Prison POD Productions
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Contact information:
Prison POD, P.O. Box 294, Orono, ME 04473
email: prisongram@prisonpod.org
07/05/24 - Website: https://prisonpod.org
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Season 1 is not available on YouTube.
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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.
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, Reduce Suffering.
Host: Valerie L. Cartonio
Facebook page for friends and families - https://www.facebook.com/PeacefulSociologist
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Prison POD Productions
Latest Episodes
Revolutionizing Corrections: A New Approach - Brian Koehn, Social Purpose Corrections
In this episode of the Prison Pod, Valerie Cartonio speaks with Brian Koehn, founder and CEO of Social Purpose Corrections. They discuss the need for reform in the corrections system, focusing on reducing recidivism and improving the culture wi...
Challenges as a Prison Doctor - Dr. Karen Gedney
In this episode of the Prison Pod, host Valerie Cartonio speaks with Dr. Karen Gedney, a former prison physician with 30 years of experience in the correctional system. Dr. Gedney shares her journey from being a curious young girl with dre...
Barriers to Those Returning Home From Incarceration - Sephria Reynolds-Tanner
In this episode of The Prison Pod, host Valerie Cartonio welcomes Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, a criminal justice and drug policy analyst at the Reason Foundation. Sephria shares her journey from working as a probation and parole officer in Washing...
Second Chance Hiring - Mitch Pearlstein - PrisonPOD
In this episode of the Prison Pod, Valerie Cartonio speaks with Mitch Pearlstein about the concept of second chance hiring, addressing the myths and facts surrounding the employment of individuals with criminal records. They discuss the eco...
Prison Despair to Hope - Holly Bot
In this episode of the Prison Pod, host Valerie Cartonio speaks with Holly Bot, a former inmate who served a 12-year sentence in a Minnesota women's prison. Holly shares her journey from a troubled life marked by depression and a difficult marr...
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