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