Episode 15

Nobody thinks about the moms

Published on: 9th November, 2021

April's teenage son is incarcerated in an adult prison. As a mother she is doing time as well.

Noel works for RAPP - Release Aging People in Prison. Her focus is on parole reform.


April and Noel met through their advocacy for prison reform. In this interview they explain the challenges of dealing with the current criminal justice system, what rehabilitation could look like and why it is so important that we care about how people are treated during incarceration.


For more information check https://rappcampaign.com


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"What Chance?"
Does the crime define the person?We show you the human side of who society calls a criminal
"What Chance?" hosted by Karin Elias takes a deeper look into the life and background of people who have been to prison. Here you find conversations with educators, psychologists, thinkers and the formerly incarcerated around the nature of punishment, the high number of POC in prison and the possibility of rehabilitation in the current structure of society.

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