Episode 47: Death Row to Community Leader and Organizer

Episode 47: Death Row to Community Leader and OrganizerGuest: Mr. Renaldo HudsonIn this episode, Dewhitt interviews a wonderful and fascinating brotha. He was sentenced to death row in the state of Illinois, worked 37 years while incarcerated, developed and implemented programs, including the Statesville newspaper, and focuses his work on ending perpetual punishment in Illinois. You talk about a humble, repentant, and determined man, that's Renaldo Hudson. Dewhitt and Renaldo discuss the following: His upbringFamily lifeGovernor PritzkerExecutive Clemency  The day-to-day life of incarcerationTrauma and brokenness Capital punishmentConfessing and repenting for his crimeThe responsibility he now hasIllinois Prison Project and how it was establishedThe correlation of the 13th amendment and prisonThe different IPP programs Being Director of Education for IPP1st AmendmentJustice coming in many formsThe wonderful attorney who helped himThe MinistryHis favorite constitutional rightBlack Lives MatterWhite SupremacyWhat he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplishYou can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.https://dlbspodcast.buzzsprout.com    https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/  https://peculiarbooks.orghttps://www.illinoisprisonproject.org/Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.https://blog.feedspot.com/triathlon_podcasts/