ReEntry Stories

By WYSO

More than 20,000 people are released from prison in Ohio every year, 1,500 in Montgomery County alone. When they return to the community, they often have trouble finding jobs, housing, education, and ... more

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How many episodes does ReEntry Stories have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

ReEntry Stories episodes:

June 29, 2025 Remembering Mary Evans: WYSO journalist who amplified silenced voices
WYSO remembers Mary Evans, the pioneering journalist who created "Reentry Stories." This memorial tribute celebrates her life and highlights her important work in Ohio.
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23min
December 23, 2024 S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'
Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.
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18min
December 16, 2024 Season 5, Episode 4: 'I lost my mother and my father while in prison'
Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says the Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.
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36min
December 10, 2024 Season 5 Episode 3, Wrongful conviction: I thought God was not with me
Hear the story of Nancy Smith, a bus driver from Ohio who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing children in her care. Smith served more than 15 years in prison.
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30min
November 29, 2024 S5E2 Wrongful conviction: If It can happen to me, it can happen to you
Starting in 2006, Central Ohio native Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
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24min
November 22, 2024 Season 5 Episode 1: What is exoneration? w/ the Ohio Innocence Project
Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates, says, "Our mission is to free innocent people." In this episode, host Mary Evans interviews Rosnell.
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25min
November 21, 2024 Trailer: season five of the 'ReEntry Stories' podcast from WYSO
For this season, ReEntry Stories creator Mary Evans partnered with the Ohio Innocence Project to explore critical stories of injustice in the criminal justice system.
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1min
September 26, 2024 What is a 'dark plea'? Ohio Supreme Court justice explains ahead of event
To see Justice Michael Donnelly speak, RSVP to [email protected] by the end of the day on Sept. 10.
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5min
September 26, 2024 What is post-incarceration syndrome? Ohio researcher calls for recognition of mental condition
Did you know what post-incarceration syndrome is? An Ohio researcher spoke with WYSO during Mental Health Awareness Month about her advocacy to have the mental illness formally recognized.
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6min
September 26, 2024 'You can't give up hope,' local man works to end wrongful convictions
WYSO’s Mary Evans sat down with exoneree Dean Gillispie to discuss how regional advocates helped him win his case and how he kept hope when he was wrongfully imprisoned.
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5min

FAQs about ReEntry Stories:

How many episodes does ReEntry Stories have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.