The Prisoner of Hope Podcast

Lillian Mitchell and Lucille Humphrey have both admired their sister, Tamela, as a political force that would pride herself on her community outreach in Akron, Ohio. This led to a group of Black Elected Officials targeting Tamela for her influence, using a smear campaign against her just days before an election. As Tamela serves a 5-year sentence, Lillian and Lucille are concerned about the lack of suitable healthcare available to ...

Across the country, 4.5 million individuals are on probation or parole-  nearly twice the incarcerated population. With recidivism at an all time  high in the United States, it is essential that ex-offenders are aware  of the resources available to them. Dan Iverson is a Retired High Risk  Probation Officer who has worked with both veterans suffering from PTSD  and offenders living with mental illness. Matt...

Darin Adams and Darnell Worthy are two childhood best friends. However,  life took them each down different paths after Darnell received a life  sentence. After serving over 20 years, he was pardoned by President  Obama and released early.  Darin was instrumental in helping Darnell,  and stood by his side the entire time he was inside through visits,  phone calls and financial assistance. Now that Darn...

After Kate Boccia's son was sent to prison, she struggled through the  complexities of the criminal justice system. She now joins Monalisa to  discuss her journey and how her organization, the National Incarceration  Association, a Georgia Based Nonprofit Organization is acting as a form  of CPR to many families in similar positions.

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Jimmie Gardner served 27 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.  At a high moment in his baseball career, Jimmie was playing for the  Chicago Cubs when he was accused of rape, with evidence of his DNA used  to seal his fate. Originally sentenced to 110 years in prison, he worked  feverishly and went through thirteen different attorneys to prove his  innocence until finally he was exonerated just th...

Jimmie Gardner served 26 years for a crime he didn't commit, leaving his  twelve year old brother Eric behind at the time. Eric remembers  visiting his brother in prison as a child, and seeing the hardships he  had to endure. This took a heavy toll on Eric, sending him down a path  that led to heavy drug use. Now that Jimmie has been exonerated and the  two brothers are reunited, it’s time to make up for lo...