Prison Pipeline

On tonight's edition of Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay speaks with Rick

Lines, executive director of Harm Reduction International, about the need to

decriminalize drug use and addiction in order to better deal with

problematic drug use, to prevent the transmission of dise...

This week on Prison Pipeline co-host Emma Lugo sits down with Jessica

Tibbets, a domestic violence and sexual assault/abuse survivor, incarcerated

at a young age. After 15 years inside, she is navigating society through the

barriers of her criminal record as well as growing...

Host Adam Carpinelli wishes everyone "happy holidaze" to incarcerated America

featuring some special shout outs to friends, family members and comrades. 

Program will include special guests and Political Prisoner updates.

Philip Alston, the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

from the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights,

recently completed a visit to the United States. His report was a damning

indictment of the growing class divide within the US....

Karen James discusses dual diagnosis with Doyal Smith, Executive Director of

DDA of Oregon.  Dual Diagnosis Anonymous (DDA) is a peer support group based

on an authorized version of the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous plus an

additional 5 Steps that focus on Dual Diagnosis...

On Sunday, October 29th 2017 nine individuals told their stories in a

performance titled: Shaping a Future: Life After Prison. The performance was

a culmination of  writing workshops sponsored by the Regional Arts and

Culture Council. The project conceived of and organized ...

Emma Lugo interviews Kelly Simon from the ACLU concerning the case of Michele

Wright. Michelle Wright is a transgender female prisoner incarcerated in a

men’s prison in the state of Oregon who recently won a lawsuit regarding

adequate medical care and requesting a bi-monthl...

District attorneys are the most powerful elected players in the criminal

justice system, yet most people don’t know who they are or what they do. 

Karen James interviews David Rogers, Executive Director, ACLU of Oregon and

Daniel Lewkow, manager of THEY REPORT TO YOU, ACLU’...

Adam Carpinelli interviews Harry Olsen with Phoenix Rising Transition

Services.  This non-profit is based in the Portland area and is comprised of

former prisoners, prisoners and community members working toward the

transformation and success of people as they rejoin the co...

The Drug Policy Alliance held its 2017 International Drug Policy Reform

Conference recently in Atlanta, Georgia. This year’s policy conference was

not dominated by white middle class male Libertarians -- thankfully -- and

instead emphasized harm reduction, identity politics...