From the Inside Out

Episode 6: Clemency, Community & Native Homecoming
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Episode 6: Clemency, Community & Native Homecoming

Indigenous people have the highest incarceration rates in Washington state, but they have few support systems for reintegrating back into their communities and recovering from intergenerational trauma. In this episode, we talk with the first known Indigenous person granted clemency by the state of Washington, Benjamin Brockie. We sit with the possibilities and limitations of getting clemency, life on the outside, and visions of improving the re-entry process for the Indigenous community.

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Episode 5: Solitary Confinement
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Episode 5: Solitary Confinement

Washington state’s legislative session isn’t over yet, but meaningful opportunities for criminal punishment reform are. Ralph Dunuan walks us through the bills we were following at CHOICES Media, and what it means for folks on the inside and outside of prison walls.

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Episode 1: Introducing Ralph Dunuan
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Episode 1: Introducing Ralph Dunuan

Learn how Ralph’s experience with incarceration as state violence, solitary confinement, and intergenerational harm… and how he has transformed his life toward abolitionist reforms and healing.

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