Trail Blazing Justice

Bobbin Singh (Oregon Justice Resource Center)

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Trail Blazing Justice

Discussing civil rights and the criminal system in Oregon (and beyond!).

12/20/2023

2023: Year In Review

Was 2023 a year of progress or setback for Oregon’s justice system? Join us as Bobbin, Julia, Zach, and Justin reflect on the year that was, and forecast the road ahead in 2024.The Trail Blazing Justice podcast is a production of the Oregon Justice Resource Center.

1h 16m
11/21/2023

Outside Voices: The Holidays Inside Prison

What is it like to spend the holidays in prison? Join us for the first episode of “Outside Voices”—our special series of discussions with people who have experienced incarceration in Oregon. Bobbin is joined by Angela, Wayne, and two Kyles, as they share stories of how the holiday spirit can persevere in the midst of incarceration.Links:Angela’s blog post about Korean food Trail Blazing Moment: Thanksgiving Day 1972: B.B. King performs for inmates at Sing Sing PrisonThe Trail Blazing Jus...

1h 11m
11/14/2023

Oregon Legislative Days and the War on Drugs

What are Legislative Days, and why are they important? Join us this week as Bobbin, Zach, and Justin demystify these lesser-known legislative meetings and recap some of last week’s justice-related hearings.Links News article of the week: “Law enforcement officials press lawmakers to tighten Oregon’s drug laws”, OPB, Nov. 6, 2023, Oregon Legislative Days hearings:Joint Interim Committee on Addiction and Community Safety ResponseAgenda VideoJoint Committee on Public SafetyAgenda...

1h 9m
11/08/2023

Do People in Oregon Jails Get Equal Access to Abortion?

Bobbin, Zach, and Justin welcome Brittney Plesser, co-director of OJRC’s FA:IR Law Project, to discuss her recent report on access to abortion care for those incarcerated in Oregon jails. Join us for an eye-opening look at how the right to an abortion in Oregon depends on whether someone is housed in jail—and in which Oregon jail they happen to be in. Links:“Access for All, In Oregon?: A Review of Abortion Access in Oregon’s County Jails,” (OJRC report) October 2023Article of the Week: “...

59 min
11/02/2023

“Like doing death penalty cases in traffic court”: Crimmigration in Oregon

Marijuana is legal in Oregon, right? Well, not for everyone. For this and other eye-opening insights, join Bobbin, Zach, and Justin as they welcome guest Erin McKee, co-founder of the Oregon Justice Resource Center and co-director of OJRC’s Immigrant Rights Project, to discuss Crimmigration—the intersection of criminal and immigration law in Oregon.The Trail Blazing Justice podcast is a production of the Oregon Justice Resource Center.

1h 17m
10/24/2023

A Serious Response to the “Sobering” Realities of Oregon Prisons

This week, Bobbin, Julia, Zach and Justin discuss OJRC’s recently published response to the Gender Informed Practices Assessment (GIPA) of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. Julia outlines key points of the GIPA report, their implications, and OJRC’s recommendations for how the Oregon Department of Corrections must change in order to humanely house and treat the incarcerated.Links:“A Serious Response to a ‘Sobering” Reality: OJRC’s Response to the Gender Informed Practices Assessment of Coff...

1h 23m
10/17/2023

Compassionate Release in Oregon

Bobbin, Zach, Justin, Julia, and Kyle discuss what dying with a terminal illness looks like in Oregon’s prison system, Oregon’s Compassionate Release process as it stands now, and how it badly needs to be refmedLink:“Relieving the Crisis of Dying in Prison,” a report by OJRC, March 2023The Trail Blazing Justice podcast is a production of the Oregon Justice Resource Center.

1h 20m
10/12/2023

“Not Human-Centered”: The Damning 2023 GIPA Assessment of Oregon’s Only Women’s Prison

This week, Bobbin and Justin are joined by Julia Yoshimoto, director of OJRC’s Women’s Justice Project, as they dive into the recently published Gender Informed Practices Assessment (GIPA) of Coffee Creek Correctional Facility.Links:Gender-Informed Practices Assessment (GIPA) report about Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, by the Women's Justice InitiativeA Serious Response to a Sobering Reality: OJRC response to the GIPA reportThe Trail Blazing Justice podcast is a production of the Oregon ...

1h 22m

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Discussing civil rights and the criminal system in Oregon (and beyond!).

Creator

Bobbin Singh (Oregon Justice Resource Center)
Years Active

2020 - 2023
Episodes

57
Rating

Explicit
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