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Remembering Mary Evans: WYSO journalist who amplified silenced voices
WYSO remembers Mary Evans, the pioneering journalist who created "Reentry Stories." This memorial tribute celebrates her life and highlights her important work in Ohio.
S5E5 S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'
Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.
S5E4 Season 5, Episode 4: 'I lost my mother and my father while in prison'
Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says the Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.
S5E3 Season 5 Episode 3, Wrongful conviction: I thought God was not with me
Hear the story of Nancy Smith, a bus driver from Ohio who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing children in her care. Smith served more than 15 years in prison.
S5E2 S5E2 Wrongful conviction: If It can happen to me, it can happen to you
Starting in 2006, Central Ohio native Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.
S5E1 Season 5 Episode 1: What is exoneration? w/ the Ohio Innocence Project
Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates, says, "Our mission is to free innocent people." In this episode, host Mary Evans interviews Rosnell.
S5 Trailer: season five of the 'ReEntry Stories' podcast from WYSO
For this season, ReEntry Stories creator Mary Evans partnered with the Ohio Innocence Project to explore critical stories of injustice in the criminal justice system.
What is a 'dark plea'? Ohio Supreme Court justice explains ahead of event
To see Justice Michael Donnelly speak, RSVP to [email protected] by the end of the day on Sept. 10.
What is post-incarceration syndrome? Ohio researcher calls for recognition of mental condition
Did you know what post-incarceration syndrome is? An Ohio researcher spoke with WYSO during Mental Health Awareness Month about her advocacy to have the mental illness formally recognized.
'You can't give up hope,' local man works to end wrongful convictions
WYSO’s Mary Evans sat down with exoneree Dean Gillispie to discuss how regional advocates helped him win his case and how he kept hope when he was wrongfully imprisoned.
EXCLUSIVE: WYSO interviews Amanda Knox ahead of her event in Dayton
Knox came to Dayton in 2024 to speak at an event for the Ohio Innocence Project, a local nonprofit whose mission is to free every innocent person convicted of a crime they didn’t commit.
ReEntry Stories: An easy, scary decision to seek community
We meet Sarah Davis, who, with her husband Patrick Davis, started The Fringe Coffee House.
ReEntry Stories: Her journey to freedom through faith
We meet Auria Morales, who found a helping hand at the Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, when she got out of prison a year ago.
ReEntry Stories: A woman finds salvation after incarceration
We meet Lorrie Carter, the first employee of The Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, a place where formerly incarcerated citizens can find work and the help they need to re-enter society.
ReEntry Stories: Returning from the 'fringe' of society
Mary Evans interviews Patrick Davis of the Fringe Coffeehouse in Hamilton – where he and his wife are offering a range of much-needed services to formerly incarcerated citizens.
ReEntry Stories: Visualizing And Actualizing Life As A Filmmaker
Kamisha Thomas is a filmmaker, writer, director, co-founder of the Returning Artists Guild in Columbus and a returned citizen. Kamisha was a filmmaker before she went to prison, but finished her…
ReEntry Stories: Expanding Creativity
Today on ReEntry Stories we meet Azizi Carter, the third in our series about women who took advantage of training opportunities in prison and made it a stepping stone to a new life.
ReEntry Stories: Choosing Recovery And Community
In our latest series of ReEntry Stories, we hear about the lives of four formerly incarcerated women. They all took advantage of an educational program or some kind of skill building project while…
ReEntry Stories: Faith And Work
More than 22,000 people are released from prison every year in Ohio, and as re-entering citizens, they face a lot of challenges. This week on WYSO we begin a new series of ReEntry Stories and hear…
ReEntry Stories: Building A Life And A Business As A Returned Citizen
Returned citizen Afton McClain is an entrepreneur and owner of Afton’s Beauty Pod in Dayton. She’s been out of prison for 3 years and recently voted for the first time in her life for a candidate in…
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ReEntry Stories has published 20 episodes since February 2021, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.
ReEntry Stories is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 13m.
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