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Ep 00: Prison is Crime College -- 3 Doses of Reality
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Justice Voices

Eye-Opening Stories
Practical Solutions

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Justice Voices
Ep 00: Prison is Crime College -- 3 Doses of Reality
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Justice Voices

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Ep. 25: Healing Trauma in High Crime Communities
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Ep. 25: Healing Trauma in High Crime Communities

Ep. 25: Healing Trauma in High Crime Communities

June 4, 2025

Healing from trauma and helping others heal from trauma in the high crime community of East St. Louis, Illinois, Skyla Pawnell and Gloria Hicks share their powerful stories of transformation from being victims to community healers.

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Ep. 24: Breaking free from addiction and a cycle of crime and jail

Ep. 24: Breaking free from addiction and a cycle of crime and jail

January 7, 2025

Rickey Brown shares his story of breaking free from an addiction-driven cycle of crime and jail. He graphically describes what it is like to see the world through the eyes of an addict.

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Ep. 23: From 9 Times in Prison to Prison Guard--Rachelle Conley

Ep. 23: From 9 Times in Prison to Prison Guard--Rachelle Conley

November 3, 2024

Exploitation of women in prison by prison guards--the problem and solutions. Rachelle Conley shares her eye-opening story of being incarcerated nine times to becoming a correctional officer. Rachelle presents a vivid narrative of her challenging childhood, struggles with addiction, and the systemic exploitation and personal obstacles she faced within the prison system.

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Ep. 22: Faith Coalition--Restorative Justice and Justice in Healthcare

Ep. 22: Faith Coalition--Restorative Justice and Justice in Healthcare

August 19, 2024

Restorative justice and justice in healthcare: two aspects of the justice mission of the Faith Coalition for the Common Good in Springfield, Illinois. This episode features a conversation between host David Risley and three guests from the Faith Coalition: Tyshianna Bankhead (executive director); Vanessa Knox (transformational justice chair); and Quonie Barney (transformational justice community organizer).

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We can do better. Listen and have your eyes opened: See criminal justice reality and needed reforms through real-life stories of people with lived experience with crime on both sides of the law.
Learn about practical solutions for breaking the cycle of crime, achieving healing for victims, and building safer communities. Hosted by David Risley, former career federal prosecutor and former Director of Public Safety Policy in the Illinois Governor’s Office.
Co-hosting many episodes is Lynard Joiner, who went to prison for 17 years in a case prosecuted by Mr. Risley, and who is now Executive Director of Shifting Into New Gear (SING), delivering reentry services and support to people returning to society after release from prison.

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The program’s founder and host, David Risley, is a former career federal prosecutor and former Director of Public Safety Policy in the Illinois Governor’s office.

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Co-host Lynard Joiner – a former defendant in a case prosecuted by Mr. Risley — is founder and CEO of Shifting Into New Gear (SING), providing mentoring and resource navigation services to people returning to Springfield, Illinois, after release from prison.

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