최고 Prisons 팟캐스트 (2025)

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Respecting Victims While Preparing for Reentry 23:53

12h ago23:53

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While a major focus of the Department of Corrections is preparing incarcerated individuals for reentry, victims of crime can never be overlooked. Fortunately, the DOC has a strong relationship with the Office of Victim Advocate! In this episode, Commonwealth Victim Advocate Suzanne Estrella joins the podcast to discuss the many ways her office work…

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The HMP Brixton Half Marathon 58:58

1d ago58:58

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Two days before the 2025 London Marathon, a very special half marathon took place behind the walls of HMP Brixton in aid of the Prison Reform Trust. And The Secret Life of Prisons was granted exclusive access to bring you the sounds of a momentous morning. Nine of HMP Brixton's residents undertook a 16-week training programme, supported by members …

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Coercive control and the pathway to homicide 49:55

11d ago49:55

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This is the 100th episode of the podcast! Thank you for listening and supporting these conversations. Sarah Ellis is a barrister and forensic criminologist with a particular interest and specialism in coercive control, stalking and homicide. She explains the concept of the homicide timeline and how coercive control can escalate over time. Why is co…

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Episode 15: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) 22:21

5d ago22:21

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In this episode, Dr. Bret Bucklen discusses a new report released by his team this month, which is a cost-benefit analysis of the use of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT). The study compares the benefit-to-cost ratio for four different types of MATs that are currently used by the PA Department of Corrections: Revia, Vivitrol, Suboxone, and Subloc…

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Justice vs the culture wars | Your questions answered 43:08

15d ago43:08

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We love to hear your thoughts, your views and your questions. To contact the show, please email [email protected]. In this week's episode we answer questions from listeners inside and outside prison. Presenters: Phil Maguire – Chief Executive, Prison Radio Association Paula Harriott – Chief Executive, Unlock Producer: Andrew Wilkie Assistant Pr…

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We've visited a lot of prisons | Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker and Arthur Hagues 41:31

22d ago41:31

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This week we've got two guests who, for very different reasons, have spent time in a lot of different prisons. We asked them to compare notes and tell us their best stories. Duewaine Marshalleck-Baker was released from prison for the final time in 2016, having spent more than eighteen years in prison on and off. He now works for National Prison Rad…

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Inside the parole board 46:20

29d ago46:20

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Rob McKeon has sat on the parole board in England & Wales since 2012. He's reviewed the cases of over 5,000 prisoners, making decisions on whether they are ready to be released, including those convicted of murder, serious violence and sexual offences. We discuss the biggest signs that a prisoner might be ready to re-enter society, how some prisone…

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Who was Chris Tchaikovsky? | Kate Fraser and Deborah Coles 42:04

29d ago42:04

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Chris Tchaikovsky was a founder of the charity Women in Prison, the charity that campaigns on behalf of women in the criminal justice system. She died in 2002, having lived an extraordinary life. Today's episode marks the end of Women's History Month and is dedicated to her life and her legacy. Kate Fraser spent 17 years in heroin addiction, engage…

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How the DOC Connects Employers with Much-Needed Workers 21:03

1M ago21:03

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As we prepare to celebrate Second Chance Month in April, the PA Prisons and Parole Podcast hosted DOC Workforce Development Specialist Dorenda Hamarlund to discuss her work in helping reentrants secure employment. Dorenda shared about barriers to employment for reentrants, how the DOC prepares inmates for employment upon release, and how second-cha…

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Disclosure and barring | Peter Lewis and Penelope Gibbs 39:05

1M ago39:05

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Peter Lewis served a prison sentence for receiving a corrupt payment. Shortly after his release, during the pandemic, he applied for a voluntary role directing cars at a Covid vaccination centre and his application was rejected, apparently because of his criminal record. He is now an ambassador for the FairChecks campaign. Penelope Gibbs is the Dir…

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Est-ce que les détenus peuvent voter? 19:40

1M ago19:40

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En 2002, la Cour Suprême du Canada a statué que d’empêcher les détenus de voter contrevenait à la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés. Dans cet épisode, des employés du Service correctionnel du Canada décrivent le fonctionnement du vote dans les prisons fédérales. Nous parlons aussi avec une personne incarcérée qui nous explique qu’est-ce que …

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Can inmates vote? 26:37

1M ago26:37

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In 2002, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that denying inmates the right to vote was a violation of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In this episode, we will hear from the offender who challenged the law and made voting possible for all federally incarcerated people and from Correctional Service Canada (CSC) staff on how voting works i…

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Episode 14: The Recidivism & Desistance Initiative (RDI) (Dr. Lucas Malishchak) 21:41

1M ago21:41

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This episode features a conversation between Dr. Bret Bucklen (Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics) and Dr. Lucas Malishchak (Deputy Secretary of Reentry) on the PA DOC’s brand-new Recidivism & Desistance Initiative (RDI). This initiative was introduced in January 2025 to provide quantifiable public safety goals for the agency and to mea…

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Visits | Faye Dunn and Mo 36:17

1M ago36:17

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When Mo went to prison hundreds of miles from home, his older sister would visit him but he didn't see his mum in person until he was more than two years into his sentence, and his youngest sister didn't come to visit him at all. He went five years without seeing her. How did he and his family come to these decisions, and what was it like reconnect…

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Finding the common ground | Alice Dawnay and Kam 33:54

2M ago33:54

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Alice Dawnay founded the charity Switchback in 2008, which supports young Londoners to find a way out of the justice system. She's now part of the team that's just launched the Common Ground Justice Project, which is an initiative to find the common ground in the sometimes polarised debate around crime and justice. Kam was helped by Switchback when…

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Communications Management Units and the toll journalism takes 37:49

2M ago37:49

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Will Potter is an award winning investigative journalist and author. He delivered a Ted talk about secret prisons in America which received millions of views. We chat about these prisons, called communication management units, how Will was able to enter one and the psychological toll that his work as a journalist has taken on him. Evolving Prisons …

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Why me? | Khamran Uddin and Keeva Baxter 42:59

2M ago42:59

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In 2013, Khamran Uddin wrote a letter to the man he had violently assaulted in a random attack on a deserted railway platform. The victim was coming home from work as he did every day when Khamran seriously injured him with a baseball bat. What followed was an extraordinary meeting which changed both their lives. Keeva Baxter is the Campaigns and C…

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The National Monitoring Centre 19:13

2M ago19:13

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Public safety is a 24/7 responsibility, especially for the team at Correctional Service Canada’s (CSC) National Monitoring Centre (NMC). As the eyes and ears of CSC, especially during the critical after-hours, the NMC plays a vital role in maintaining public safety, monitoring offenders on various types of releases in the community to keep Canadian…

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Le Centre national de surveillance 19:02

2M ago19:02

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La sécurité publique est une responsabilité qui doit être exercée 24 heures sur 24, 7 jours sur 7, particulièrement pour l’équipe au Centre national de surveillance (CNS) du Service correctionnel du Canada (SCC). Étant les yeux et les oreilles du SCC, surtout pendant la période critique après les heures normales de travail, le CNS joue un rôle esse…

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A GP in prison: the challenge of treating incarcerated patients 58:34

2M ago58:34

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Dr Shahed Yousaf is a GP who works in prison and with the homeless community in England. How is healthcare adapted to reach those without a fixed address? How does he navigate working with imprisoned patients who'd be better served in a mental health facility? What are some of the most surprising things he's seen in prison? And what personal toll h…

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Catching Up with Our Other Canine Program 18:40

2M ago18:40

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While the PA DOC’s dog training programs are highly popular throughout the commonwealth, the DOC also features a separate dog program: the Bureau of Investigations and Intelligence K-9 Unit. Capt. John Evans joins the podcast to discuss the vital work his unit performs in keeping contraband out of our facilities. He discusses the training the dogs …

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The culture of sentencing | David Gauke 47:31

2M ago47:31

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David Gauke is the former Conservative Member of Parliament for South West Hertfordshire, the former Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, and the Chair of the Labour government's Independent Sentencing Review. Phil and Paula ask him about the progress of the report, delve into the politics of crime and justice, and finish with challe…

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Leaving finance for prison & working with white collar prisoners 40:18

2M ago40:18

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Paul Cosgrove is a former investment banker who later became a prison officer. He tells us about his experiences working with prisoners convicted of financial crimes, the attitude some of these individuals had towards their crimes, some of the most challenging things Paul has had to deal with and how transitioning from investment banking to prison …

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Talent development | Richie Makepeace and Nancy Prentice 37:00

2M ago37:00

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Richie Makepeace was just trying to keep his head down and get through his prison sentence in HMP Brixton when he was offered a job in the prison's radio production training workshop. Like many people in prison, he was really worried about whether he would be able to find employment. But after release he got offered a job helping to deliver Nationa…

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The most serious development in decades | Michael Kennedy and Ian Vandersluys 33:27

3M ago33:27

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Spice, a name for a group of synthetic drugs that have gripped prisons over the past decade, are said by researchers at Middlesex University's Drug and Alcohol Research Centre to have played a role in almost half of all non-natural deaths in prisons over a five year period. Michael Kennedy had already used spice on one occasion before he went to pr…

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Working inside the UK's first community custody unit for women 1:05:42

3M ago1:05:42

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Recorded live, this episode features two prison officers who have worked in one of the UK's first community custody units for women. They share their experiences of transitioning from a male high-security prison in Scotland to working in a facility built on the belief that women should be imprisoned in more trauma-informed, community-like condition…

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Diagnosis | Scout Tzofiya Bolton and Michelle Walsh 40:52

3M ago40:52

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Scout Tzofiya Bolton is a poet, activist, radio producer and the author of The Mad Art of Doing Time. She went to prison in 2023 where she received excellent care for the mental health conditions that led to her offence. You can read Scout's recent article for The Guardian here. You can listen to Scout's documentary for BBC Radio 4, entitled The Ba…

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Restorative justice: Part two 27:33

3M ago27:33

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"I've found so many positive things, and even now I'm learning so much more about myself than I did three years ago when I when I met with the offender." In part two of this episode, we continue Angie's story. This time, we hear from the offender who sat across from her in a face-to-face meeting through the Restorative Opportunities program. Later,…

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Episode 13: Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI) (w/ Jim Stover) 20:39

3M ago20:39

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This episode is a conversation between Dr. Bret Bucklen and Jim Stover (JRI Coordinator for the PA Department of Corrections) on the Justice Reinvestment Initiative (JRI). We discuss what exactly JRI is, and also the history and impact of JRI efforts in Pennsylvania.저자 The PA Prisons and Parole Podcast

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SCI Spotlight: Houtzdale and Huntingdon 35:02

3M ago35:02

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Our year-long trip around Pennsylvania comes to a close as we wrap up this series focusing on each of our prisons with a visit to SCI Houtzdale and SCI Huntingdon. The episode begins with Huntingdon Supt. John Rivello discussing the oldest facility in Pennsylvania, including its many vocation opportunities and its relationship with the community as…

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High-risk prisoners, Covid-19 & changing values 46:44

3M ago46:44

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Ian West served 35 years in the prison service in England, working in ten prisons and governing four. He tells us about the special secure unit of HMP Belmarsh where he worked with some of the highest-risk prisoners in the country, the difficulties of changing the thinking of some elderly prisoners and what it was like to govern a prison through th…

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Sentencing: A Primer | Tim Owen KC 34:00

3M ago34:00

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Tim Owen KC is a criminal barrister who has sat as a Deputy High Court Judge. He is a co-host of Double Jeopardy: The Law and Politics Podcast. You can find the sentencing guidelines for all offences heard in the Magistrates and Crown Courts on the Sentencing Council website. Presenters: Phil Maguire – Chief Executive, Prison Radio Association Paul…

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Telling stories | Mickey Dehara and Max Porter 41:41

3M ago41:41

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Mickey Dehara is a screenwriter who has frequently collaborated with the director Guy Richie, including playing a starring role in the film Snatch. He served a prison sentence in the early 2010s when he got involved with National Prison Radio and won the Sandford St. Martin and Jerusalem Awards for a dramatisation of the Good Friday story which he …

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Working with people imprisoned for sexual offences 48:43

3M ago48:43

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Dr Rebecca Myers was a forensic and prison psychologist in England treating prisoners who had committed sexual offences. She is also the author of the book, Inside Job. Of the individuals in society who admit to being sexually attracted to children, why do some people give in to those sexual compulsions when so many others don't? How does she measu…

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Moral blindness | Jamie Bennett and Andrew Morris 49:44

4M ago49:44

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Jamie Bennett is is the author of a new book which looks at the challenges of managing prisons. He is Prison Contracts Group Director at His Majesty's Prison and Probation Service. He has been Governor of Morton Hall, Long Lartin, Grendon and Spring Hill prisons. Andrew Morris served a sentence in HMP Spring Hill while Jamie was the Governor there.…

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Wildlife biologist becomes a prison officer in a county jail 52:16

4M ago52:16

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Craig Gottschalk was a wildlife biologist who went on to work in prisons for 12 years, first as a prison officer and finally as assistant director. He is now assistant ombudsman, investigating complaints from people in prison. Craig shares the signs to look out for before somebody becomes violent, taught to him from his days as a biologist. He tell…

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Prison in numbers | Dr. Kimmett Edgar 49:27

4M ago49:27

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In November 2024, Janey Starling from the charity Level Up, called out the presenter of LBC's breakfast show Nick Ferrari live on air for his apparent ignorance of the facts around the imprisonment of women. In response to that interview, we invited friend of the podcast Dr. Kimmett Edgar to the studio to help us understand what the numbers can tel…

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The case of Jodi Jones 49:15

4M ago49:15

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Luke Mitchell is serving a prison sentence in Scotland for the murder of Jodi Jones. He claims he is innocent and numerous documentaries have aired questioning his guilt. Why do some people think he is innocent? How do the media remain respectful of Jodi's family when reporting on these matters? And how might prison be for Luke, since he doesn't ac…

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Spending Christmas outside San Quentin | Greg Eskridge and Eli Wirtschafter 32:24

4M ago32:24

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Greg Eskridge was released from San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in California, formerly known as San Quentin state prison, on 23 July 2024 after serving 30 years and 25 days. In prison Greg became a founding member of the Uncuffed radio program and podcast, a project run by the public radio station KALW. Greg now works full-time as Uncuffed’s fir…

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Food services 22:19

4M ago22:19

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Have you ever wondered what mealtime looks like in prison? Feeding thousands of inmates in a controlled environment requires careful coordination and planning on a massive scale. In this episode of Prisons Inside / Out, we visit Drumheller Institution in Alberta to meet the dedicated CSC staff making it happen each and every day.…

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Services d'alimentation 35:38

4M ago35:38

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Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment se passe l’heure du repas en prison? Pour nourrir des milliers de détenus dans un milieu contrôlé, il faut tout planifier et coordonner soigneusement et à très grande échelle. Dans cet épisode d’Au-delà des prisons, nous visitons le centre régional de production d'aliments du Québec et rencontrons le personnel dé…

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Episode 12: Year-End Review of Research

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In this year-end episode, Dr. Bret Bucklen and producer Jeff Coleman sit down to review and discuss some of the research and evaluation accomplishments at the PA Department of Corrections during 2024. They discuss results from studies on topics such as inmate visitation, Intensive Parole Supervision caseloads, reentry relocation, and the in-prison …

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The other side of imprisonment: how families cope 35:14

4M ago35:14

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Roughly 20,000 children in Scotland experience parental imprisonment each year. But what unique challenges do families of imprisoned individuals face? How do they navigate the emotional and practical realities of life during the Christmas season? I chat with Professor Nancy Loucks OBE, Chief Executive of Families Outside, to explore how the impact …

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Outside the Old Bailey 39:41

4M ago39:41

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In November the Sentencing Academy, a charity that aims to improve public understanding of sentencing in England and Wales, released a piece of research entitled 'Who is in prison and what is the purpose of imprisonment?'. It concluded that most people know very little about prisons. To test these findings, Phil and Paula went to stand outside the …

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I disappeared for seven years | Sarah Moore and Sonya Ruparel 38:38

5M ago38:38

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Sarah Moore was exposed to the most dangerous situations imaginable during a seven-year period in which she disappeared from her family's life. She wanted to protect them from the effects of her chaotic lifestyle and mental ill-health, both of which she struggled to manage. She is now a criminal justice practitioner working at Anawim, a Women's Cen…

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Christmas at Eastern State Penitentiary 39:24

5M ago39:24

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Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, USA, was one of the most famous prisons in the world. How did the prison function in the 19th century and beyond? And how was Christmas celebrated there throughout the centuries? We chat to Damon McCool, the Senior Manager of Programme Development there now that the prison is a tourist site, to find out. …

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Six people who were in prison and now work in radio | Ali, Jules, Nico, Garth, Faye ... plus Paula 44:19

5M ago44:19

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The Prison Radio Association is a charity that runs National Prison Radio, the world’s first national radio station for people serving prison sentences. We employ people in prison to develop their skills, find their best voices and help them discover ways to lead crime-free lives after release. This week we are participating in The Big Give, a nati…

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SCI Spotlight: Greene and Laurel Highlands

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Our podcast’s tour of DOC facilities is winding down with only a few left, but not before a chat with SCI Greene and SCI Laurel Highlands. This episode kicks off with a chat with Greene Superintendent Randy Evans and Deputy Superintendent for Centralized Services Mark Dialesandro. The duo share about Greene’s PA Correctional Garment Shop, its uniqu…

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Denmark's prisons: beyond the Nordic ideal 50:22

5M ago50:22

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Anne Okkels Birk grew up on the grounds of a prison in Denmark as her dad was a prison governor. She went on to work for the prison service and is now a criminologist. She shares what this experience was like growing up, some of the challenges Danish prisons face, why sending prisoners to Kosovo isn't a good idea and lessons we can learn from the H…

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Parenting from behind bars | Sean Henry 33:18

5M ago33:18

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Sean Henry received multiple prison terms through his early adult life. But receiving a long sentence for a serious offence when his son was just two months old, Sean discovered a different perspective on his own life and the way he had been acting. With precious support from key people in his life, including his son's mother and their extended fam…

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