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Supportive relationships play a crucial role in shaping our confidence and self-worth, enabling us to achieve success. One often overlooked aspect is the impact that connecting with incarcerated individuals can have on both parties involved.
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The Ethics of Pay-to-Breathe Prison Tech (opens the original)
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Behind the barbed wire, ruggedized tablets and digital messaging were promised as modern tools for rehabilitation. In reality, they've created one of the most lucrative, captive monopolies in North America. In this episode of AQS Inmate Call , host Joel Wilborn pulls back the civic curtain on the carceral telecommunications industry. From sixteen-cent-a-minute calls and overpriced digital stamps to "site commissions" and the legislative shell game surrounding measures like Washington’s Connectin
Legal battles over transgender prison placement (opens the original)
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This episode explores the complex issues surrounding transgender prisoners, gender-affirming care, and the legal and ethical debates in Washington state. We examine recent court cases, safety concerns, and the future implications for prison policies and transgender rights. Washington State Standard
The Drama Trap (opens the original)
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What does it really take to maintain a connection when the person you love is behind bars? AQS Inmate Call pulls back the curtain on the raw, complex, and often misunderstood realities of navigating relationships, institutional bureaucracy, and daily survival within the correctional system. From dissecting the hidden social dynamics and unwritten rules of prison life to confronting systemic policies, medical neglect, and the emotional toll on families on the outside, host Joel Wilborn delivers h
Gerald Lott: Recovery and Transformation (opens the original)
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What if the real opposite of addiction is not sobriety, butconnection? Gerald Lott shares the hard-earned recovery playbook that turns isolation, prison, and relapse risk into community, purpose, and second chances. If you care about addiction, incarceration, or what actually helps people change, this conversation will stick with you. Gerald does not speak in theory. He has lived 18 years inlong-term recovery, spent months in Cook County jail, and rebuilt his life by creating something many syst
Anne Carpenter: His Quest for Beautiful Women (opens the original)
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In this episode, Ann shares his journey of gender transition while incarcerated, his preferences in a partner, and insights into the experiences of trans individuals in prison. This candid conversation offers a unique perspective on gender identity, relationships, and the challenges faced by trans people behind bars. Anne Carpenter: DOC # 430572 (Washington Corrections Center for Women).
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