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Unincarcerated: The Podcast

Unincarcerated Productions

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Unincarcerated: The Podcast aims to highlight the experiences of those who have been affected by the Criminal Justice System and have broken free of its cycle. The flagship podcast from Unincarcerated Productions, episodes will consist of interviews, stories, and life lessons meant to shift the collective consciousness from intolerance to redemption by humanizing those who have been liberated from imprisonment in any form and empowered to realize their highest potential.
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Justice Delayed

Billy and Jodie Sinclair

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This podcast is an examination of the American Criminal Justice System and Prison Industrial Complex. Join Billy and Jodie as they tackle difficult topics and come to grips with injustice, corruption, and human rights violations resulting from Retributive Justice and guide us towards a vision of Restorative Justice.
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On this episode of Justice Delayed, we present you with the next episode in the Prison Voices series. Ernest Randall Comeaux was a cop who pled guilty to being a serial rapist. But what made him commit these horrific crimes and why would he plead guilty against his own self-interest? Cameron Collins narrates Billy Sinclair's story of 'A Rapist Cop.…
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On this episode of Justice Delayed, we present you with the first of many stories in the Prison Voices series. These accounts are a look inside prison. An award winning journalist, Billy Sinclair is able to put into words the absolute indifference to human life and human suffering he witnessed in prison and what those horrific conditions can lead a…
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On Season 2 Episode 2 of Justice Delayed, Billy and Jodie sit down with Izzy Rodriguez of the Crime Report to discuss the topic of Sexual Misconduct carried out by police officers. It is a harrowing, eye-opening conversation about one of the biggest crises facing those who interact with the police in any capacity. Listen now.…
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On Season 2, Episode 1 of Justice Delayed, we tell the story of how Billy was released from prison, something that would not be possible without Rafael Goyeneche and the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission. A tale of hopelessness, redemption, and triumph, tinged with political intrigue and corruption.…
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On Episode 6 of Justice Delayed, Billy and Jodie sit down with criminal justice expert, Wolf Sittler. Wolf has spent decades dealing with a wide range of social and criminal justice issues, ranging from probation & parole to family counseling. He has also been instrumental in helping Texas inmates publish a paper on prison conditions and has worked…
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On Season 2 Episode 6 of Unincarcerated: the Podcast, we have a highly entertaining and informative discussion with Isidoro "Izzy" Rodriguez, award winning Deputy Editor of The Crime Report, one of the nation's leading comprehensive news services based at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York. Join Spencer and Vik and Izzy as they explor…
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On Season 2, Episode 5 of Unincarcerated the Podcast, we sit down with Karen Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Human Services. Karen leads one of the nation’s largest nonprofit social-enterprise organizations in the United States. Under her leadership, Pioneer successfully operates several revenue-generating businesses that provide living wag…
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Isidoro “Izzy” Rodriguez is the award winning Deputy Editor for The Crime Report, one of the nation’s leading comprehensive news services covering the diverse challenges and issues of 21st century criminal justice. Izzy’s focus in reporting is police reform, where he explores topics ranging from police training and policing the mentally ill to whis…
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On Season 2 Episode 4 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, we sit down with Ginny Burton, a a 49-year-old mother of three. She was born into a world of addiction, alcoholism, violence, crime, and prison. Despite her best efforts of becoming someone respectable, she followed in the footsteps of her parents. Her decisions landed her in jail, prison, psych…
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On Season 2 Episode 3 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, we sit down with Quan Huynh, the bestselling author of Sparrow in the Razor Wire: Finding Freedom from Within While Serving a Life . His book was written for men that are doing long or life term sentences, and in it, he shares how he found his freedom years before he was even paroled. He works a…
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On Season 2, Episode 2 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, we meet Andre Taylor, the founder and Managing Partner of Career Paths NW. What many people don·t know about Andre is that before he attended both the University of Washington and Jackson State University, there was a time in high school in which he was both captain of the football team as well…
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When most people think of prison, it is possibly the last place they would consider to be the birthplace of meaningful, supportive relationships. Yet for many incarcerated men and women, prison can be an incubator for even the most unlikely of friendships. Cullen Thomas experienced this when he was sent away to a South Korean prison for buying drug…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a devastating toll on everyone around the world. Many people forget about one of the most vulnerable populations affected: the incarcerated. Justin contracted COVID during his incarceration, while at the same time battling a life threatening illness. His wife Casey fought tirelessly to not only get him adequate medic…
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Imagine witnessing a family member executed by the state. Now imagine witnessing it happen twice. This is what Stan Allridge had to endure when he watched two of his brothers put to death. Two visceral memories burned into his mind, he is an example of the “other” victims of the death penalty. Like Sister Helen Prejean, who counseled Stan’s older b…
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There’s perhaps no other name in history more ubiquitous with death penalty abolition than Sister Helen Prejean. Her book “Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States” sparked a national conversation around capital punishment and inspired the Academy Award winning film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn. A s…
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Meet our hosts, authors Billy and Jodie Sinclair, as they tell their amazing, inspiring, and harrowing love story in their own words. Part 2 of 2. When TV News Reporter Jodie Bell ventured into the Death House at Angola State Prison in 1981 to report on the Death Penalty, she never imagined she would fall in love. But when she met award-winning inm…
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Meet our hosts, authors Billy and Jodie Sinclair, as they tell their amazing, inspiring, and harrowing love story in their own words. Part 1 of 2. When TV News Reporter Jodie Bell ventured into the Death House at Angola State Prison in 1981 to report on the Death Penalty, she never imagined she would fall in love. But when she met award-winning inm…
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On Season 2, Episode 1 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, we sit down with author, actor, and public speaker DJ Verrett to discuss his journey from “life in a maze to an amazing life.” He details his spark of transformation while serving just over a 16 year sentence, and how he has completely revolutionized his post incarceration life to help others s…
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On Episode 7 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, Vik and Spencer sit down to interview our podcast host, Cameron J. Collins. The three talk about his work as an attorney, professor, and film producer; the sense of social justice that he derived from his Jesuit education; and so much more. In the process, the listener also gets a behind the scenes look …
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On Episode 6 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, Rachel Kjack sits down to talk about growing up next to the Washington State Penitentiary, being a punk rocker in the corporate world, her work in prison education, and so much more. Tune in now! To hear more music from Spekulation, visit his website or his Bandcamp page. To learn more about Unincarcerat…
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On Episode 5 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, David Israel sits down to talk about his passion for criminal justice reform, creating several successful business empires, serving time for a crime he did not commit, and so much more. You do not want to miss this absolutely incredible story of perseverance in the face of adversity. To hear more music f…
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On Episode 4 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, Korey Pollard sits down to talk accidentally finding himself starring in a major motion picture, becoming a fixture in mainstream Hollywood, fighting addiction, and so much more. A must listen for everyone! To hear more music from Spekulation, visit his website or his Bandcamp page. To learn more about U…
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On Episode 3 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, Spencer Oberg sits down to talk about his path through the criminal justice system; changing his life while on the inside; becoming an extremely successful entrepreneur, speaker, and thought leader; and so much more. Listen now! To hear more music from Spekulation, visit his website or his Bandcamp page.…
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On Episode 2 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, Co-Founder Vik Chopra sits down to talk about his path of redemption from felon to filmmaker. In the process, he discusses how addiction nearly stole his life from him, how prison ended up saving it, how sobriety keeps him driven, and so much more. Don’t miss it! To hear more music from Spekulation, visi…
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On Episode 1 of Unincarcerated: The Podcast, Co-Founders Vik Chopra and Spencer Oberg sit down to talk about where the idea for Unincarcerated came from, how their time in prison pushed them to become better people, and the vision for what the company will become. It is a unique look behind how Unincarcerated is seeking to shift the collective cons…
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