A 's Guide To Happiness Podcast - Episode 26: Behind Bars and After Release - with Joshua Wright
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is a basic human need, but in the dehumanizing environment of prison and jail, it is often prohibited, penalized or logistically impossible. After incarceration, a myriad of factors, including lack of experience, trauma from incarceration, and stigma with having been incarcerated can make it difficult for many formerly people to reconnect with their .
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You good?
Yeah.
Yay.
Welcome back to a ****'s guide to happiness,
where your body is perfectly imperfect.
And it's safe to be as *******ty as you want.
Today, I have the privilege of talking with Joshua, a member of Cliff Media,
a scene director, and a fantastic creative queer soul.
After a period of incarceration earlier in their life, Joshua found their way to
some incredible work as an advocate and voice for people currently and
formerly incarcerated.
They serve on the board of the Metropolitan Alliance for Common Good.
You're gonna have to tell me how to say that acronym.
It's MACG.
MACG, there we go.
Co-founded Liberation Literacy, co-created All Rise Magazine, and
lead trainings for healthcare professionals on trauma-informed approaches
to people who have been incarcerated.
Joshua also has a podcast of their own.
Feel free to check it out.
I found some really insightful episodes there, The Exiled Voice,
where they interview people who have been incarcerated about the true nature of
mass incarceration in America.
And really impressive to me,
their community work started even before their release.
While they were in prison, they founded the first gender and
***ity class in the Oregon Department of Corrections.
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