Episode 9: Dialo Orr - A 100+ year sentence and one of the best humans you will ever meet
07/09/21 • 44 min
Dialo Orr has been incarcerated for 25 years on a 100+ year sentence. His journey from angry and lost, to sick and tired, to mighty healer is just one example of the grace and human beauty we neglect and disincentivize in jails in prisons. Chuck is also a prime example of the adage that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution.
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- For resources and events in reentry/reform/decarceration work in Wisconsin visit the Wisconsin Decarceration Platform
Dialo Orr has been incarcerated for 25 years on a 100+ year sentence. His journey from angry and lost, to sick and tired, to mighty healer is just one example of the grace and human beauty we neglect and disincentivize in jails in prisons. Chuck is also a prime example of the adage that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution.
- To contact and for more info on The Community: https://sociatap.com/Thecommunity/
- For resources and events in reentry/reform/decarceration work in Wisconsin visit the Wisconsin Decarceration Platform
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Episode 8: Janos Marton, the National Director of Dream Corps JUSTICE, discusses the nuances of reform vs abolition
As an experienced civil rights lawyer and long-time humanizer, Janos Marton is an influential and respected leader in safety and justice work nationally. His commentary on the discussion between reform and abolition is an excellent way to better understand the complexity of the issue. But don’t let it be the whole story for you. For answers on abolitionism we either didn’t cover or didn’t have answers for, explore Mariame Kaba and Ruth Wilson Gilmore (among others).
- To contact and for more info on The Community: https://sociatap.com/Thecommunity/
- For resources and events in reentry/reform/decarceration work in Wisconsin visit the Wisconsin Decarceration Platform
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Episode 10: Brian Koehn - a warden for 28 years in the private prison industry explains why he is investing his life savings to correct corrections
Brian Koehn spent 28 years in the private prison industry with a reputation as a "fixer." But during his career, he become more and more disillusioned with the destructiveness and waste of the system. A presentation at a conference and a subsequent visit to the Scandinavian prison system solidified the trajectory of a 180 degree turn in his career toward humanizing and helping system impacted people. His Social Profit Corrections model is a must-hear. Visit their site for more: https://spcor.org/.
- To contact and for more info on The Community: https://sociatap.com/Thecommunity/
- For resources and events in reentry/reform/decarceration work in Wisconsin visit the Wisconsin Decarceration Platform
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