U.S. Supreme Court
Justice William O. Douglas once reminded a group of young lawyers “As
nightfall does not come all once, neither does oppression. In both instances
there is a twilight when everything remains seemingly unchanged. And it is
in such twilight that we all must be most aware of change in the air, however
slight, lest we become unwitting victims of darkness”.
Welcome
Prison Radio’s mission
is to challenge mass incarceration and racism by airing the voices of men and
women in prison by bringing their voices into the public dialogue on crime and
punishment.
Our educational materials
serve as a catalyst for public activism. Prison Radio’s productions illustrate
the perspectives and the intrinsic human worth of the more than 7.1 million
people under correctional control in the U.S.
We seek to have listeners
question the costs to society of mass incarceration and the increasing use of
the death penalty. We believe prisoners voices and stories will:
- Help shift public
opinion toward a more humane view of prisoners
- Help spur public motivation
to look at core-system issues that create crime and poverty
- Help expose the prison
industry
Prison Radio is a project
of The Redwood Justice Fund which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the
defense of the environment and of civil and human rights secured by law. Established
by Judi Bari in 1994, the foundation embraces a wide array of environmental
and social justice projects including:
- Purple Berets, a women's
rights organization dedicated to obtaining equal justice for women.
- Redwood Summer Justice
Project, which defends the rights of environmental activists.
- Women's Justice Center
which advocates for Latina victims of violence against women in Sonoma County,
California.
About
Noelle Hanrahan
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