Ep 12: Interview with Chris Lamoureux
The Inside-Out Podcast
The 12th episode of the Inside-Out Podcast features Christopher Lee Lamoureux, who served 14 months in prison in British Columbia, Canada. Chris shares about his time before, during and after incarceration, and how his family, friends and culture served as a support network. While incarcerated, Chris had the opportunity to take part in the Vancouver Island University Inside-Out Program. Chris reflects on what this program meant for him, and how it impacted his life upon reentry. "To any folks who may listen to this, look for opportunities to support incarcerated folks. By helping to deliver a...
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Ep 11: Student Voices from the UK (Univeristy of Greenwhich)
The Inside-Out Podcast
This episode of the Inside-Out Podcast features and , who both teach at the School of Law and Criminology at the University of Greenwich in the United Kingdom. They both completed the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute in 2017. Inside-Out courses have been held in the UK since 2014. For the past few years, they have been co-teaching Inside-Out courses at a women’s prison called HMP Downview. The Inside-Out podcast is hosted by Dave Krueger from The Inside-Out Center, the international headquarters of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program at Temple University’s College of...
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Ep 10: Teaching in the DC Jail (Tiffany Simmons)
The Inside-Out Podcast
This episode of the Inside-Out Podcast features Professor Tiffany Simmons, who serves as a Lecturer and Adjunct Professor at both Howard University and American University. Her areas of study include criminology, criminal justice and law. Ms. Simmons also serves as the Inside-Out Program Coordinator for American University. Currently, she is the Special Assistant/Chief of Staff to the Deputy Director of College and Career Readiness, Professional Development, and Special Projects for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. In this role, Professor Simmons has administrative...
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Ep 09: Becoming an Agent of Change (Xavier Perez)
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The ninth episode of the Inside-Out Podcast features Dr. Xavier Perez, who teaches criminology at Depaul University in Chicago. Perez was born in Quito, Ecuador but came to the U.S. as a child. Despite early encounters with the juvenile justice system, he was able to to attend college with the help of mentors and community organizations. Professor Perez completed the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute in 2019. His Inside-Out courses bring together students from Depaul and Chicago’s Cook County Jail.
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Ep 08: Connecting to the World Outside of Prison (Joseph Schwartz)
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Joseph Schwartz served 14 years in a federal prison before his sentence was commuted when he was 65 years old. Joe discusses how his Inside-Out experience at FCI-Loretto was a critical part of his journey to reentry.
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Ep 07: Interview with Jeri Kirby (West Virginia)
The Inside-Out Podcast
Jeri Kirby, a professor at Fairmont State University in West Virginia, teaches courses combining campus-based students and incarcerated students. She previously served two years in prison.
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Ep 06: Inside-Out in Australian Prisons (Marietta Martinovic)
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Dr. Marietta Martinovic teaches criminal justice at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. She talks about her experience of teaching Inside-Out in Australian prisons.
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Ep 05: Interview with Harold Dean Trulear
The Inside-Out Podcast
Harold Dean Trulear is an associate professor of applied theology at Howard University School of Divinity. Each week, he brings his students to the Washington DC Jail to study alongside incarcerated individuals.
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Ep 4: Interview with Nick Cannon & Meditation by Kempis "Ghani" Songster
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Nick Cannon discusses higher education in prisons and shares his experiences of the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute. Kempis "Ghani" Songster shares a meditation on the Canadian geese that reside inside the walls of Graterford Prison.
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Episode 3: Interview with Formerly-Incarcerated Juvenile Lifers
The Inside-Out Podcast
In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court held in that it is unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile offender to mandatory life-without-parole. A 2016 ruling allowed this to be applied retroactively. In practical terms, this means that those juvenile offenders previously sentenced to mandatory life-with-out-parole can seek re-sentencing by the trial court. That is exactly what happened to John Pace, Stacey Torrance, and Charles Brown. They were featured in a from September 6, 2017, about formerly-incarcerated "juvenile lifers." In this, the third episode of the...
info_outlineThe seventh episode of the Inside-Out Podcast features Jeri Kirby, Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. Professor Kirby completed the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute in 2010 with Lori Pompa and taught her first Inside-Out course during the same year. Jeri has co-facilitated several trainings in West Virginia and beyond. Click HERE to enroll in a training with Jeri in January 2020. Applications are due for that training by November 29, 2019.
The Inside-Out podcast is hosted by Dave Krueger from The Inside-Out Center, the international headquarters of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. To support the expansion of Inside-Out activities around the world, please make your contribution HERE. To enroll in an Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute, click HERE.
Episode Transcription
Juwann Bennet: Hi, I’m Juwann Bennett and I teach Inside-Out courses at a state correctional institution through Temple University. Do you want your teaching to have a social justice impact? Do you believe that education should move us beyond the walls that separate us? Then you should apply now for our 2020 instructor training institutes. Locations include: Pennsylvania, Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, British Columbia. We still have space available for our West Virginia in January 2020. To find out more, visit our website at insideoutcenter.org or call 215-204-5163.
Dave Krueger: In this episode of the Inside-Out Podcast, I speak with Professor Jeri Kirby, Chair of the Department of Social Sciences and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Fairmont State University in West Virginia. Professor Kirby completed the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute in 2010 and taught her first Inside-Out course during the same year. Jeri has co-facilitated several trainings in West Virginia and beyond. What’s unique about Jeri’s story is that she teaches Inside-Out in the same prison system in which she served her own sentence for more than two years.
Jeri Kirby: I thought he was crazy because he wanted me to go back into prisons. But he just felt so strongly about.
DK: I’m Dave Krueger from the Inside-Out Center, the international headquarters of The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program based at Temple University in Philadelphia and this is the Inside-Out Podcast. Stay tuned for the conversation with Jeri Kirby after this word by Tyrone Werts.
Tyrone Werts: The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program facilitates dialogue and education across social barriers. Inside-Out courses bring campus-based college students and incarcerated students together in jails and prisons for semester-long learning. These courses ignite enthusiasm for learning, help students find their voice, and challenge students to consider what good citizenship requires. Since Temple University professor Lori Pompa taught the first class in 1997, Inside-Out has grown into an international network of more than 1,000 trained instructors from across the US and several countries. Prisons and universities have partnered to create opportunities for more than 38,000 inside and outside students to move beyond the walls that separate them. We are more than a program...we are changing the world.
For the full transcript, visit: http://insideoutcenter.org/news-articles-PE7.html