Returning Citizens Pt 1 - Richard Miles & Cassie Deering - Episode 19

In this episode, Cassie Deering discusses the upward battle that formerly incarcerated people face after being released from prison. She examines the history of mass incarceration, the rights of returning citizens, and the psychological toll of imprisonment. This episode features Richard Miles, the co-founder of Miles of Freedom, a Dallas-based nonprofit organization that assists formerly incarcerated people with their transition back to society. After being wrongfully convicted at age 20, Miles spent 15 years in Texas prisons for a crime he didn’t commit. To see more about Miles for freedom check out here: https://milesoffreedom.org/.

Host, Editor, & Co-Writer: Cassie Deering
Guest: Richards Miles
Producer, Co-Writer, & Researcher: Esther Eriksson von Allmen
Producer & Project Manager: Claire Downey
Music Credits:
Air Hockey Saloon by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under and Attribution License.
http://chriszabriskie.com/licensing
“An Oddly Formal Dance” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27499
"Space Jam" by Pablo Ribot
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Pablo_Ribot/Urban_Metaphor/04_Space_Jam
“Moody hip-hop” Artist: Shaolin Dub
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Shaolin_Dub/dual-realities/strapped-beat
“Scraper” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27490
“JoDon” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/25881
“Testing” by Ketsa
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/the-lost-files/testing
“Copley Beat” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27556
“Put the Hammer Down” by Ari de Niro
https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ari_de_Niro/20170730112627820/Put_The_Hammer_Down
“Kid Kodi” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27560
“The Yards” by Blue Dot Sessions
https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/27557