Can diverse groups join to reform prisons?

Can people from different political backgrounds come together to work for prison reform? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about various efforts to reform the prison system in the US. Today, 2.3 million prisoners are in US jails, costing more than $44 billion. In California, more money is spent on prisons than education. What will it take to reform the system? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are groups with different political backgrounds joining forces? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Pat Nolan is president of Justice Fellowship, a Christian-based organization that works for criminal justice reform.

Robert Perkinson, assistant professor of American Studies at the University of Hawaii and the author of Texas Tough: The Rise of a Prison Empire

Tim Cavanaugh, Reason Magazine managing editor

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What explains the hidden epidemic of child abuse in America?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about child abuse -- why it's so pervasive and why it still remains so hidden. The Guardian recently reported that, "Over the past decade, more than 20,000 American children have been killed their own family members -- that is nearly four times the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan." What explains this? And what solutions can we find to this hidden crisis? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we educate children and adults to prevent child abuse? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Dr. Seema Jilani, pediatrician at Texas Childrens Hospital and freelance journalist

Robyn Roberts, training advocate with Marin Advocates for Children

Michael Petit, president of Every Child Matters Education Fund

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, we'll discuss coverage of the execution of Troy Davis. How are the media discussing racial injustice and the death penalty? We'll also discuss the political situation in Bahrain. We'll be joined by the Black Agenda Report's Bruce Dixon, independent journalist and filmmaker Jen Marlowe and Bahraini journalist Nada Alwadi. Join us live at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Where did you see the best reporting this week? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:

Nada Alwadi, an independent journalist based in Bahrain

Bruce Dixon, Black Agenda Report's managing editor

Jen Marlowe, an independent journalist and filmmaker

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What explains the increase in women prisoners in the US?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about why there are so many women behind bars today. A documentary film now in theaters, called Crime After Crime, shows one woman--Deborah Peagler--in her journey through a broken criminal justice system. Women today are incarcerated at 11 times the rate they were in 1977. What kind of policy reform could change this trend? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. How do poverty, abuse, and drugs factor into the imprisonment of women? Is it time to reform sentencing laws? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Joshua Safran, attorney for Deborah Peagler, featured in film, Crime After Crime

Deirdre Wilson, program director for the California Coalition of Women Prisoners

Bea Smith, former prisoner and friend of Deborah Peagler

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What does it take to prove rape?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about what happens to women when they report rape. According to the Department of Justice, 300,000 women are raped every year in the US, but less than one percent of rapes result in incarceration. So what does justice mean for rape survivors? Join us live at 10 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How does the criminal system treat the accusers and the accused? It's your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Julie Baltzley, a case manager for San Francisco Women Against Rape

Julie Posadas-Guzman, an advocate with Bay Area Women Against Rape and President of JPG Consultants

Wendi Deetz, a teacher at Alive & Kicking Self Defense, a non-profit women's self-defense teaching cooperative based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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What is the best way to integrate prisoners back into society?

On the next Your Call, we'll rebroadcast a conversation we had recently about re-entry after prison. A recent Supreme Court ruling ordered California to drastically reduce its prison population. It remains to be seen how this ruling will be implemented. Just last year California's recidivism rate was almost 70 percent. What explains that high number? And what does it take to reintegrate people behind bars back into the community in a healthy way? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar.

Guests:
Linda Evans, organizer with All of Us Or None coalition and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children

Susan Burton, founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project

Ramiro Mejia, resident employee at San Francisco's Delancey Street Foundation

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What should be done about human sex trafficking?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about how people end up in the human sex trafficking industry. Three to five hundred thousand children are victims of commercial sexual exploitation in the U.S. each year. So what happens to them once they're inside it? And how do they get out? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What are alternatives to criminalizing exploited youth in the sex trafficking industry? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Antonia Balkanska Lavine, vice president of Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE) Project, Inc.

Denise Tejada, Youth Radio reporter who worked on the Trafficked series

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How effective are gang injunctions in dealing with urban crime?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about gang injunctions, or court orders that prohibit alleged gang members from activities--including associating with one another--inside a proscribed area. Proponents say injunctions make communities safer from gang violence. Opponents say they perpetuate police repression at inordinate cost to the city. Do you live in an area affected by gang violence or gang injunctions? What do you think is the best solution? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Ali Winston, reporter for "The Informant" at KALW News

Whitney Walton, organizer with Oakland's Stop the Injunctions Coalition

Pat Kernighan, Oakland City Councilperson for District 2 and chair of the Public Safety Committee.

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What is the best way to reintegrate prisoners into society?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about what it takes to help people transition from the inside to the outside. A recent Supreme Court ruling ordered California to reduce its prison population. This may mean more inmates are released on parole in the near future. But just last year California's recidivism rate was almost 70 percent. What explains that high number? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What does it take to reintegrate people behind bars back into our communities? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Linda Evans, organizer with All of Us Or None coalition and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children

Susan Burton, founder and executive director of A New Way of Life Re-Entry Project

Ramiro Mejia, resident employee at San Francisco's Delancey Street Foundation

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What should juvenile justice look like?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with David Muhammed. He's just taken over as the head of the Alameda County Probation Department. He spent time in jail when he was young, so he has first hand experience with the system. He has ambitious plans to completely transform the system, specifically the treatment of youth. But is it possible to implement reforms from within? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. What would you change? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
David Muhammed, chief probation officer of Alameda County

James Bell, founder and executive director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute

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After the Mehserle verdict, where is justice?

On the next Your Call, we'll open up a dialogue about our justice system. BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle was given a two year sentence for the killing of unarmed suspect Oscar Grant. Who does our criminal justice system protect and who does it target? When protesters chanted "We're all Oscar Grant" -- did you think they were talking about you? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's our responsibility as a community to push for justice? And what does that look like? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Jack Bryson, father of Nigel and Jackie Bryson, friends of Oscar Grant who witnessed his death

Tshaka Barrows, program manager for Community Justice Network for Youth (CJNY)

Aram James, retired Santa Clara County Public Defender of 25 years and justice activist

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Media Roundtable

On the next Your Call, it's our Friday Media Roundtable. This week, President Obama announced plans to change the military mission in Iraq from combat to support. How did the media cover his promise? We'll also discuss the Sacramento Bee's investigation that found widespread suppression of inmates' rights. And we'll talk about the launch of KALW's The Informant, which focuses on criminal justice coverage. We'll be joined by the Sacramento Bee's Charles Piller, New Internationalist's Hadani Ditmars and KALW's Rina Palta. What grabbed your attention this week? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Charles Piller, staff reporter with Sacramento Bee
Rina Palta, a reporter with KALW News, Cross Currents
Hadani Ditmars, a co-editor of New Internationalist and author of Dancing in the No Fly Zone

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What will today's Supreme Court be remembered for?

What will today's Supreme Court be remembered for? On the next Your Call, as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearings on Elena Kagan's nomination, we'll talk about how decisions facing the Court today will impact society in the long term. Where is the law changing most? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How are technological and social change challenging interpretations of the Constitution? Is there a recent ruling or an upcoming case you think will make a big difference in the years to come? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Rory Little--UC Hastings Professor of Law
Daniel Farber--UC Berkeley Professor of Law and author of Judgment Calls: Politics and Principle in Constitutional Law

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What do we owe the wrongfully convicted?

What do we owe people who've been wrongfully convicted? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about people who have been exonerated because of DNA evidence. So far, 251 men have been freed after spending years in prison, according to the Innocence Project. What support should be given to victims of a broken criminal justice system? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. Beyond compensation, where do justice and accountability fit in? What would you like to say or do for the wrongfully convicted? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence Project in Tallahassee, Florida.

James Bain was released from prison in December after serving 35 years for a crime he didn't commit.

Rick Walker was released from prison in 2003 after serving 12 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Kirk Bloodsworth was released from prison in 1993 after serving almost nine years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

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How Do We Break the Silence Around Domestic Violence?

How do we break the silence around domestic violence? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Olivia Klaus, director of Sin by Silence, a documentary about incarcerated women speaking out against domestic violence. We'll also be joined by Brenda Clubine. She spent 26 years in prison and founded Convicted Women Against Abuse to change laws and raise awareness. Why is it still so hard to talk about domestic violence?

Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How can we break the cycle? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Olivia Klaus--Director and producer of Sin by Silence, a documentary about domestic violence

Brenda Clubine--Founder of Convicted Women Against Abuse; spent 26 years in prison

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Why is America's Justice System Failing?

On the next Your Call, we'll air a conversation Rose Aguilar had with Amy Bach, author of Ordinary Injustice: How America Holds Court, a sweeping investigation that reveals a judicial process so deeply compromised that it constitutes a menace to the people it is designed to serve. What needs to be done to fix the system? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar.

Guest:
Amy Bach, a member of the New York bar, has written on law for The Nation, The American Lawyer, and New York magazine.

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What Do Young People Say about the Richmond High Rape?

How are young people around Northern California responding to the gang rape of a Richmond High student outside the homecoming dance? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with a panel of students about how they can they help us understand about how it happened. Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How we can stop it from happening again? It's Your call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Renee Caridan, senior at De Anza High School in Richmond

Timothy Jackson, executive director of the Bay Area Stop Hating Movement

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Your Call 100609 What's on the docket for the Supreme Court?

What's on the docket for the Supreme Court? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the new Supreme Court session and its upcoming cases. The court is scheduled to hear 55 cases in the new term. What are the high-profile cases and which ones could change our lives while we're not paying attention? You can join us live at 11 a.m. or send us an email at feeback@yourcallradio.org. What are the early signs about the role Sonia Sotomayor will play on the Court? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Vikram Amar, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of law at the University of California, Davis School of Law

David Savage, Los Angeles Times Supreme Court reporter

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Your Call 011209 What have we learned from the BART police shooting of Oscar Grant?

What have we learned from the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Oscar Grant, who was unarmed and lying face down on a BART station platform in Oakland on New Year's Day? And what should we do about it? On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the shooting, the cell phone video that proves Grant was shot while lying down, police accountability, and frustration and anger in Oakland's communities plagued by violence. How should the community respond? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests: Gregory D. Lee, a retired Supervisory Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and a former instructor at the FBI Academy.

Bobbie Bond, founder of the Feet on the Street program in Oakland. Bobbie also serves on the board of her local NCPC - Neighborhood Crime Prevention Council - and was formerly a Commissioner on Aging in Oakland.

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Your Call 100108 Governing through Crime

What would a progressive response to crime look like? On the next Your Call, we'll speak with Jonathan Simon, associate dean at Berkeley's School of Law and author of Governing through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear. After the New Deal coalition fell apart in the 60s, Simon argues that civil rights and economic equality advances were reversed by a national obsession with personal safety. How is that playing out today? It's Your Call with Sandip Roy.

Guest: Jonathan Simon, associate dean at Berkeley's School of Law and author of Governing through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear

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