Justice Radio

Justice Radio

Justice Radio is a talk-show that tackles hard questions about our criminal legal system in Maine. How do we actually envision justice? Does our current criminal legal system provide justice? Do prisons and jails keep us safe? What should accountability and repair look like in the wake of harm? How do people releasing into communities cope with the overwhelming adjustment to technology changes, finding housing and work, and building relationships? Our rotating hosts will offer an ongoing 4-week cycle of shows that address these and other questions through moderated conversations with leaders in the field of criminal justice, abolitionist organizers, justice-impacted people, and other experts and community members.

Episodes

Right to Redemption with Ghani Songster, Part 3

August 3, 2025 • 30 mins
Catherine’s interview with Kempis “Ghani” Songster the Transformative Healing & Restorative Justice Manager of The Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY), as they continue the discussion about death by incarceration sentences handed down to children, and his own personal story having been released from prison, as a result of the Miller v. Alabama decision, more than 30 years after his incarceration at the age of 15.
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Logan Perkins Highlands Region Public Defender's Office

July 27, 2025 • 30 mins
Rob’s interview with Logan Perkins, District Defender of the Maine Highlands Region Public Defender's office which represents people from Penobscot and Piscataquis counties, as they talk about their work, jail overcrowding, and concerns surrounding the Penobscot County Sheriff’s decision to end Maine Pre-Trial Services.
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Puddle Dock Festival; Community Justice and Wellbeing

July 21, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss Linda and Mackenzie’s interview this Sunday, July 20 at 1:30p with Peter Bruun, artist, writer, cultural organizer, and curator of the Puddle Dock Festival in Alna Maine (running from July to August 3), as they talk about community justice and wellbeing.
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Joy & Defiance with Andre Hicks and Jo Jackson

July 13, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part Liv and Swathi’s interview this Sunday, July 13 at 1:30p with Joseph Jackson, Executive Director of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition, and MPAC Youth Program Coordinator, Andre Hicks, as they talk about joy, defiance, and the carceral system in Maine.
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Right to Redemption with Ghani Songster, Part 2

July 6, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part 2 of Catherine’s 3-part interview this Sunday, July 6 at 1:30p with Kempis “Ghani” Songster, Transformative Healing & Restorative Justice Manager for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY), as they continue the discussion about how to work with District Attorney’s to refer cases of very serious violence to an intensive accountability and healing focused restorative justice process rather than to co...
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Voices From The Inside

June 15, 2025 • 30 mins
Don't miss Linda and Mackenzie's interview this Sunday, June 15 at 1:30 PM with Isaac Shainblum, host of Voices from the Other Side and Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor, and Michael Paddleford, Community Educator at Aroostook County Action Program and host of Recovery Loud, as they discuss their work supporting Mainers with substance use disorders and raising awareness of the carceral system's impact on individuals, families, a...
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The impact of teams, movement, and mindfulness with Will Burdick (Part 2)

June 8, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part 2 of Liv and Swathi’s interview with Will Burdick, social worker and substance use counselor at Westbrook High School, as they continue the conversation and talk about the impact of teams, movement, and mindfulness.

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Right to Redemption with Ghani Songster, Part 1

June 1, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part 1 of Catherine’s 3-part interview this Sunday, June 1 at 1:30p with Kempis “Ghani” Songster, Transformative Healing & Restorative Justice Manager for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY), as they talk about how to work with District Attorney’s to refer cases of very serious violence to an intensive accountability and healing focused restorative justice process rather than to courts and prison.
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Frayla Tarpinian, Part II

May 25, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part II of Rob’s interview this Sunday, May 25 at 1:30p with Frayla Tarpinian from the Capital Region Public Defenders Office as they continue the discussion about the indigent defense crisis in Maine, more specifically the benefits of indigent defense and its future promise as they build out the system.
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What Do People Read in Prison?

May 18, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part II of Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Meghan Reedy, Program Coordinator for the Maine Humanities Council, and Jon Courtney, former Film Screenings Programmer for the Portland Museum of Art, as they continue the conversation and talk about the importance of access to books while incarcerated.
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Authentic School-Based Relationships with Will Burdick and The Young People's Caucus

May 11, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part I of Liv and Swathi’s interview with Will Burdick, social worker and substance use counselor at Westbrook High School, as they talk about the power of authentic relationships to promote connection and healing for young people and how schools can create space for these kinds of relationships.
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Resistance and the law with Tina Nadeau

May 4, 2025 • 30 mins
Host: Catherine Besteman

Guest: Tina Nadeau

Blurb: Don’t miss Catherine’s interview with Tina Nadeau, Executive Director of the Maine Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL), this Sunday, May 4 at 1:30p, as they talk about dissent in a country where democracy, the rule of law, free speech and the right to protest are all under direct attack from the federal government.
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Frayla Tarpinian, Part I

April 27, 2025 • 30 mins
Host: Rob Ruffner

Guest: Frayla Tarpinian

Don’t miss part 1 of Rob’s interview with District Defender Frayla Tarpinian about the misinformation surrounding Maine’s indigent defense crisis.
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Intellectually Inside

April 20, 2025 • 30 mins
Hosts: Linda Small and Mackenzie Kelley

Guests: Meghan Reedy and Jon Courtney

Don’t miss Linda’s interview with Meghan Reedy, Program Coordinator for the Maine Humanities Council, and Jon Courtney, Film Screenings Programmer for the Portland Museum of Art, as they talk about how they improve and support the lives of incarcerated people through film, art, poetry, and books.
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Women, Incarceration, and Education

March 30, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss guest host Mara Sanchez’s interview with Linda Small, Justice Radio show host and Executive Director of Reentry Sisters. Tune-in this Sunday, March 30 at 1:30p as they talk about Women, Incarceration, and Education.
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Colby College

March 23, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss Emily’s interview with Colby College students who are doing their winter term at the Maine Indigent Defense Center, as they talk about their focus projects.
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A Legacy of Disparity, A Vision for Justice with Rae Sage

March 16, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss Linda and Mackenzie’s interview with Rae Sage, Policy Coordinator for the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations, as they talk about the work of the Commission, it’s mission to address Maine’s legacy of disparity, and its vision for Justice.
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Revisioning Conflict Narratives with Brandon Brown, Part II

March 9, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part II of Liv & Swathi’s interview with Brandon Brown, Executive Director of Youth-LED Justice, as they talk about revisioning conflict narratives.
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Clemency with Brandon Brown and Jeff Evangelos

March 2, 2025 • 30 mins
Catherine interviews Brandon Brown, Executive Director of Youth-Led Justice, and Former Legislator and advocate Jeff Evangelos, to talk about the topic of clemency in Maine.
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Revisioning Conflict Narratives with Brandon Brown

February 27, 2025 • 30 mins
Don’t miss part I of Liv & Swathi’s interview with Brandon Brown, Executive Director of Youth-Led Justice, as they talk about revisioning conflict narratives.



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