The purpose of prisons & the history of incarceration in Vermont

Indigo Radio

Part I of a two-part show on Vermont and incarceration. Hosts Chris and Anna spend the hour with Jonathan Elwell, organizer with the FreeHerVT campaign. In Part I, Jonathan speaks with us about the purpose of prisons, the history of incarceration and surveillance in Vermont, and the criminalization of the poor. Part II will air next week and will focus on the FreeHerVT campaign with Jayna Ahsaf and Jonathan. Songs: 1) Tom Waits: "Fish in the Jailhouse" 2) Warren Zevon: "Prison Grove" 3) Felice Brothers: "Rockafeller Drug Laws" 4) Public Enemy: "Black Steel" Photo: VT State Prison, Windsor 1907 show notes: FreeHer: https://www.freehercampaign.org/vermont FreeHer zine https://drive.google.com/file/d/11hILxjEcUBBU8KcjJOqxIqg9zTc-8ut3/view Books: Tip of the Spear - Orisanmi Burton Golden Gulag - Ruth Wilson Gilmore