199. BOLD: Mass Incarceration - The Cost and Fight to Change

Small Beans

Comedy

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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BOLD is a podcast about race and justice in America, and a collaboration between Small Beans and Showing Up For Racial Justice, produced by White People 4 Black Lives. In the third episode, Dahlia Ferlito talks with Ivette Ale and Taina Vargas-Edmond about their activism around prison reform. Also features a special message from Rahsaan Thomas, currently serving a life sentence at San Quentin State Prison. Complete Show Notes at https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans

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0:00.0	Don't turn a blind eye. You can hear the people cry.
0:09.0	Wake up and be strong.
0:12.0	And fight for what is wrong.
0:15.0	Hi there, and welcome to another episode of Bold Conversations About Race.
0:22.0	Our topic today is the criminal justice system in America and its culture of mass incarceration.
0:27.6	Dahlia Frilido will be having a conversation with Taina Vargas Edmond and Yvette Ali, two activists both impacted by and working to change
0:36.2	America's prison systems.
0:38.3	After the interview, we have a special message from Rasson Thomas.
0:41.8	He is on the board of directors of Initiate Justice,
0:44.6	co-founder of Prison Renaissance, Initiate Justice's Inside Organizer, and is currently
0:50.2	incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison.
0:53.0	Of course at the end, as always, we will have our calls to action,
0:57.0	and you can find more information about many of the things referenced throughout this episode in the show Notes,
1:02.0	which will be hosted at our home site
1:04.3	patreon.com slash small beans we hope you enjoy the episode here's Dahlia
1:10.4	lonely but I know I'm not the only no I'm not the only no I'm not the only
1:18.3	only in Los Angeles County 42% of inmates are currently incarcerated for no other reason than the fact that they cannot afford bail.
1:30.0	What's up everybody? This is Dahlia, your host for bold conversations about race and I'm so
1:35.8	excited to say that we've made it to our third podcast episode and today's conversation
1:40.8	is going to be about the criminal justice system and on incarceration.
1:45.0	So we have initiate justice founder and executive director,
1:49.4	Tyena Vargas Edmon. We also have Yvette LA statewide co-coordinator of Californians
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