The Prison Show

With Memorial Day approaching, this Friday we will remember Veterans that have died while incarcerated and Veterans that were friends or family members of those incarcerated.

We will go to the phones for shout-outs starting at 10.

Dr. Ana Yáñez-Correa with the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition will be calling in to discuss the Sunset Commission report and we may hear from Representative Borris Miles to discuss "Official Oppression" following the not-guilty vedict this week in the Blomberg trial... This and more on The Prison Show!

The report from the Sunset Commission on TDCJ was issued on Monday, so we'll kick that around a bit, and hear from Ed Davis about Camp Good News, and visit with a student interested in prison reform!  Join Us!

It's a First Friday, so as usual we will go to phone calls early... But be sure to tune in as we welcome a possible new staff member!  You don't want to miss it!

Its the fourth Friday and that means we address our Veterans Issues!  Lynda Greene will join us with this months installment of issues affecting incarcerated Veterans - Join Us!

Sometimes life just tends to interfere! Other than comments by Linda Graybill, Legal Director of the ACLU Texas during the Sunbelt Prisons Symposium, I have no idea what we're having on the show tonight!  So join us, You can be as surprised as we are!

Tonight we will visit with Maurice C. a dedicated volunteer in the AA programs in TDCJ about his book, God is at the Meeting!  We will also hear the words of Mr. Ernest McMillan as he spoke at the Sunbelt Prison Symposium... Join us!

Tonight we will go to phone calls aearly as usual, but first we will hear from Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson as she discuses her experiences with the prison system!

It's the fourth Friday so we will visit with Lynda Greene on Veterans issues and begin our series from the Sunbelt Prisons Symposium: Living in the Carceral State: Problems, Possibilities and Potential Solutions.  This week we will hear from Dr. Rick Halperin, Director of the Human Rights Program at SMU.

This week on The Prison Show we are joined by Mr. Randy Kearse, Entreprenuer, Aurhor, Motivational Speaker, and Ex-Con, as he discusses his book, Changin' Your Game Plan: How to use incarceration as a stepping stone for success.