In this episode, Sam sits down with Prison Fellowship Vice President of Advocacy, Heather Rice-Minus, and Vice President of Marketing, Communications, & Assessment, Kelly Friedlander. Listen in as they discuss the results of a survey Prison Fellowship conducted with the help of The Barna Group to assess the public understanding of incarceration and justice reform issues. Sam, Heather, and Kelly also talk about changes that can be made to address common misconceptions and promote justice that restores in America.

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In this episode, sit in as Ian Bickers finishes his presentation at Prison Fellowship’s Warden Exchange Residency, which took place in January 2020. In this part, Ian discusses transforming prison culture on a national level. If you haven’t listened to part 1 (https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/reimagining-prison-45-ian-bickers-live-at-monterey-residency-part-1) or part 2 (https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/reimagining-prison-46-ian-bickers-live-at-monterey-residency-part-2), we encourage you to listen to the whole presentation in order.

Ian Bickers’ published dissertation, "Offender Supervision, Prisoners and Procedural Justice," is available for purchase at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/hojo.12343

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In today’s episode, you’ll hear part two of Ian Bickers’ presentation at Prison Fellowship’s Warden Exchange Residency. If you have not yet listened to part 1, go back and listen to episode 45 (https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/reimagining-prison-45-ian-bickers-live-at-monterey-residency-part-1). In this portion, Ian discusses the importance of appealing to the needs and wants of incarcerated individuals to create an environment that fosters growth, rather than sticking to unhealthy corrections expectations that are already in place.

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In this episode, you’ll hear from Ian Bickers, who works with Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service in the UK. Ian was an early guest on the Reimagining Prison Podcast in episodes 6 (https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/rp006-ianbickers) and 7 (https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/reimagining-prison-7-ian-bickers-part-2). Recently, Ian spoke at Prison Fellowship’s Warden Exchange residency. We have broken his presentation into three parts for the next three episodes to give you a peek inside a Warden Exchange session. Listen in as he talks about transforming a prison’s culture.

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In this second of a two part interview with Scott Semple, former Commissioner of the State of Connecticut Department of Corrections, you’ll hear some more about the TRUE Unit program Scott developed for incarcerated young adults as well as the training it involves for correctional staff. Scott and Sam also discuss how the program involves mentorship from older incarcerated adults and how that has influenced the men and women involved in the TRUE Unit. If you have not yet listened to Episode 43, part one of this conversation, we encourage you to do so here: https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/reimagining-prison-43-scott-semple

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In this first of a two part interview with Scott Semple, former Commissioner of the State of Connecticut Department of Corrections, he and Sam discuss Scott's visit to the German correctional system and how that influenced his perspective on changes he hopes to see in the American system. You will also hear a little bit about the TRUE unit program Scott developed specifically for incarcerated young adults. Tune in next episode as the conversation continues.

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In this this episode of a series focusing on the innovations of the correctional system in Oregon, Sam sits down with Director of the Oregon DOC Colette Peters to discuss the differences she noticed on her visit with Norwegian corrections professionals and the changes she wants to see in Oregon. If you haven't had a chance to listen to episodes 40 and 41, we encourage you to do so.

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In this second episode of a series focusing on the innovations of the correctional system in Oregon, Sam sits down at Oregon State Penitentiary with Superintendent Brandon Kelley, Captain Toby Tooley, Sargent Brian Reischke to talk about their experience with the officer exchange program in Norway that we discussed last episode. If you haven't had a chance to listen to episode 40, we encourage you to do so.

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In this first episode of a series focusing on the innovations of the correctional system in Oregon, Sam sits down at Snake River Correctional Institution with Superintendent Brad Cain, Assistant Superintendent Judy Gilmore, Lieutenant David Janz, and Sargent Joy McLean to talk about recent changes at their facility. Listen in as they discuss lessons learned on Joy’s exchange trip to Norway and Snake River’s initiative to improve employee wellness in an effort to benefit the overall corrections environment, among other topics.

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In this episode Prison Fellowship EVP Dan Kingery returns for a conversation with Sam about the Prison Fellowship Academy's focus on Good Citizenship and how it creates opportunities for incarcerated men and women to start living out the values of Good Citizenship in prison.

If you missed Dan's first visit to the Reimagining Prison Podcast, check out https://soundcloud.com/prisonfellowship/reimagining-prison-4-dan-kingery.

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