Episode 50: Gulag Holler (w/ special guests Sylvia Ryerson and Judah Schept)

On our 50th episode, we're joined by journalist Sylvia Ryerson and Eastern Kentucky University professor Judah Schept, to discuss the federal prison that has been slated for construction in our home of Letcher County, Kentucky. We also talk about rural prison expansion and the carceral state more generally, and about how prisons are sold as economic development for deindustrialized regions. Check out their recent article here: http://bostonreview.net/law-justice/sylvia-ryerson-judah-schept-building-prisons-appalachia And check out Sylvia's Restorative Radio project here: http://www.restorativeradio.org/audio-postcards-2/