1 hr 9 min
Season 1, 1: The Shift With(in)
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- Society & Culture
On our very first episode of With(in) our hosts, Denise, Draper, and Ashley sit down with the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), Dean Williams. Mr. Williams was appointed to lead the CDOC by Governor Jared Polis in January of 2019. In today’s episode, he outlines his plans to implement normalization efforts within the state’s prisons and discusses why now is the time to make this shift. Drawing on his experience with Alaska’s Department of Corrections and from prison system models in Norway, Mr. Williams explains his position on rehabilitation, care, and why and for whom prisons exist.
For more information on With(in), including team bios and how to subscribe to our newsletter, Reverberations from With(in), please visit our website: https://www.thisiswithin.com.
On our very first episode of With(in) our hosts, Denise, Draper, and Ashley sit down with the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), Dean Williams. Mr. Williams was appointed to lead the CDOC by Governor Jared Polis in January of 2019. In today’s episode, he outlines his plans to implement normalization efforts within the state’s prisons and discusses why now is the time to make this shift. Drawing on his experience with Alaska’s Department of Corrections and from prison system models in Norway, Mr. Williams explains his position on rehabilitation, care, and why and for whom prisons exist.
For more information on With(in), including team bios and how to subscribe to our newsletter, Reverberations from With(in), please visit our website: https://www.thisiswithin.com.
1 hr 9 min