Prison POD Productions

Prison POD, P.O. Box 294, Orono, ME 04473

email: prisongram@prisonpod.org

08/05/2023 -  Website:   https://prisonpod.org   

Those who may be hearing impaired can view on YouTube (link below) and use the Closed Captioning.         Season 1 is not available on YouTube.

You can also find Season 2 on YouTube!  You can also listen to all of the Inside Death Row: NC and Life Without Parole on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/@valeriecartonio2025/podcasts

This podcast is for people who are in jail or prison, and/or affected by incarceration. Using Sociology and Peace Studies to: Save Lives, Restore Hope, Reduce Suffering and Recidivism. 

In March 2022, This program was added to EDOVO tablets (Jail Education Solutions) and is available in correctional facilities across the country in 40+ states.  As of Sept. 2023 the new episodes of the podcast may only be in Maine. 

The host has 20+ years experience working inside several jails and prisons, providing education in substance abuse prevention, doing HIV testing and counseling, reentry planning, inmate advocacy, and mentoring. This work brought them into various areas of peoples lives including coming home, marriages, births, courts, jail visits...death. Their passion for change has led them to produce this podcast. 

The people they worked with made a permanent imprint. Recently they published their first book "Notes from the Peaceful Sociologist" reflecting writings about prison work from a unique perspective. You can find it on:   thebookpatch.com 

Save Lives, Restore Hope, and Reduce Recidivism. 

Host: Valerie L. Cartonio , P.O. Box 294, Orono, ME 04473

Facebook page for friends and families - https://www.facebook.com/PeacefulSociologist 

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