Episode 98: Redefining Incarceration, Promoting Second Chances, and the Role of Education in Personal Transformation

Episode 98: Redefining Incarceration, Promoting Second Chances, and the Role                           of Education in Personal Transformation  Guest: Khalil OsirisHosts: Jakeria Mitchell, Yessica Muniz, Trey Walker, and Shamar Taylor (Illinois               State University Students)Bingham is delighted that his Illinois State University students hosted this episode of the Dewhitt Lloyd Bingham Justice For All Podcast Show. While his students hosted the show with guest Khalil Osiris, Bingham discovered that he used Khalil’s “Psychology of Incarceration” manual the last three years of his probation career to facilitate Moral Reconation Group Therapy (MRT) with felony offenders on probation. The Illinois State Students discuss the following with Khalil: Where he was born and raised and his early lifeThe influence of the Black Panther Party in his neighborhood and on his lifeHow he ended up in the department of correctionsBoston University’s Educational ProgramTurning the cell into a classroom and the prison into a universityHow he earned a bachelor's degree and master’s degree while incarceratedThe importance of building a relationship with God while incarceratedHis creation of the “Psychology of Incarceration” curriculum that I used as a POThe most important constitutional rightTruth & Reconciliation Conversations (TRC),his non-for-profit organizationAccepting Accountability and turning his cell into an educational centerThe importance of employment, housing, and education in reducing incarcerationRedefining incarceration and promoting second chancesHis work with South Africa and relationship with Makaziwe MandelaWhat he believes we should focus on regarding the criminal justice systemThe legalization marijuana and the Biden Administration 80 million people having criminal records cannot be ignoredThe meaning of the word ubuntu, I am because you areYou 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.org  Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.https://blog.feedspot.com/triathlon_podcasts/