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Criminalizing Misfortune

Airs at: Mon, 01/13/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Karen James speaks with Kerry, Leon and Andrés who are currently receiving services at the Beaverton Shelter. They discuss the challenges that led them to homelessness, substance abuse and ultimately to find support to help them achieve their goals. They express their ... Read more

Embrace 2025 with DJ Ellie D on The Sacred Circle "TEMENOS"

Airs at: Fri, 01/03/2025 at 12:00am - 3:00am
“Take a deep a deep breath and think about the best way ground yourself in this moment and to present for what is come in this year of Wood Snake . . . ” -El DJ Ellie D.  Eleanor Kiyoko Rose Nakayama Read more

Sailing for Peace

Airs at: Mon, 01/06/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, January 6th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Helen Jacard about the Golden Rule and the important role it has had inspiring non violent civil disobedience and peace education regarding the abolition of nuclear ... Read more

Oregon's New Drug Policies

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join Prison Pipeline hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James, Doug McVay & Adam Carpinelli, as they discuss this past year’s decision by Oregon legislators to overturn Ballot Measure 110 which was overwhelmingly approved by Oregonians in 2020. Legislators passed HB4002 which recrimina... Read more

Prison Pipeline Holiday Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Join Prison Pipeline’s Holiday Special as hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James, Doug McVay and Adam Carpinelli share holiday messages to your loved ones in prison. The Family Preservation Project alumni spreads joy with their messages of love, encouragement and Season’s Greetings t... Read more

Mary Nordkvelle and Jean Richardson this week on Prison Pipeline

Airs at: Mon, 12/16/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us on Monday, December 16th at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Mary Nordkvelle and Jean Richardson who are sisters.  Years ago they saw a program on the BBC about Americans on death row in the US.  That began a long journey of... Read more

"It Took A Village to Bring Me Back to Myself": Michael's Story

Airs at: Fri, 12/13/2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
This episode of “Out of the Streets of Portland” features the story of Michael, who successfully navigated out of decades of homelessness and substance use to support and recovery in one of the alternative, village-style shelters that have significantly expanded over the pa... Read more

Annual report on Multnomah County Jails says system is 'in crisis'

Airs at: Fri, 12/06/2024 at 5:15pm
Produced for:  Evening News
  Listen to this story below. "The Multnomah County Jail System is in crisis and at risk of jeopardizing health and safety." That's the finding from the 2024 Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury report, released by District Attorney Mike Schmidt on December 3rd. Orego... Read more

Locked Out

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Locked Out. The Prison Journalism Project is an independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated people to be writers and journalists, and publishes their stories so they can serve as influential voices in the broade... Read more

Colonialism, Solidarity, and Leonard Peltier

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2024 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  This year, the annual deluge of Black Friday ads egging us on to attain higher levels of consumption–with corresponding carbon emissions and solid and liquid waste–seemed particularly hollow, morbid–predatory, even– falling as Black Friday did this year on November 29, t... Read more