Reimagining Prison

In this episode, Sam chats with Shirley Moore Smeal, the president of the Association of Women Executives in Corrections. She recently retired from her position as Executive Deputy Secretary Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Follow their conversation as they discuss the changes she’s experience throughout her 32-year career and the differences in perspective that women bring to corrections.

Visit www.awec.us to learn more about the Association of Women Executives in Corrections.

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In this episode, Sam sits down with Geraldine Downey, professor of Psychology and Director of the Center for Justice at Columbia University in New York, and Jarrell Daniels, Research Assistant and Program Manager for the Center for Justice. Listen in as they discuss the influence of higher education for the incarcerated as Geraldine has witnessed in 25 years of teaching college courses in prison and Jarrell has experienced first-hand as a student in prison.

To learn more about the Columbia University Center for Justice, visit http://centerforjustice.columbia.edu/.

To watch the Jarrell Daniels TED talk as discussed in this episode, go to https://www.ted.com/talks/jarrell_daniels_what_prosecutors_and_incarcerated_people_can_learn_from_each_other

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In this episode, Sam sits down with several guests from the North Dakota State Penitentiary. You’ll hear from Colby Braun who was recently promoted from Warden to Director of Facility Operations and Dan Lukach, who is a lieutenant at the State Penitentiary. After hearing from them about the unique concept of dynamic security, listen in on Sam’s conversation with Mike, who is currently incarcerated at the facility, to look at his perspective on the impact of dynamic security.

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In this episode, Sam sits down with Lexington Assesment & Reception Center Warden, Jeorald Braggs, as well as Aaron Cosar and Tammy Franklin, two formerly incarcerated individuals who now serve as Prison Fellowship Academy program directors partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. Listen to hear more about the transition from inmate to authority figure within the Department of Corrections, what the Academy program is doing in Oklahoma, and our guests’ thoughts on inmate leadership.

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In this episode, Sam continues last episode’s conversation with Dylan Shaw and Kenyan Rodgers about transformational in-prison programs and how they have developed as inmate leaders. You will also hear from Chip Hackney, the Program Director for the Prison Fellowship Academy at Muskegon Correctional Facility, who works closely with these men and the other Academy participants.

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In this episode, we continue our series in the state of Michigan in the first of a two-part interview with some of the men incarcerated at Muskegon Correctional Facility. Listen in as they discuss the ways in which Muskegon stands out culturally among prisons due to the leadership’s embrace of innovative programs and a transformational mindset. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to go back and listen to episodes 31 & 32 first.

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In this second of a four-part series looking into the Michigan Department of Correction, Sam chats with Warden Melinda Braman to talk about the Vocational Village program at Parnell Correctional Center. The Vocational Village at Parnell equips incarcerated men for employment opportunities upon their release. After Sam's conversation with Warden Braman, you'll also hear from several participants and staff Sam met on a tour of the facility.

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In this episode, Sam sits down with Heidi Washington, the director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. Listen in as they discuss some of the department's transformational programs and initiatives.

This conversation with Heidi kicks off a four-episode series diving into corrections in the state of Michigan. In future episodes you will hear from some other corrections staff as well as inmates at Parnell Correctional Facility and Muskegon Correctional Facility, where these innovative ideas are actively changing lives.

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In this episode, Sam sits down with Chris Hendry, the Bureau Chief of Professional Development and Training at the Florida Department of Corrections. Listen as they discuss the efforts corrections professionals can make to humanize incarcerated men and women and take responsibility beyond a facility's security.

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Sam speaks with Marcus Bullock, founder of flikshop.com. They'll talk about prison culture, the prospects of success after incarceration, and why formerly incarcerated men and women can make the best employees.

Join the movement to reduce recidivism by removing barriers to successful reentry. Learn more at prisonfellowship.org/secondchances

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