Released Podcast Jessi McFarland & Ryan Elizalde

We met up with Ian Shelton of Regional Justice Center, a hard-core punk band during a recent show at The Crocodile in the Belltown area of Seattle.  The band's creation centers around Ian's brother who is currently incarcerated and the music reflects both Ian and his brother's experiences with the prison system.

If you want to hear more music from Regional Justice center find them on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jsi0W3bFzL0ITqKU4gVE2

This month Released Podcast interviews, Joan Ross, from the Seattle-based non-profit Books to Prisoners. 

We talk to Joan about the organization, their passion for the work and about recent developments within Washington and around the country that have placed incarcerated individuals at risk of losing access to free reading materials. 

For more information, donations or to volunteer visit their website https://www.bookstoprisoners.net/

We spoke to Susan Mason, executive director for What's Next Washington.  A non-profit assisting the formerly incarcerated in achieving employment through employer convenings and educating businesses leaders.  What's Next Washington is also host to The Stigma We Carry, a panel discussion on the topics of judgment towards drug addiction, mental illness, and incarceration. 

For more information about What's Next Washington, visit their website: 
https://whatsnextwashington.org/