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- Family and Re-entry: The Impact of Mass IncarcerationIn this episode, we will focus on the topic of family and reentry. For a perspective on how incarceration affects families, and particularly children, we will be speaking with Dr. Avon Hart Johnson, co-founder and President of D.C. Project Connect, a non-profit organization in D.C. that provides support to families impacted by incarceration in the greater DC metro area. We will also hear from a couple of people whose parents did time in prison when they were children and learn how this experience impacted them.35 min
- A Conversation with Tony Vinson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator at DC Central KitchenWelcome to the fourth episode of the One in Four podcast, which stands for, “One in Four adult Americans has a criminal record.” This is a show that seeks to Humanize, Educate, and Elevate conversations about the re-entry process of the formerly incarcerated. In this episode, we will bring you a conversation with Tony Vinson, Recruitment and Intake Coordinator for D.C. Central Kitchen, a local non-profit organization whose mission is to use food to as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds and build communities.24 min
- Free Minds Book Club: Community Support and Re-entryIn this episode, we will focus on community support and how critical this is for a successful reentry back into society. One of the organizations in the Washington D.C. greater metro area that provides this type of support, and much more, is the Free Minds Book Club and Writing Workshop. This community-based organization was co-founded by Tara Libert and Kelly Taylor back in 2002. Free Minds focuses specifically on young men, generally 16 or 17 years old, who are sentenced as adults under Title 16.35 min
- Together We Bake: Women and Re-entryIn this episode we stay focused on the topic of employment but look at the specific challenges that women face when they come out of prison or jail, which can make landing a job even harder. We will introduce you to Together We Bake, a small non-profit organization in Alexandria, VA that offers workforce development and personal training for women in need of a second chance. You will also meet Kadija Clifton, a graduate of the program and hear a bit of her story as an expectant Mom in jail.34 min
- An American Jobs Center inside a Maryland jailFinding employment and getting hired is one of the many barriers that formerly incarcerated individuals face when they return to their communities. This is why offering training programs inside jails or prisons is fundamental to preparing inmates for coming home and being productive citizens. In this episode, you will meet Coach Rojas who is a trainer at the American Jobs Center in the Montgomery County Correctional facility in Boyds, Maryland. She works in the pre-release center inside the jail and trains inmates on life and job-readiness skills. You will also meet Lynda who went through this program and is now slowly getting back on her feet and pursing her dreams.32 min
- One in Four podcast trailerThis trailer is an introduction to the One in Four Podcast, a conversation series on the reentry process of the formerly incarcerated in the Washington D.C. metro area, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.6 min
About One in Four Podcast
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Humanize. Educate. Elevate. Conversations on the re-entry process of people who have experienced incarceration. Author and scholar Michelle Alexander said that, "The system of mass incarceration is…
based on the prison label, not prison time." Learn what barriers people who have paid their debt to society face when they come out of prison and return to their communities. We all have a role to play to promote a more just society, one that is not forever punishing. You too can offer "second chances" to individuals who come out of prison. As one of our podcast guests said, "we are not monsters, we are humans who want to do the right thing and contribute to society." Become and agent of change! Start by educating yourself about the formerly incarcerated and the impact that mass incarceration has on families and communities. Subscribe on all major podcast apps. The One in Four production team is comprised of enthusiastic and talented individuals: Bea Spadacini, Host, Producer and Writer; Tim Nicholson, Visual Artist and Co-Producer; Michael Balasia, Sound Engineer. Senior Advisors: Tara Libert, David Sampe, and Kadija Clifton.