A Criminal Debt
It’s not unusual at all to leave prison anywhere across the country owing fees, fines, or other costs to the local court. The city of Philadelphia alone is trying to collect some $1.5 billion in...
View ArticleNewark to Offer Municipal ID for the Undocumented, Homeless, Formerly...
Newark is launching a municipal ID program for residents 14 and older.The city said the ID will serve as proof of identity and residency regardless of immigration status, gender identity or...
View ArticleChanging the Minds of Hurt People Who Have Hurt People
Risco Mention-Lewis, Deputy Police Commissioner in the Suffolk County Police Department, opens up about her work with formerly incarcerated individuals in the town of Wyandanch, in Suffolk County, on...
View ArticleBanned Books: A Tool For Prison Control
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey got its hands on a list of banned books this week. According to their report, the New...
View ArticleAdvocates Help Released Prisoners Transition Back Into Outside World with...
People released from prisons face all kinds of barriers as they transition back into the outside world, whether its finding jobs or housing.But beyond these large challenges, there are all kinds of...
View ArticleAdvocate Who Was Offered a Second Chance, Helps Others on the Path Away from...
As part of our series "Life After Prison" we bring the story of man who has lived this transition and now shepherds others through it too.Stanley Richards is the Executive Vice President of the Fortune...
View ArticleThe Prison to Pandemic Pipeline
As members of the public are asked to stay home, and keep distant from others to help stop the spread of COVID-19, what about those in jail or in prison, where inmates are most often housed in close...
View ArticleAfter Nearly Three Decades, a Florida Man's Voting Rights Will Be Restored
Note: A part of this conversation contains strong language that some listeners may find offensive.Eugene Williams was released from prison in 2011 after serving 18 years in Florida’s Department of...
View ArticleIn Florida, Activists Race to Register Formerly Incarcerated People Ahead of...
Monday marked the deadline for Florida residents to register to vote ahead of November’s presidential election. One of the looming questions has been how many formerly incarcerated people in the state...
View ArticleHow Hurricane Ida is Impacting Incarcerated Youth in Louisiana
In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana, incarcerated people at the New Orleans Parish Prison were left to fend for themselves as toxic water filled prison cells and deputies deserted en...
View ArticleNative American Activist Leonard Peltier Pleads from Prison Amid Pandemic
For the past 45 years, Leonard Peltier has been behind bars for a crime he says he didn’t commit. The Native American activist was accused of killing two FBI agents during a shootout on Pine Ridge...
View ArticleThe Right of Return for Formerly Incarcerated Artists
Original Air Date: March 27, 2023Right to Return USA just announced its 2023 Fellows. Six artists will receive a $20,000 award to support projects aimed at transforming the criminal legal and...
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