Ep 12: Interview with Chris Lamoureux
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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_outline1:02 Tyrone Werts gives an overview of the Inside-Out program.
2:00 Interview begins with Dr. Trulear.
2:10 Tell us your story about how you became an educator?
3:23 You are also an ordained, Christian minister. What role does your faith or your theology play in your approach to criminal justice and education?
4:05 Why did you make the decision to enroll in the Inside-Out Instructor Training Institute?
5:50 What is unique about the Inside-Out methodology of teaching?
7:08 Could you share about your experience of walking into Graterford Prison during the training?
8:43 Please describe the Ethics and Politics course you teach at the DC Jail. How is it different from the course you teach on campus?
11:11 Could you share some stories of student interactions you have observed so far?
14:48 What kind of an impact has your class had on your students from both sides of the prison wall?
17:13 Given your training as a sociologist, what kind of an impact do you think the Inside-Out method of learning has on the world beyond the classroom?
18:37 As it pertains to your teaching, what give you the most hope for the future?