Chris Nelson - Alabama Prison Oppostion

Chris Nelson joins Casey for a second time. Chris found out that a private mega-prison was set to be built right around the corner from his childhood home and he got busy hounding small-town Alabama council meetings,, canvassing neighborhoods and spending every spare moment fighting against the state and corporate powers that be. Thanks to Chris' efforts and that of numerous other activists and community groups, popular sentiment forced large banks to pull out of this insanely immoral investment opportunity.  Chris shares valuable lessons learned, what to look out for in the next (zombie) phase of Gov. Kay Ivey's mega-prison plan and the unglamorous work of showing up where injustice is being done. While this focuses on super-local Alabama politics Chris' story highlights the need for all of us to bring what we have to the fight for justice. ***Like the show? Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts!!!*** Promo Music by Orbach  https://orbach.bandcamp.com/album/orbach Theme Music by Small Fish: https://soundcloud.com/small-fish Support the show: patreon.com/caseyhobbs Follow Casey's work: https://caseyhobbs.com/ https://twitter.com/caseyhobbs Mentioned: https://www.alreporter.com/2021/06/16/gov-kay-ivey-talks-prisons-gaming-and-end-to-unemployment-aid/ https://www.al.com/news/2021/06/alabama-senators-say-state-has-already-has-property-for-new-prisons.html https://www.fox10tv.com/news/alabama/alabama-lawmakers-explore-prison-options-use-of-covid-relief-funds/article_fcd219e0-ad84-5420-aacd-fae8503286ae.html?block_id=1002701 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8WD75-qjquGCpAHlm72PzA/featured