The System Within The System: How Peer-Led Recovery is Ending the Revolving Door of Incarceration

Send us Fan MailIn this eye-opening episode, host Jeff Breedlove sits down with Tarusa Stewart, a recovery powerhouse and the founder of IHOPE (Intentional Holistic Opportunities to Promote Empowerment) based in Warner Robins, Georgia. With nearly 24 years of recovery, Tarusa is leading a quiet revolution across 16 correctional facilities by doing what was once considered impossible: bringing "lived experience" professionals directly into jails and prisons to treat addiction.Together, Jeff and Tarusa dismantle the traditional view of incarceration, discussing why simply locking people up for substance use disorder is a fiscal and societal failure. They explore the groundbreaking concept of creating a "system within a system" a safe, therapeutic environment inside correctional facilities that prepares inmates for re-entry from day one.#EndtheWhisperwww.EliminatetheWhisper.org