Prison Pipeline

Host Karen James speaks with Shannon Wight, Deputy Director, Partnership for

Safety Justice  and Cleo Tung, Program officer, NW Health Foundation

about legislative priorities and PSJ’s Advocacy Day on April 16th in Salem,

Oregon:

SB 477-Justice Reinvestment Equity Pro...

Please join us on Monday, March 31st at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO

Community Radio as we talk with Leonard Love about his life, his recent

release from prison, his life before incarceration and his many

accomplishments including the publication of several books ...

On March 6-7, 2025 the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission Summit was held in

Salem. OCJC Chair Paul Solomon introduces speakers whose sentences were

commuted by former Governor Kate Brown after serving decades in the Oregon

prison system. Sterling Cunio is an award-winni...

Adam Carpinelli interviews Fury Young with FREER Records, the first record

label in the United States for prison-impacted musicians.  Their mission is

to build the careers of our artists so their work is widely heard, uncensored

and upholding their humanity. 

More infor...

The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety

Response has held hearings recently on deflection programs, which have been

put into operation to varying degrees in counties around the state in

response to House Bill 4002, the measure that pass...

Please join us on Monday, March 3rd at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO

Community Radio as we talk with Wendy Snyder who

 is the West Coast organizer for the Uhuru Solidarity Movement for white

reparations to the African community. She joined USM in the early 1990s afte...

Host Karen James speaks with Oregon Representative Tawna Sanchez, Democrat,

from District 43 serving North and Northeast Portland. She has worked her

lifetime for the rights of Native American people especially women. We’ll

discuss not only her work in the legislature bu...

Adam Carpinelli interviews Vic Trillo Jr. and Leticia Longoria-Navarro with

The Pathfinder Network.

The Pathfinder Network provides justice system-impacted individuals and

families the tools and support they need to be safe and thrive in our

communities. We provide prog...

On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Youth Rights and Justice.

Youth, Rights and Justice is Oregon’s principal non-profit law firm for

youth and families. Through its work, YRJ strives to keep children in school,

out of trouble, and at home. Founded in 1975, YRJ is celebra...