From Madison Avenue to Rikers Island
Author Mark Goldsmith joins MetroFocus to discuss his new book “From Madison Avenue to Rikers Island: The Making of a Social Entrepreneur."
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“Trail ‘em, Nail ‘em and Jail ‘em:” Issues with U.S. Parole
Vincent Schiraldi, secretary of the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services, discusses his new book "Mass Supervision: Probation, Parole, and the Illusion of Safety and Freedom."
GOODTalks Ep. 2: Richard Gant
Actor Richard Gant and his daughter Dakota sit down with the hosts of GOODTalks to discuss what the American Dream means for African American today. Richard Gant's life work has been centered around bringing together the African Diaspora through the…
Dallas is using art and culinary skills to keep juvenile offenders out of jail
One program brings young people into the kitchen, and the other uses art to address trauma.
How prison programs helped a man share stories behind bars
Troy Williams did his time -- 18 years of a life sentence in California prison -- and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after parole in…
How ‘the incarceration capital of America’ embraced criminal justice reform
For decades, the state of Louisiana has been known as the incarceration capital of America. But over the past year, the state has been trying to shed that reputation with new reforms that decrease the prison population and save money.…
What barriers do specifically formerly incarcerated women face?
The needs of formerly incarcerated women are often more complex than men in terms of housing, child custody and gender-specific stigma. Even with re-entry organizations to help women transition back into their communities, they often face an uphill battle to…
For These Formerly Incarcerated Individuals, Graduation, College Degrees, and a New Life
By: Emily Harris and Jenna Tipaldo “I’m extremely excited. Right now, I’m trying to get into a full type of social work to raise some funds. I want to do a book on my life story. But really my whole…
Convicts Become Classmates
As a part of our multi-platform public media initiative, “Chasing the Dream: Poverty and Opportunity in America,” we take you inside Monmouth University’s academic exchange program where students get an education on mass incarceration inside a maximum security prison.