ReEntry Stories

WYSO
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More than 20,000 people are released from prison in Ohio every year, 1,500 in Montgomery County alone. When they return to the community, they often have trouble finding jobs, housing, education, and mental health services.The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO started a podcast called ReEntry Stories in 2019 to give returned citizens a chance to tell their stories.

  1. 06/29/2025

    Remembering Mary Evans: WYSO journalist who amplified silenced voices

    WYSO remembers Mary Evans, the pioneering journalist who created "Reentry Stories." This memorial tribute celebrates her life and highlights her important work in Ohio.

    23 min
  2. S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'

    12/23/2024

    S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'

    Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.

    17 min
  3. Season 5, Episode 4: 'I lost my mother and my father while in prison'

    12/16/2024

    Season 5, Episode 4: 'I lost my mother and my father while in prison'

    Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says the Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.

    36 min
  4. Season 5 Episode 3, Wrongful conviction: I thought God was not with me

    12/10/2024

    Season 5 Episode 3, Wrongful conviction: I thought God was not with me

    Hear the story of Nancy Smith, a bus driver from Ohio who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing children in her care. Smith served more than 15 years in prison.

    30 min
  5. S5E2 Wrongful conviction: If It can happen to me, it can happen to you

    11/29/2024

    S5E2 Wrongful conviction: If It can happen to me, it can happen to you

    Starting in 2006, Central Ohio native Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

    24 min
  6. Season 5 Episode 1: What is exoneration? w/ the Ohio Innocence Project

    11/22/2024

    Season 5 Episode 1: What is exoneration? w/ the Ohio Innocence Project

    Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates, says, "Our mission is to free innocent people." In this episode, host Mary Evans interviews Rosnell.

    25 min

  7. 11/21/2024

    Trailer: season five of the 'ReEntry Stories' podcast from WYSO

    For this season, ReEntry Stories creator Mary Evans partnered with the Ohio Innocence Project to explore critical stories of injustice in the criminal justice system.

    24 sec

  8. 09/26/2024

    What is a 'dark plea'? Ohio Supreme Court justice explains ahead of event

    To see Justice Michael Donnelly speak, RSVP to lheller2@udayton.edu by the end of the day on Sept. 10.

    5 min
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More than 20,000 people are released from prison in Ohio every year, 1,500 in Montgomery County alone. When they return to the community, they often have trouble finding jobs, housing, education, and mental health services.The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO started a podcast called ReEntry Stories in 2019 to give returned citizens a chance to tell their stories.

Information

  • Creator
    WYSO
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    ReEntry Stories