Reentry

Another in our series on criminal justice in the Bay Area, this show focuses on life after incarceration, or what’s known as “reentry.” How are recidivism…

Anouthinh “Choy” Pangthong worked with KALW’s San Quentin Radio program for a couple years. Choy’s been in prison since he was 15. Then last month, after…

We’re continuing our discussion with 2017 Peacemaker Award Recipients. Phoebe Vanderhorst, founder of Way-Pass: Women's Aftercare Program and Supportive…

A note to our readers: this is part 3 of our series on reentry. The names of formerly incarcerated men and their families in this story have been changed…

In 1969, Dorsey Nunn was sentenced to life in prison for killing a man. After serving 12 years of his sentence, Nunn was paroled in 1981. Back on the…

On the October 23rd, 2014 edition of Your Call, we'll hear stories of people who turned their lives around after over a decade in prison or jail. Two…

Arthur Streeter is taking me to meet an inmate who’s going to be released from jail today.“So we’re going to pick him up and get something to eat,”…

Alton McSween found employment after his release mentoring other formerly incarcerated people through the California Reentry Institute. McSween goes by…

A note to our readers: the names of formerly incarcerated men and their families in this story have been changed to protect their identities. “My whole…

A note to our readers: the names of formerly incarcerated men and their families in this story have been changed to protect their identities.It’s hard to…