The Wall Behind and Beyond

Host Phillip A. Jones speaks with Jacqueline Polverari, MSCJ, Executive Director of Evolution Reentry Services. Ms. Polverari is an expert in the reentry arena, and brings her educational, professional and life experiences to the table in a big way for justice-impacted men and women and their families. Ms. Polverari talks about preparing for reentry, how to leave prison with the resources and tools needed to be successful, and how celebrities often do a disservice to the justice advocacy arena by glamorizing incarceration. Don't sleep on this episode, it is fire! #justice #prisonreform #reentryservices #nonprofit #prisonlifemovement
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In the second installment of our new series, we go behind the wall and talk to our incarcerated host, Philip A. Jones about his life, his work, and his advice to at-risk youth. Don't miss these short, hard-hitting dives into prison life, justice advocacy and the work we do here at The Wall: Behind and Beyond. #justicereform #prisonlife #advocacy #justiceimpacted #reentryservices

In our new series, we go behind the wall and talk to our incarcerated host, Philip A. Jones about his life, his work, and his insights. Don't miss these short, hard-hitting dives into prison life, justice advocacy and the work we do here at The Wall: Behind and Beyond. #justicereform #prisonlife #advocacy #justiceimpacted #reentryservices

In this episode, we take a deep dive into the arena of justice advocacy with the Executive Director of a new nonprofit organization staffed entirely by justice-impacted men and women. Chris Stevens discusses his own experiences within the justice system, how they shaped his trajectory towards advocacy, and how he envisions building A More Just America. 
 
Learn more about A More Just America at: A More Just America Action Fund
 
Please visit Phillip A. Jones Consulting, LLC at: Home | PAJ Consulting LLC
 
#reimagining #justice #advocacy #prisonreform

In this incredible new episode, Phillip speaks with David Shipley, writer and prison reform advocate based in the United Kingdom. David discusses his experiences at HMP Hollesley Bay prison, and the differences between a closed custody environment and the open prison model used at Hollesley Bay. David uses his own experiences in both closed and open custody environments to advocate for prison reform both in the UK and the US.Twitter:@ShipleyWrites@TheAppeal

 
Phillip speaks with powerful advocate Juanita Belton who makes up 1/3rd of the founding group Sistas in Prison Reform (SIP). She advocates along with Paulettra James and Santia Nance out of Virginia.
The Sistas in Prison Reform is a group formed by three women who believe in redemption, rehabilitation, and remorse. They believe that individuals who have served lengthy sentences deserve a second chance. Past mistakes should not define their future lives.Their goal is to raise awareness of those behind the walls. They seek to change the stigma behind those impacted by more serious offenses. SIP believes those incarcerated deserve the right to be reaffirmed in society as productive citizens. More importantly, they are fighting to change the criminal justice system to bring loved ones home.Social media sites:Twitter@thesip2021 – Sistas in Prison Reform@Sinita11_ – J.Bel@YourLovedOneQ – Santia@Nu2You2 – PaulettraEmailThesip2021@gmail.comWebsitehttps://sistasinprisonreform.comTo assist Phillip:Please donate to my Reentry fund!https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Reentry2023To contact Phillip directlySecurus app. Or Securus.com881507 Alvin JonesWashington State#SIP #incarceratedlivesmatter #criminaljustice #family

Phillip A. Jones speaks  with Author  and dynamic Educator Em Daniels. Author of Building a Trauma-Responsive Educational Practice. Em and Phillip discuss the challenges of the carceral system and highlight the challenges of the educational system behind the wall. Em emphasized why it’s so important that educators who teach in correctional settings consider  the traumatic environment as well as the trauma of their students for true successful teaching to begin. 
 
How to contact Em Daniels and links to purchase her book:
Building a Trauma-Responsive Educational Practice: Lessons from a Corrections Classroom (2022) 
http://bit.ly/traumaresponsiveed
 
Build community - https://groups.google.com/g/trauma-responsive 
 
My writing - https://traumaresponsive.substack.com/ 
 
Find me - em@meoutloud.com | https://meoutloud.com/ 
mastodon - @meoutloud@mas.to
 
To assist Phillip:
Please donate to my Reentry fund!
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Reentry2023
 
To contact Phillip directly
Securus app. Or Securus.com
881507 Alvin Jones
Washington State
#reentry #teach #trauma 
#CRT #criminaljustice #incarceratedlivesmatter 
Thank you for listening. 

Incarcerated host Phillip A Jones talks with hometown Bay Area advocate Jessica San Luis who is the Executive Director of Small Axe Foundation. Their motto at Small Axe Foundation is: Sometimes, things fall apart. At Small Axe, they work directly with local businesses to provide crucial support to single-income families with school-aged children who are struggling financially. They pair these families with plumbers, electricians, contractors, childcare providers and local shops to get the assistance they need when they need it.
Jessica earned her Bachelor's Degree from San Francisco State University, and spent more than two decades working as a legal advocate for immigrants, the indigent and the impoverished. Jessica has experienced homelessness firsthand, as a single parent struggling to support a growing family in one of the most expensive places in the world. She brings an enormous amount of functional knowledge, empathy and compassion to Small Axe Foundation.
Read more about Jessica and Small Axe Foundation here:
 
https://www.smallaxefoundation.org/blank-6
Jessica can be found on Twitter:
@yesssicaSL
@small_axe_org
To assist Phillip with a successful
re-entry. Please donate here:
 
Please donate to my Reentry fund!
To contact Phillip directly:
Securus app. Or Securus.com
881507 Alvin Jones
Washington State
#incarceratedlivesmatter #phillipajonesconsultingllc
#podcast #reentry #YLabelMe #criminaljustice #michellealexander
#thenewjimcrow #georgejackson
 
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Reentry2023
 
 
https://grantparoletophillip.com/
 
 

On this episode Phillip speaks with Krys Snider (She/They). This fierce advocate is someone who has lived a full circle experience, first as a correctional officer, then as someone who experienced incarceration herself. Krys has a passion for criminal justice reform and work in the re-entry space. She has a clothing line named “Y Label Me” with a focus on bringing awareness and empathy to the community of Americans who have experience with the criminal justice system.
To support Y Label Me:
 
https://breakfreeindustries.myshopify.com/collections/why-label
 
To connect with Krys via social media.
Twitter: @TheGeekKrys
LinkedIn: Krys Snider
 
To assist Phillip with a successful re entry.
Please donate here:
 
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Reentry2023
 
To contact Phillip directly:
Securus app. Or Securus.com
881507 Alvin Jones
Washington State
#incarceratedlivesmatter #phillipajonesconsultingllc
#podcast #reentry #YLabelMe #criminaljustice

Meet Mrs. Emily Castro fierce Georgia advocate for men and women incarcerated. Not only does she speak with incarcerated host Phillip about her many years as a paralegal but she’s also a staunch advocate for her husband who is currently incarcerated.
For families who want to know how to help their loved ones who are still behind the wall. Please listen in as Emily tells you how to get it done.
To contact Emily:
Ekfcastro13@gmail.com
 
To assist Phillip with a successful re entry. Please donate:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/PAJ-incarcerated-lives-matter
 
 
To contact Phillip directly
Securus app. Or Securus.com
881507 Alvin Jones
Washington State
#incarceratedlivesmatter
#phillipajonesconsulting
#cominghome