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Justice Radio is a talk-show that tackles hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. - How do we actually envision justice? - Does our current criminal legal system...
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Justice Radio is a talk-show that tackles hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine.
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- How do we actually envision justice?
- Does our current criminal legal system provide justice?
- Do prisons and jails keep us safe? What should accountability and repair look like in the wake of harm?
- How do people releasing into communities cope with the overwhelming adjustment to technology changes, finding housing and work, and building relationships?
Justice Radio
Justice Radio
15 SEP 2024 · Host: Linda Small
Blurb: Don’t miss Linda’s interview with Kevin Bott, founder and Artistic Director of https://ritual4return.org/, and two recent graduates of the program, Baiyinah Shewmake and Tiyana Scarlett, as they talk about homecoming rituals for returning citizens transitioning from incarceration to freedom.
18 AUG 2024 · Host: Linda Small
Guests: Doug Dunbar and Brian Pitman
Topic: Don’t miss Linda’s interview with Doug Dunbar and Brian Pitman, members of No Penobscot County Jail Expansion (https://abolitionhub.wixsite.com/nojailexpansion), as they talk about what’s happening in Maine jails and the money we spend on new construction.
4 AUG 2024 · Host: Catherine Besteman
Guests: Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll and resident Mark Munger
Topic: Catherine interviews Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll and resident Mark Munger to talk about the Midcoast Community Collective, an inspiring new initiative to build collaborative networks in coastal Maine to deal with troubled Youth for whom standard forms of intervention have not been working.
28 JUL 2024 · Highlights the following episodes:
Are Prisons the Answer?
Episode 27 - Toward Hope and Renewal (aired 5/7/23)
Can we move toward hope and renewal? Find out with hosts Leo Hylton and Catherine Besteman and special guest Reverend Jane Field, Executive Director of the Maine Council of Churches, as they explore why faith groups support LD 178, a parole bill considered by Maine lawmakers.
From Our Perspective: Voices of the Directly Impacted
Episode 10 - Punishment: Perpetuating Generational Cycles of Harm (aired 1/8/23)
Host Marion Anderson and special Guest Kayla Kalel, co-creator and co-founder of The Birth Justice Collective, talk about forms of punishment we use so widely in society through the prison industrial complex that perpetuate generational cycles of harm.
Creating Windows Not Bars
Episode 85 Solitary Watch (NEW episode airs 6/16/24)
Join hosts Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley as they talk with special guest Val Kiebala managing editor of https://solitarywatch.org/ about the use of solitary confinement in the United States and its repercussions.
Ending the Drug War in Maine
Episode 60 - Maine Recovery Council (aired 12/24/23)
Join hosts Charlotte Warren and Zoe Brokos as they talk about the first steps taken by the Maine Recovery Council to fund programs in harm reduction, treatment, prevention, and recovery support.
Special Edition of Justice Radio
Episode 68 - What do Crime Survivors Actually Want? Survivorship Series, Part I (aired 2/18/24)
First episode in a 3-part series focused on surviving harm and the relationship between accountability, healing, and justice, in relation to our criminal legal system. Join hosts Linda Small and Catherine Besteman as they talk with special guest Aswad Thomas of the https://asj.allianceforsafetyandjustice.org/, about what crime survivors actually want.
22 JUL 2024 · Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley
Guest: Kristie Puckett
Topic: Don’t miss Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Kristie Puckett, Senior Project Manager for https://forwardjustice.org/ about her work as a gender justice policy expert.
14 JUL 2024 · Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley
Guest: Susan Mason, executive director and co-founder of What's Next Washington
Topic: Don’t miss Part II of Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Susan Mason, the formerly incarcerated executive director and co-founder of What's Next Washington, as they continue the discussion about the systemic challenges returning citizens with conviction histories face and the progress and obstacles toward economic justice.
7 JUL 2024 · Host: Catherine Besteman
Guests: Annie Greenbaum and Robert Ruffner
Topic: Don’t miss Catherine’s interview with Lawyers Annie Greenbaum, and Robert Ruffner from the Maine Indigent Defense Center, as they talk about the challenges Maine faces meeting our constitutional obligation to ensure that everyone who is charged with a crime has legal representation and the state's lack of compliance with the 6th Amendment.
16 JUN 2024 · Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley
Guest: Val Kiebala, Managing Editor of Solitary Watch
Topic: Don’t miss Creating Windows Not Bars on Justice Radio. Join hosts Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley as they talk with special guest Val Kiebala managing editor of https://solitarywatch.org/ about the use of solitary confinement in the United States and its repercussions.
2 JUN 2024 · Host: Catherine Besteman
Guests: Brandon Brown and Jeremy Hiltz hosts of the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-door/id1697364647
Promo Blurb: Don’t miss Catherine’s interview with podcasters Brandon Brown and Jeremy Hiltz, as they talk about their show https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-door/id1697364647 which shines a light on the humanity of people on the inside and the brokenness of our carceral and recovery systems.
5 MAY 2024 · Host: Catherine Besteman
Guests:Â https://www.collectivejusticenw.org/collective-development-team and https://www.collectivejusticenw.org/fundraising-development-team
Justice Radio is a talk-show that tackles hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. - How do we actually envision justice? - Does our current criminal legal system...
show more
Justice Radio is a talk-show that tackles hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine.
show less
- How do we actually envision justice?
- Does our current criminal legal system provide justice?
- Do prisons and jails keep us safe? What should accountability and repair look like in the wake of harm?
- How do people releasing into communities cope with the overwhelming adjustment to technology changes, finding housing and work, and building relationships?
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