From the Inside Out

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.

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.

Update: Criminal punishment reform bills have already died in the Washington State Legislature 2025 session
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.