Amy Ard is founder and Executive Director of Motherhood Beyond Bars in Georgia. This is a nonprofit organization helping women who deliver a baby while incarcerated. In Georgia, babies are taken from the mother within 24 hours. This organization assists in finding a caregiver for the newborn and helps financially and emotionally to keep mother, child and caregiver connected.
Sep 13, 2022•26 min•Ep. 122
Sep 06, 2022•26 min•Ep. 121
Amy Ard founded the nonprofit: MOTHERHOOD BEYOND BARS in Georgia. This is a continuation of our interview.
Aug 23, 2022•26 min•Ep. 120
Aug 16, 2022•25 min•Ep. 119
Leticia Longaria-Navarro: director of The PATHfinder Network in Portland, Oregon. Victor Trillo; Victor leads a club at Parkrose H.S. in Portland for kids impacted by incarceration in their families. He spent 20+ years in prison.
Aug 09, 2022•26 min•Ep. 118
Leticia Longaria-Navarro: director of The PATHfinder Network in Portland, Oregon. Victor Trillo; Victor leads a club at Parkrose H.S. in Portland for kids impacted by incarceration in their families. He spent 20+ years in prison.
Aug 08, 2022•24 min•Ep. 117
Allison Langer is a Writing Coach, Author, and a Co-Producer of Podcast - " Writing Class Radio". Andrea Askowitz is a Author and Co-Producer and Co-Host of "Writing Class Radio"
Aug 04, 2022•26 min•Ep. 116
Allison Langer is a Writing Coach, Author, and a Co-Producer of Podcast - " Writing Class Radio".</p> <p>Andrea Askowitz is a Author and Co-Producer and Co-Host of "Writing Class Radio"
Aug 01, 2022•25 min•Ep. 115
May 23, 2022•26 min•Ep. 113
Puppies Behind Bars was founded by Gloria Stoga in 1997 in NYC. We speak to its director, Eric Barsness and one of its trainers, Gilbert Molina. Gilbert spent 19 years in New York State prisons and was released in 2010.
May 16, 2022•24 min•Ep. 112
Alexa Garza is from Texas where she was incarcerated. She learned to copy books into Braille while she was behind bars, a job she continues to do since her release.
Apr 18, 2022•26 min•Ep. 109
Apr 11, 2022•25 min•Ep. 108
See description in Part 1.
Apr 04, 2022•26 min•Ep. 107
Jennifer Toon was a juvenile offender in the state of Texas at age 15. She then spent about 20 years in prison. She was released about 5 years ago and now works for THE COALITION OF TEXANS WITH DISABILITIES as a criminal justice and mental health advocate in addition to being a published writer. She is the author of: "Invisible Scars" published in The Texas Observer.
Mar 28, 2022•24 min•Ep. 106
Robin was arrested at age 14, sentenced to 50 years in prison for felony murder.
Mar 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 105
Robin was arrested at age 14, sentenced to 50 years in prison for felony murder.
Mar 14, 2022•25 min•Ep. 104
Kirstin Cornell joined the Pennsylvania Prison Society (circa 1787) in 2019 as Social Services Director. Previously, she worked at the Delaware Center for Justice as interim Executive Director.
Feb 28, 2022•24 min•Ep. 102
Feb 21, 2022•25 min•Ep. 101
Feb 15, 2022•27 min•Ep. 103
Andrea Elliott won the Pulitzer Prize in 2007 and is the author of Invisible Child , one of the 10 best books of 2021.
Feb 14, 2022•25 min•Ep. 100
Catherine spent 17 years behind bars and is now Co-director of Outreach and mentor for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.
Feb 07, 2022•26 min•Ep. 99
Catherine spent 17 years behind bars and is now Co-director of Outreach and mentor for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.
Jan 31, 2022•25 min•Ep. 98
Preston is Senior Policy Counsel with CFSY working directly with state legislators around the country to change sentencing statutes for juveniles.
Jan 24, 2022•27 min•Ep. 97
Preston is Senior Policy Counsel with CFSY working directly with state legislators around the country to change sentencing statutes for juveniles.
Jan 17, 2022•25 min•Ep. 96
Anton is the Public Affairs Fellow for Pennsylvania Prison Society and was a Public Defender and local activist for 25 years.
Jan 10, 2022•27 min•Ep. 95
John has been with the Society for 15 years as a volunteer and now as a coordinator for all 300 volunteers.
Jan 03, 2022•25 min•Ep. 94
Dec 25, 2021•25 min•Ep. 93
Dec 23, 2021•26 min•Ep. 92
See part 1 for description.
Dec 22, 2021•26 min•Ep. 91
Celeste Trusty is the Secretary for the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. She has been active with FAMM {Families Against Mandatory Minimums} and volunteered with the PA Innocence Project. She even made an appearance on Netflix in "The Innocence Files".
Dec 21, 2021•25 min•Ep. 90
