Voters Organized to Educate

From Chains to Change

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Hear about the changing landscape of criminal justice reform from those most directly impacted. Our discussions range from analysis of the political landscape (local, state and federal), engaging in the promise of abolitionist praxis and of course, elevating the voices of formerly incarcerated people.

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The Breakdown: A conversation on non-unanimous juries and the November 13th election 19.11.2021 1:22:26

In this episode, our host Bruce Reilly sits down with Hardell Ward an attorney with the Promise of Justice Initiative and community advocate, to discuss their work on post-conviction relief applications and more recently a decision out of the 4th circuit court of appeals not just finding non-unanimous jury verdicts to be unconstitutional but that it should also apply retroactively, which will hope...

The Road Home: A conversation with FIPs on their journey back home (PART 2) 11.11.2021 1:14:05

This week our host Bruce Reilly sat down with Greg Finney who recounts his saga of voter disenfranchisement even after he got his right to vote restored. Also, we’re joined by the co-founder of Voters Organized to Educate Checo Yancy to breakdown and discuss all the good, the bad and ugly of the system.

The Road Home: A conversation with FIPs on their journey back home (PART 1) 04.11.2021 1:04:04

In this weeks podcast our host and deputy director Bruce Reilly sit down to have a conversation with three amazingly strong women all who’ve served over 20 years in prison and have been recently released to talk about there lived experiences, transitioning, transformation and hope.

November 2021 Voters Guide: A breakdown of the upcoming election in New Orleans 29.10.2021 1:34:21

In this week's episode of From Chains to Change, our host and deputy director Bruce Reilly chat with our Executive Director Norris Henderson and our Political Coordinator Devin Davis, about the upcoming November 2021 election taking place in New Orleans. We’re also joined by Alonzo Knox who’s running for City Council District C discussing his experience so far on the campaign trail along with his...

Down with OPP - 'Real talk about the New Orleans jail and 2021 sheriff's election' 21.10.2021 1:12:43

In this week's episode of From Chains to Change, our host and deputy director Bruce Reilly and Executive Director Norris Henderson chat with two formerly incarcerated women, Ivy Mathis, (Baton Rouge organizer) and Kisha Edwards (New Orleans reentry specialist) about the exploitation and trauma women experience while incarcerated, along with commentary on the Netflix propaganda series ”Jailbirds: N...

Revisiting Our Roots 14.10.2021 1:01:32

Many people wonder why Louisiana is the leader in mass incarceration. Norris Henderson (Executive Director) and Bruce Reilly (Deputy Director) talk about the sentencing and parole laws, non unanimous juries and the lack of access to exculpatory evidence as so many people have been convicted and sentenced so many times. This has created the problem we have dedicated our work to solve.