This series aims to humanize the issue of incarceration by shedding light on the Missouri Department of Corrections and giving voice to the numerous people – inmates, partners, parents and children – who are impacted by this far-reaching system.
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(00:00-4:00) They were incarcerated as teens. Now, they're free and giving back
(4:00-7:55) 'Not enough spots': How home plans can complicate leaving prison
(7:55-11:55) While a shared system, probation and parole impact Missourians' lives in different ways
(11:55-15:55) 'I never let prison define me as an individual. I try to grow where I’m planted at.'
(15:55-19:55) The Missouri court case that expanded trans health care in prisons
(19:56-23:55) The impact of incarceration on a family: ‘sometimes I stays at home because he's not there.’
(23:56-24:50) Missouri Department of Corrections aims to ‘reimagine what reentry looks like in Missouri’
(24:53-28:51) 'My name is Paige Spears, and I'm a human being.'