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Kids in Prison: Guards with Helmets vs The Jolly Lumberjack
When Jamal arrived at an adult prison in New Jersey when he was 15-years-old, he said guards taunted him.“They’ll all be lined up, sitting there with their gloves on, stretching their gloves out,...
View ArticlePolitics and Morals, Kids in Prison, A Mission to Mars
Coming up on today's show:After decades of being the party of "family values," has the GOP ceded their moral high ground to the Democrats in this election? Jeet Heer, senior editor of The New Republic,...
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‘Everybody wants to be seen’ — exhibit showcases LGBTQ artists in prison
“On the Inside,” an exhibit at the Abrons Art Center in New York City, shows a glimpse of artistic creation inside prison. Photo by Christopher WatkinsAt the age of six, more than 20 years before she...
View ArticleInvestigation Finds Race Affects Which Inmates Get Parole
The New York Times has published a startling report on the racial disparities in New York State's parole system. An analysis of thousands of cases finds that fewer than one in six black or Hispanic men...
View ArticleIron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Dorie Greenspan's Cookies, Dr. Larry Brilliant
New York Times reporters Michael Schwirtz and Michael Wineripon their investigation into racial bias that led Gov. Andrew Cuomo to order an official examination in state prisons. Iron Chef and...
View ArticleHow Money Corrupted Criminal Justice Reform. A Look at Supermarket Slotting...
New York Times reporters Andy Lehren and Shaila Dewan discuss their recent series, “No Money, No Mercy." Playwright Itamar Moses and composer/performer David Yazbek on the Atlantic Theater Company...
View ArticleBrazilian Prison Riot One of the Deadliest in History
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.Prison riots in Brazil are a common occurrence, but a riot over the weekend has shocked citizens and officials in the Amazon.Around 60 people...
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Prison strike organizers to protest food giant Aramark
The Free Alabama Movement is planning its next move after last year’s prison strike. Photo via Getty ImagesThe people who organized the country’s biggest prison strike against what they call modern-day...
View ArticleOn MLK Day, Looking Back on Obama's Criminal Justice Legacy
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview.In his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. explained to a group of white clergymen why he had risked arrest to protest...
View ArticleOklahoma Lawmakers Grapple With Budget Shortfall
When Oklahoma's legislature reconvenes in a few weeks, lawmakers will have plenty to deal with. Most pressing on the agenda is a $900 million budget shortfall.Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin is exploring...
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1 guard dead after hourslong prison takeover in Delaware
The James T. Vaughn Corrections Center is shown during a lockdown where hostages were taken in an incident at the men’s prison in Smyrna, Delaware. Photo by Doug Curran/ReutersA guard at a Delaware...
View ArticleThe Trials of Marvin Mutch
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. Marvin Mutch was 18 years old when he was sent to prison for the murder of a 13-year-old girl in 1975, in California's San Francisco Bay Area....
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Meet the Four Women Earning Bachelor's Degrees From a NY Prison
Assia Serrano from Springfield Gardens, Queens, has been in prison for 13 years. It's taken her nearly that whole time to get here: being one of four female inmates in the state of New York to earn her...
View ArticleThe N. Korean Threat Grows Larger, Defining American, A Mother's Anguish
Coming up on today's show: The VERA Project has embarked on a national experiment to re-examine mass incarceration and its failings. Nicholas Turner, president and director of the VERA Institute of...
View ArticleNew Project Aims to Reimagine the U.S. Prison System
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. While, the criminal justice system and criminal justice reform have pivoted in terms of policy and practice over the last decade, there is...
View ArticleHow America Can Cut the U.S. Prison Population in Half
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. The plight of mass incarceration is the result of decades of injustice, over-aggressive policing, and a prison system that is long overdue for...
View ArticleInside Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Beyond the planned border wall and limits on new refugees, the federal government wants tighter restrictions on immigration to this country. On this episode of Reveal, we examine efforts throughout the...
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What Life Looks Like Nine Months After Prison
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentLast February, The Takeaway launched a new series, "Commuted: Life After Prison," which documented the day Aaron Glasscock was released from...
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Life After Prison: Settling In
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segmentYesterday, we brought you an update on Aaron Glasscock, who we’ve been following as part of our series, "Commuted: Life After Prison." Aaron’s...
View ArticleInmates Can't Receive Donated Books Anymore, They Have to Buy Them
Updated: Jan 11, 1:07 P.M. Instead of inmates being able to receive donated books in the mail from family members and community groups, inmates at three New York prisons now have to purchase books...
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