Alerts

This is a completely grassroots effort, funded entirely by family and friends, so the work needs to be a volunteer offering.

You may already be familiar with the situation:

http://www.scpr.org/specials/prison/

Starting in late September, KPCC posed questions about the challenges the state, the prison workforce and the inmate population will face as state prisons undergo significant changes this year – rehab and education programs are getting cut, there are court orders to reduce the prison population and improve medical care. 

Congratulations and welcome home Jeff!

BY KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL
Portland, OR  December 17, 2009 3:48 p.m.

Jeff Luers, who was sentenced to more than 22 years for burning SUVs in Eugene, has been released from prison. Kristian Foden-Vencil reports:

In 2000, Luers and Craig Marshall set fire to three big cars at a Eugene dealership to protest excessive consumption -- and to make a statement about global warming.

Help us organize the 10th annual Calls from Home radio program for
prisoners and their families.  Get involved with using the power of
radio to connect families and to speak to those behind bars of our
nation's prisons.

Call us toll-free at 877-518-0606 (sing a song, read a poem, and speak from the heart to those incarcerated.)