DefundDOC Podcast

Join hosts Linda and Daniel Simms with special guests Jessica San Luis and Phillip A. Jones for a new episode of the podcast, "DefundDOC." This episode takes a deep dive into the serious issues with Securus Technologies, a communication provider for incarcerated individuals. Guest Jessica San Luis breaks down the contract between Securus and the Washington State Department of Corrections (WA DOC),...

Could co-host Daniel J. Simms come home soon? After twenty years of wrongful incarceration and fourteen years left on his slow death sentence Daniel is closer than ever to going home. Renown attorney, Arian Noma, from the greatly accomplished legal aid nonprofit, The Way to Justice, has taken Daniel's case! Arian joins us to share his remarkable path to law school. Becoming the foremost expert in...

A near death experience propelled Thomas "Tom" Harvey to drop everything and become a Christian missionary. Travelling across the globe to bring the good news of Christ to others. Spending an eye opening ten years in Communist China. Then returning to America and donating his time to many worthy causes. Tom explains that in elementary school he was given another child's name and address in a neigh...

In this profound wide ranging conversation we interview Brenton Barber a Super Lawyer, former Prosecutor, and Criminal Appellate Attorney based in Phoenix, Arizona, that represents Christopher Norris which was interviewed on DefundDOC.net episode forty. Brenton shares his remarkable personal journey. Explaining why he fights so hard for those harmed by the justice system. Detailing how he struggle...

Life Coach CW and Cween are on a mission to coach others on how to be the best versions of themselves. Sweethearts since childhood their love story was disrupted by the corrupt criminal justice system. Life Coach CW went to prison. Cween's brother was incarcerated multiple times. While in prison both of them had their labor exploited through slavery. Their family and friends had their funds extrac...

Have you heard of the Hood Candidate, Andy Williams Jr., that has ran for the U.S. Presidency twice? Did you know he was a member of a gang? That he had spend time behind bars? If you have not heard his compelling journey you must hear this remarkable story. Andy embarked on his arduous journey after facing the systemic injustices rampant in the United States. Andy advocates for a new paradigm in...

Love notes from behind prison bars. In this exciting episode incarcerated Americans send their Valentine's Day messages to their loved ones. Breaking false stereotypes and prejudices that those inside are unloved or forgotten. For generations the mass media and corrupt politicians have spewed propaganda demonizing fellow Americans that made bad decisions. Using crime as a pretext to systemically e...

Married couple, Christopher and Jamie, are foundational figures in the lovable Mini-Bullies industry. Founding the purposeful business, Americas Notoriouz Exoticz, a leading cutting edge breeder of designer mini-bullies. Yet what many do not know is that Christopher has been incarcerated for decades. And that he is completely innocent. A product of poverty, a troubled childhood, and pervasive gang...

Join us for the second episode of the Advocates and Activists Roundtable, where we dive deeper into the harrowing realities of the U.S. mass incarceration system. This enlightening episode sheds light on the ongoing Human Rights violations perpetuated by the Department of Corrections (D.O.C.) and introduces you to the passionate individuals dedicated to challenging these injustices. In this instal...

This exquisitely informative episode will open your eyes to the Human Rights atrocities common place in the current evil U.S. mass incarceration system. We introduce you to those on the front line fighting against the corrupt and cruel practices of the Department of Corrections (D.O.C.). Listen in on our free-ranging conversation as Advocates and Activists of Red Onion State Prison and Wallens Rid...

In this explosive episode, Melissa Eberling, A Warrior Within Us Project, blows the whistle on the heartbreaking atrocious conditions at the Red Onion State Prison in Virginia. This alarming true story unveils the horrible conditions prisoners endure. The current corrupt D.O.C. slavery and exploitation scheme imposed upon our troubled sons and daughters is appalling. Prisoners are suffering human...

Join hosts Linda and Daniel Simms in this special New Year’s episode of the Defund DOC Podcast, where we amplify the voices of those often unheard. This heartfelt installment begins with powerful messages from incarcerated individuals at Airway Heights Correctional Center as they reach out to their loved ones, sharing emotional shout-outs and revealing their hopes and resolutions for 2025. Tune in...

In this heartwarming Christmas episode of the Defund DOC Podcast, we share poignant messages from incarcerated individuals to their loved ones, highlighting the strength of familial bonds during the holiday season. These heartfelt messages, filled with hope and love, serve as a reminder of the human connections that endure despite physical separation. Join Linda as she engages in a festive convers...

Larry Jefferson, the Director of the State of Washington Office of Public Defense, grew up in a domestic violence home. Ultimately his mother escaped the abuse and embarked on a collegiate life. She included Larry in the journey for knowledge. Sparking Larry's thirst for education and eventually his pursuit of a law degree. Upon passing the Bar and entering the legal field Larry found a passion fo...

Victor Gonzalez cousin killed a man. They then decapitated, and fed his victim to pigs on a farm in Oregon. The man had tried to rob and potentially murder Victor so he acted in self-defense. This compelling and provocative story will reveal the traumatic events that led to Victor's life of crime and imprisonment. Demonstrating the great need for treatment of root causes and higher educational car...

Former Indianapolis Colts player, Raymond Fisher, has joined the DefundDOC.net community podcast to broadcast the unjust prolonged incarceration of Jason Charles. In 2004 Jason was a normal working class citizen living in Ohio when his world was turned upside down. A relative high on drugs pulled a gun out on Jason and began firing. Without thought Jason reacted by grabbing a firearm and self-defe...

In this compelling episode of "Targeted: Daniel Simms' Fight Against Retaliation in Prisons," host Daniel Simms shares his harrowing experiences just one week after re-filing a civil rights lawsuit against the AHCC facility. As he faces an alarming level of psychological abuse from certain officers who are personally biased against him, Simms recounts a series of troubling incidents that exemplify...

Grand release of the underground hip-hop Diesel Therapy album has passed. Virtually no albums were sold. The financial loss of the album and other DefundDOC.net initiatives could lead to bankruptcy. But failure is not an option. The Defund D.O.C. movement is bigger than its costs. So we will pinch pennies. Humble ourselves, pray for miracles, and continuing serving our community. As a self-funded...

Landis Reynolds was a child, a teenager, when the State unfairly sentenced him to a slow death sentence. Sentencing children to die in prisons across the country made the United States an outlier in the civilized world. Virtually no other Nation in the world forecloses children to die in prison. Thankfully the judicial system has finally caught up to the undisputable science that children brains a...

In this explosive episode we interview Cadmus Publishing owner, Ken Passaro, as he shares his remarkable story and how he ended up in the publishing business. A product of a broken home, fatherless, and struggling with traumas Ken found himself piped into prison just like millions of other Americans. While in prison his labor was exploited and wages stolen, treatment and educational options were p...

Focusing on the compelling story of Kehaulani Walker, we learn how her past pain, trauma, and husband's incarceration awakened her to Carceral State injustices giving her a new lifelong passion. Now Kehaulani is busily running three organizations FOTi, PUA, and Roots Up, dedicated to improving prison conditions. If there were awards for the most effective State of Washington Activist Kehaulani Wal...

Hell on earth. A torture chamber. A death trap. Just a few names that incarcerated Americans and their supporters are calling the state of Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Waupun Correctional Institution. There have been four deaths in one year, countless lawsuits, gross negligence, vicious guard brutality, systemic oppression, overwhelming petty rules, and the exhausted existence of our peopl...

The country lit up with millions of Americans protesting systemic abuses highlighted by the martyr George Floyd. It was the largest social justice mass demonstration in human history. Politicians and mass media took notice. For days afterwards they waxed and waned about reforming the system. Then within days they were back to demonizing troubled Americans that made bad decisions labeled crime (i.e...

Welcome to the DefundDOC Podcast, where we delve into the critical issues surrounding voting rights and criminal justice reform. Join Linda and Daniel, as we explore the history and current state of felon disenfranchisement in America, inspired by legal texts, historical documents, and contemporary analyses. In our discussions, we question the "obvious" exclusion of certain groups, such as women,...

As June 26 approaches this year, and every year thereafter, many Americans across the Country will anticipate it as if it was any other day. Tragically that will not be the case for Megan Kolb, of the State of Wisconsin. For the rest of her families lives, that day will represent an atrocity. A Human Rights Crime. The day their patriarch was killed by the State of Wisconsin Department of Correctio...