Program for February 25, 2021 

Big Sandy Federal Penitentiary near Inez, KY (Photo: Federal Bureau of Prisons)

Do prisons bring economic prosperity to struggling rural counties? The question raised in the latest in our “State of Justice” series | On being a volunteer prisoner visitor: Jean Rosenberg on the experience and the purpose | Part III in Corinne Boyer’s series on treating addiction under pandemic conditions | Robert Gipe on “Pop”, the 3rd in his trilogy of uniquely illustrated novels | Our “Future Tense” series focuses on African American agriculture in Kentucky  

Interviews in order of Appearance: 

Rae Garringer - Prisons as boosters of struggling local economies 

Jean Rosenberg - On serving in the Prisoner Visitation Program 

Corinne Boyer - Part III in series on addiction treatment during the pandemic 

Robert Gipe - Discusses "Pop", the third in his trilogy of illustrated novels 

Future Tense series - A conversation with Black Soil's Ashley Smith about the heritage of Black farmers in Kentucky 

Tribute to a Trio of Kentucky Music Legends