Are Prisons the Answer?
    Episode 27 - Toward Hope and Renewal (aired 5/7/23)
    Can we move toward hope and renewal? Find out with hosts Leo Hylton and Catherine Besteman and special guest Reverend Jane Field, Executive Director of the Maine Council of Churches, as they explore why faith groups support LD 178, a parole bill considered by Maine lawmakers.

    From Our Perspective: Voices of the Directly Impacted
    Episode 10 - Punishment: Perpetuating Generational Cycles of Harm (aired 1/8/23)
    Host Marion Anderson and special Guest Kayla Kalel, co-creator and co-founder of The Birth Justice Collective, talk about forms of punishment we use so widely in society through the prison industrial complex that perpetuate generational cycles of harm.

    Creating Windows Not Bars
    Episode 85 Solitary Watch (NEW episode airs 6/16/24)
    Join hosts Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley as they talk with special guest Val Kiebala managing editor of Solitary Watch about the use of solitary confinement in the United States and its repercussions.

    Ending the Drug War in Maine
    Episode 60 - Maine Recovery Council (aired 12/24/23)
    Join hosts Charlotte Warren and Zoe Brokos as they talk about the first steps taken by the Maine Recovery Council to fund programs in harm reduction, treatment, prevention, and recovery support.

    Special Edition of Justice Radio
    Episode 68 - What do Crime Survivors Actually Want? Survivorship Series, Part I (aired 2/18/24)
    First episode in a 3-part series focused on surviving harm and the relationship between accountability, healing, and justice, in relation to our criminal legal system. Join hosts Linda Small and Catherine Besteman as they talk with special guest Aswad Thomas of the Alliance for Safety and Justice, about what crime survivors actually want.

    31 min
  • Gender and Racial Justice
    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.
    31 min
  • What's Next Washington? Part II
    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.

    30 min
  • Maine Indigent Defense Center
    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.
    31 min
  • Solitary Watch
    Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley

    Guest: Val Kiebala, Managing Editor of Solitary Watch

    Topic: Don’t miss Creating Windows Not Bars on Justice Radio. Join hosts Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley as they talk with special guest Val Kiebala managing editor of Solitary Watch about the use of solitary confinement in the United States and its repercussions.
    31 min
  • Behind the Door
    Host: Catherine Besteman

    Guests: Brandon Brown and Jeremy Hiltz hosts of the podcast Behind the Door

    Promo Blurb: Don’t miss Catherine’s interview with podcasters Brandon Brown and Jeremy Hiltz, as they talk about their show Behind the Door which shines a light on the humanity of people on the inside and the brokenness of our carceral and recovery systems.
    31 min

About Justice Radio

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Justice Radio is a talk-show that tackles hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine.
  • How do we actually envision justice?
  • Does our current criminal legal system…