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Legislators prioritize criminal justice reform and police accountability in 2021 session

Airs at: Tue, 02/02/2021 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth, Evening News
  In the 2021 Oregon Legislative session, criminal justice reform and police accountability are top of mind for many legislators. To learn more, KBOO's Karen James speaks with Senator Lew Frederick who represents North & Northeast Portland in the Oregon Legislature. Senato... Read more

Washington County Justice Initiative

Airs at: Mon, 02/08/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Karen James speaks with Malori Maloney, Minister of Information, with the Washington County Justice Initiative (WCJI).  WCJI was formed in 2020 by public defense providers to advocate ending racial, economic, and systemic violence in the Washington County criminal legal sys... Read more

Restraining Police

Airs at: Mon, 02/01/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
The Council on Criminal Justice Task Force on Policing recently released a set of policy assessments that advise lawmakers to ban chokeholds, prohibit or severely restrict the use of no-knock warrants, and require officers to intervene when they see peers and supervisors us... Read more

Local Advocates for Justice and Equality

Airs at: Fri, 01/29/2021 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Radiozine
Panel discussion by five Portland area nonprofits working in the area of criminal justice reform. This virtual program titled Working for Change: a Panel of Local Advocates for Justice and Equality was held on January 23, 2021. This was one in a series of programs by the Be... Read more

Interview with Ethan Stout on Supporting Youth of Incarcerated Native Families

Airs at: Mon, 01/25/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Please join us as we talk with Ethan Stout on Supporting Youth of Incarcerated Native Families.  Stout is the website manager and project coordinator for MyRedRoad.Com supporting youth of incarcerated Native families.  My Red Road is a collaboration between Stout and Bobby ... Read more

Outbreak at Two Rivers Prison raises concerns about alleged pandemic guideline neglect

Airs at: Wed, 01/20/2021 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News, News In Depth
  The United States has not done a particularly good job of handling the coronavirus, when compared to other countries. The state of Oregon has faired decently, compared to other states. But adherence to CDC guidelines for stopping the spread of the pandemic is challenging... Read more

Episode Nine - The Story of Jon Bair

Airs at: Fri, 01/15/2021 at 7:00am - 7:15am
Produced for:  It Did Happen Here
On December 31, 1992 SHARPs and neo-Nazis met up on icy streets, with fatal results. Episode 9 tells the story of the New Year’s Eve that changed the life of SHARP member Jon Bair and shifted the balance of the battle to take Portland’s streets back from racist skinheads.  ... Read more

Joan Gratz and Joanna Priestley - from the Archive

Airs at: Thu, 01/14/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Words and Pictures
  In this encore episode from 2009, we visit two award-winning independent animation directors at their Portland studios. Joanna Priestley is a filmmaker, teacher, producer, and festival organizer.  She’s best known for her abstract animation, most notably for North of Bl... Read more

Buscando America on 01/12/21

Airs at: Tue, 01/12/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
  Escucha la primera emisión de Cenotes Oníricos una cápsula radial de Blanca Villalobos para recordar y recopilar medicinas ancestrales a través de la práctica de soñar. También escuchamos una nueva transmisión de Resiste Tierra luego del allanamiento en el territorio de ... Read more

ODOC Treatment of Prisoners with Mental Illness

Airs at: Tue, 01/19/2021 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Karen James speaks with Tom Stenson, Disability Rights Oregon Deputy Legal Director, about his new report “Four Years Later: Oregon Prison Overhauls Treatment of Inmates with Serious Mental Illness”.  Disability Rights Oregon’s previous report “Behind the 11th Door” reveale... Read more