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Evening News on 12/10/18

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
City of Portland Audit An audit has found problems with how the City of Portland is directing environmental restoration projects and "green streets" designed to control storm water. OPB reported that the Bureau of Environmental Services is spending millions on projects ai... Read more

Prison Pipeline hosts read your Holiday Messages

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Prison Pipeline hosts gather on Christmas Eve to read messages to your loved ones in and from prison.  Send your messages to kbooppc@gmail.com or mail to KBOO Prison Pipeline, 20 SE 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214, then tune in on December 24th at 6:30 pm. Happy Holidays fr... Read more

Break the Holiday Shackles: Tis the Season to Expunge

Airs at: Mon, 12/10/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Lauren Regan from the Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) based in Eugene, Oregon.  CLDC has been defending cases for jailed activists and Political Prisoners for many years as well as taking on diverse civil liberties cases.  Regan will discuss... Read more

Gregory Joseph of the National Campaign to Abolish the Death Penalty

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Death sentencing and executions in the United States have steadily been declining in recent years. Despite these trends, death sentences continue to be imposed in a handful of states while the flaws and failures of this system are more apparent than ever.   Joining us thi... Read more

Jo Ann Hardesty Returns to KBOO!

Airs at: Thu, 12/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  Voices from the Edge
  Portland's newest City Council member and longtime community activist Jo Ann Hardesty returns to the KBOO airwaves to host her show Voices From the Edge on December 13th.   The legacy and impact of the "War on Drugs" on already vulnerable communities is hard to overstat... Read more

A Look Ahead

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Doug McVay speaks with the Chair of the State Senate Judiciary Committee, Floyd Prozanski. The Oregon State Legislature convenes its 2019 session at the end of January. Democrats now hold a super-majority in both the state House and Senate. There's a lot on the legisl... Read more

KBOO News In Depth: Tammy Lynne Stoner

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  News In Depth
Most of us know the song “Midnight Special” by blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, aka Lead Belly. It’s actually an old tune that Lead Belly learned and made his own, including these lyrics: If you ever go to Houston, boy, you'd better walk right. And you better not squabble,... Read more

Re-traumatization of Women in Prison

Airs at: Mon, 11/19/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Host Isabelle Sinclair speaks with Jackie Whitt, a formerly incarcerated person, about her experiences within Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Oregon's only prison for women. Jackie, who comes from a background of intergenerational incarceration, speaks about the retraum... Read more

OSP Uhuru Sasa 2018 Poetry Share

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On October 27, 2018 the Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club held its annual Poetry Share at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.  The theme is "Wasted Words".  Tune in to hear performances by the men at OSP and interviews by host Karen James.     Uhuru Sasa, which means ‘Freedom N... Read more

WomenFirst Transition & Referral Center

Airs at: Wed, 10/31/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  The RadioActivist
Founder and president Shannon Olive chats with host Lisa Loving about why women who are exiting the prison system and coming home to their families and communities are at the heart of this new program.  Click here to find out more about their work.  Photo: WomenFirst Trans... Read more