Phi and Jess follow up in their Criminal Injustice series with navigating the effects of probation. In She Said What She Said segment they comment on Dave Chappelle, Rikes Island, Jelani Day, Kyrie Irving and his choice to non vaccinate and a personal call to action from Jess regarding a long time friend with a heartbreaking situation. 

Phi and Jess follow up in their Criminal Injustice series with navigating the effects of probation. In She Said What She Said segment they comment on Dave Chappelle, Rikes Island, Jelani Day, Kyrie Irving and his choice to non vaccinate and a personal call to action from Jess regarding a long time friend with a heartbreaking situation. 

In this episode, Phi and Jess continue to explore parole by diving more into explaining what parole is and looks like in different states along with who is eligible for parole as well as what incarcerated people have to go through just to get to parole hearing. 

In this episode, Phi and Jess continue to explore parole by diving more into explaining what parole is and looks like in different states along with who is eligible for parole as well as what incarcerated people have to go through just to get to parole hearing. 

This episode Phi and Jess Navigate Parole with ratchet revolutionary Andre Apparicio. Andre Apparicio is a community organizer with many years of experience working with the second chance population. Andre has most notably assisted hundreds of justice involved individuals to gain meaningful employment and guided them to pursue educational opportunities. Formerly incarcerated himself, Andre shifted his energy from that of a negative to a positive force. In 2017, he started a non-profit to help the justice involved be better prepared to adjust to life outside of prison. Mr. Apparicio received a certification as a “Credible Messenger”. Using the “Credible Messenger” model, he informs organizations and individuals about the many opportunities and challenges associated with the justice involved population. Andre excels at motivating and empowering individuals to be their best selves through education and skill building. Mr. Apparicio previously worked as a Parole Coordinator and Liaison and is a credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor and Certified Recovery Coach. Andre is a member of the NAACP, Mentor for Child Center of New York Boys Group in a local Junior high school and volunteer for the N.Y.S. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Andre has received numerous awards for the work he does nationwide to support the formerly incarcerated. Andre is now the Program Manager of the Office of Second Chance Employment which helps criminally justice involved individuals have opportunities of employment in 3 separate airports.

You can find more of his work on instagram @itsaprocess_org and @communityovercompetition_

This episode Phi and Jess Navigate Parole with ratchet revolutionary Andre Apparicio. Andre Apparicio is a community organizer with many years of experience working with the second chance population. Andre has most notably assisted hundreds of justice involved individuals to gain meaningful employment and guided them to pursue educational opportunities. Formerly incarcerated himself, Andre shifted his energy from that of a negative to a positive force. In 2017, he started a non-profit to help the justice involved be better prepared to adjust to life outside of prison. Mr. Apparicio received a certification as a “Credible Messenger”. Using the “Credible Messenger” model, he informs organizations and individuals about the many opportunities and challenges associated with the justice involved population. Andre excels at motivating and empowering individuals to be their best selves through education and skill building. Mr. Apparicio previously worked as a Parole Coordinator and Liaison and is a credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor and Certified Recovery Coach. Andre is a member of the NAACP, Mentor for Child Center of New York Boys Group in a local Junior high school and volunteer for the N.Y.S. Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Andre has received numerous awards for the work he does nationwide to support the formerly incarcerated. Andre is now the Program Manager of the Office of Second Chance Employment which helps criminally justice involved individuals have opportunities of employment in 3 separate airports.

You can find more of his work on instagram @itsaprocess_org and @communityovercompetition_

Phi and Jess continue their Criminal Justice series and discuss the effectiveness of cops in schools, children tried and incarcerated as adults, and how Maryland and Virginia's stack up compared to the national averages (hint: we still have some work to do). 

You can check the statistics we mentioned for your state at: http://www.jjgps.org/

Washingtonian Article on Cori Bush: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/12/why-didnt-cori-bush-hire-social-workers-instead-of/

Check out Rise here: https://www.riseforyouth.org/

Check out the Innocence Project here: https://innocenceproject.org/

Phi and Jess continue their Criminal Justice series and discuss the effectiveness of cops in schools, children tried and incarcerated as adults, and how Maryland and Virginia's stack up compared to the national averages (hint: we still have some work to do). 

You can check the statistics we mentioned for your state at: http://www.jjgps.org/

Washingtonian Article on Cori Bush: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/12/why-didnt-cori-bush-hire-social-workers-instead-of/

Check out Rise here: https://www.riseforyouth.org/

Check out the Innocence Project here: https://innocenceproject.org/

In this episode, Phi and Jess continue the discussion with guest Liz Pessaran who speaks from her personal experience when she worked in the school system and saw how the system was broken first hand and the disparities she saw while in the field. Phi and Jess also include their experiences in this well-rounded discussion that listeners will enjoy and learn from. 

In this episode, Phi and Jess continue the discussion with guest Liz Pessaran who speaks from her personal experience when she worked in the school system and saw how the system was broken first hand and the disparities she saw while in the field. Phi and Jess also include their experiences in this well-rounded discussion that listeners will enjoy and learn from.