Family Life Behind Bars » Drop the Rock http://prison.livesinfocus.org Exploring the impact of incarceration on the family and other personal relationships Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:00:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Listen Now: "Drop the Rock" http://prison.livesinfocus.org/2009/03/31/listen-now-drop-the-rock/ http://prison.livesinfocus.org/2009/03/31/listen-now-drop-the-rock/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:41:44 +0000 Maya Pope-Chappell http://livesinfocus.org/prison/?p=1062 Last night, Makeba and I hosted the second web radio program. Our first guest was Caitlin Dunklee of the Correctional Association of New York and coordinator of the “Drop the Rock” campaign. She spoke about the Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Bill and the efforts being made to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

We were also joined by two former inmates sentenced under the Rockefeller Drug Laws, Eric Marsh and Heloise Gibson.

Marsh was sentenced in 1992 for aiding and abetting in the sale of 2.2 oz. of cocaine and was released in 2003 after serving 11 years in prison. He’s now the Assistant Clinical Director at Queens Village Committee for Mental Health for the Jamaica Community Adolescent Program (J-CAP).

Gibson was also sentenced under the Rockefeller Drug laws but now serves as the Pastor and Executive Director of Broken Chains Prison Ministry Outreach.

During the program, the two spoke about their experience behind bars, their transition back into society and the impact of their incarceration on their family.

Listen below to hear what you missed. We welcome feedback on this episode as well as suggestions for future shows so please leave a comment below.

]]> http://prison.livesinfocus.org/2009/03/31/listen-now-drop-the-rock/feed/ 0 Web Radio: "Drop the Rock" http://prison.livesinfocus.org/2009/03/27/web-radio-drop-the-rock/ http://prison.livesinfocus.org/2009/03/27/web-radio-drop-the-rock/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:28:33 +0000 Maya Pope-Chappell http://livesinfocus.org/prison/?p=1053 Makeba and I will be hosting the second web radio show on Monday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. EST.  Our first guest is Caitlin Dunklee, a representative from the “Drop the Rock” campaign. Dunklee works with The Correctional Association of New York, an independent, non-profit organization that works to make laws in New York State more fair, efficient and humane.

We’ll be asking Dunklee about the “Drop the Rock” campaign, the recent protests to press the NY state lawmakers to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws, and what we can expect from the criminal justice system going forward.

We’ll also be speaking to a formerly incarcerated person sentenced under the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

We expect a dynamic discussion so please flood the lines with your comments and questions about this issue.  Please listen live on your phones or over the Internet. To listen to the show on your phone, dial (347) 326-9981. When you have a question, just press 1 on your phone. Keep in mind that the phone number is a New York number and your phone company will charge you for long distance calling.

If you are not in the area and don’t want to call long distance, you can listen to the show at: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/familylifebehindbars.

We hope you tune in!  And as always, we welcome your suggestions for guests and topics for future programs. Please share those in the comments section below.

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