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GIỚI THIỆU VỀ PODCAST NÀY 🔗

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daily
Độ dài âm thanh trung bình:
25 minutes
Tiếng Anh
Hoa Kỳ
16 tập
kể từ Ngày 21 tháng 12 năm 2020
serial
nội dung rõ ràng

TẬP CŨ NHẤT 🔗

Season One: The Trailer

How do we atone for the worst thing we’ve ever done? Many prisoners at the Oregon State Penitentiary wrestle with  this question every day. In this 8-part series, they share their stories with Steve Herbert, describing how they strive to make amends in an age of mass incarceration.

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TẬP TRƯỚC

Violence was a constant in the lives of both Anthony and Theron, starting at a very young age. Once in prison, they began to question their allegiance to their gangs and their reliance on violence. What motivated that introspection and change?
For many prisoners, remorseful thoughts of their victims motivate a drive toward atonement. Terrence and Moustafa describe how their regret propels them to be better people. 

S1 E3: ’And It Is Hard’

Inside of prison, finding and walking the right path is not always easy.  Cameron and Steve wanted to become different people, but had to overcome the culture of prison violence to do so.
Learning how to understand and control your own emotions is an important step toward atonement.  But that’s not so simple in the hyper-masculine world of prison. 
To recognize that one has done wrong often motivates a desire to do right.  Prisoners seeking to atone try to do good works in an environment where positivity is not usually celebrated.    
What debts do we owe after committing a crime?  How does one repair the moral fabric after a serious wrong?  The men describe the importance of repentance to them, and how they try to make that real in their everyday actions.  
To make amends requires accepting responsibility for the harm you’ve caused.  But in an adversarial legal process, how easy is it to take accountability for criminal wrongs, especially in the age of mass incarceration?    
How can convicted criminals fully appreciate the impact of their actions?  If that might involve communication with their victims, how can that occur?  Can American prisons embrace the principles of restorative justice, and help create communities where remorse can be expressed and genuine change f…

Season Two: The Trailer

Long prison sentences for violent crimes have made the United States  the most punitive nation in history.  And it is prosecutors who secure the convictions that generate those long prison terms. But what do prosecutors know about what happens to those they convict?  What might happen if a group o…
Tuyên bố miễn trừ trách nhiệm: Podcast và tác phẩm nghệ thuật được nhúng trên trang này là của Steve Herbert, là tài sản của chủ sở hữu và không được liên kết hoặc xác nhận bởi Listen Notes, Inc.