Prison POD Productions
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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
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Prison POD Productions
Revolutionizing Corrections: A New Approach - Brian Koehn, Social Purpose Corrections
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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 within prisons. Brian shares his journey from military service to corrections, highlighting the challenges and inefficiencies he observed in the system. He emphasizes the importance of compassion, innovation, and human connection in corrections, advocating for a shift in how society views and treats incarcerated individuals. The conversation also touches on best practices from other countries and the potential for nonprofit models to drive change in the U.S. corrections system.
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