The Hustler Files with Lisa Reilly - Stories That Challenge What You Thought You Knew
Hi, I'm Lisa Reilly, and this show is built on one simple belief: true stories can change how we see each other.
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ELIAS HUSAMUDEEN – A RIKERS RESET FOR AMERICA'S MOST INFAMOUS JAIL (opens the original)
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Rikers Island has been synonymous with violence, dysfunction and controversy for decades. But as New York City moves toward closing one of America's most infamous jail complexes, former NYC Correction Officer and union leader Elias Husamudeen believes there's another option: reinvent it. After 34 years working inside the New York City correction system, Elias brings a perspective shaped by firsthand experience. His ambitious Rikers Reset proposal would dramatically reduce the island's jail footp
BRIAN KOEHN – FROM WARDEN TO CORRECTIONS REFORMER (opens the original)
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For decades, the conversation around corrections has largely centered on two models: government-run facilities which operate 92% of prisons, and private prisons, which own and run the other 8%. But what if there was another option? Creating a third model is Brian Koehn, (pronounced Kane), Founder and CEO of Social Purpose Corrections, the nation's first nonprofit corrections organization and the third leg in the proverbial correction stool. After more than three decades leading prisons across th
DUSTY TURNER - 31 YEARS BEHIND BARS BUT FREEDOM ISN'T FREE YET (opens the original)
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The truth surfaced years before justice finally prevailed, but for Dusty Turner, freedom wasn't the end of the story. After spending 31 years in prison for a crime he maintains he did not commit, Dusty has chosen a path unlike many wrongly convicted people. Rather than quietly rebuilding his life, he's stepped into the public eye through documentaries, podcasts, interviews, and a massive, daily, social media campaign, run by his team of advocates and posted under the @freedustyturner handle. In
CHERRI GREGG & YVONNE LATTY - DYING ON THE INSIDE: AGING WOMEN IN PRISON (opens the original)
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America's prisons were built for punishment, not to become nursing homes. Across the United States, thousands of incarcerated men and women are growing old behind bars, facing chronic illness, declining health, and the possibility that prison will also become the place where they die. This week we speak with Emmy Award-winning journalist and attorney Cherri Gregg and investigative journalist Yvonne Latty, co-creators of the powerful NEW podcast series Dying on the Inside: Women Lifers at Muncy P
TARYN VANDERPYL & TRESSA JUMPS - HEALING THE TRAUMA COMES FIRST (opens the original)
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You don't have to be incarcerated for this conversation to matter. We all have had a yesterday experience that shaped us, wounds that followed us, and patterns we sometimes don't even realize we're repeating. This week we conclude our first-ever trilogy with a most meaningful yet simple lesson. Over the past few episodes, we introduced you to Oregon's Transformative Justice Community, their innovative programs at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, and the volunteer-run CREW Safe Rides program t
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