19 episodes
Advice From the Inside Out Commish Liss
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- Society & Culture
Advice from the Inside Out takes an in-depth look at solutions-based approaches to diverting recidivism for both juveniles and adults caught up in the criminal justice system. It features conversations with both our formerly incarcerated populations and the incredible people, who work with these individuals to ensure justice is served. We talk with those who are directly impacted by the juvenile and adult justice systems and those who have played a role in attempting to move the needle forward and to divert recidivism. The podcast is a collection of advice from the inside out. It’s about breaking the cycle of recidivism. By providing first-hand life experiences and opportunities to reimagine the correctional system for juveniles and adults, listeners can learn valuable life lessons and have perspective changing experiences.
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Season Finale: Getting Cut From the Team For Not Making the Grade! How Sports and Dance Programs Impact Recidivism
What happens when students get kicked off their high school sports teams for not achieving the minimum GPA? Who, if anybody, is at fault for the lack of GPA achievement? How can sports, hip-hop dance programs help students cope with complex trauma? Playing sports or participating in dance programs plays a vital role in healing those students most susceptible to justice engagement. Sports and dance positively impact the mind, body, and soul. This podcast episode features special guests, Jen Sc...
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Preview: Getting Cut From the Team For Not Making the Grade! How Sports and Dance Programs Impact Recidivism
With special guests: Jen Schuman and, Randy Sims. Season Finale airs December 7, 2021Support the Show.
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A Positive View of My Future!
How do we help students find their strengths so that they see a positive way forward? Positive youth influencer can forever change the trajectory of their students’ lives for the better. Many justice engaged youth, lacked trusted adults as they began to disengage from school. In addition, some of these youth confided in negative influencers such as gangs, to help guide them through life. This contributes to the cycles of recidivism for juveniles. What does the data tell us about these youth’s...
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Punished for Learning Different! Learning Disabilities and Recidivism
In this episode, we examine the struggles of justice engaged youth who present significant academic concerns in school. Why do so many students in the juvenile justice system possess learning disabilities? There seems to be a pattern that exists for students with learning disabilities and the juvenile justice system. Many of the students in the juvenile system are students who have dropped out of middle and high school due to a lack of appropriate supports for their learning disabilities and ...
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Incarcerated Parents, Reentry, and Recidivism
How do we address both the needs of children and their incarcerated parents? How do we keep parents from recidivating? What happens to children when their parents fall back into the system? Recent studies show that approximately 5 million children (or 1 in 14) have a parent who has experienced incarceration. And the number is more staggering for 1 in 8 economically disadvantaged children and 1 in 9 African American children. These children feel both a stigma of having an incarcerated parent a...
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LGBTQ Justice Engaged Youth and Recidivism
In this episode, we examine the difficulties justice engaged LGBTQ youth experience, both during and after incarceration. LGBTQ youth, particularly LGBTQ youth of color are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system. And once pushed into the juvenile justice system LGBTQ youth are at a higher risk of becoming disconnected, harassed or victims of violence. In addition, there is a gap and lack of appropriate programs that supports their re-entry into society. Different states have varying l...