The FreeHer Podcast
The FreeHer Podcast
Podcast Description
The FreeHer Podcast raises awareness about the impact of incarceration on women and girls.
Through powerful stories and bold conversations, we expose the harm caused by prisons and share strategies for healing, justice, and lasting freedom.
We believe in abolition, in community, and in the power of people to create real change.
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The podcast addresses themes such as the impact of incarceration on women, systemic injustice, and strategies for community healing. Notable episodes explore topics like political prisoners, the legal ramifications of incarceration policies, and the personal narratives of individuals who have been directly affected by these issues, such as conversations with Piper Kerman and Eric discussing unjust arrests during protests.
The FreeHer Podcast raises awareness about the impact of incarceration on women and girls.
Through powerful stories and bold conversations, we expose the harm caused by prisons and share strategies for healing, justice, and lasting freedom.
We believe in abolition, in community, and in the power of people to create real change.
Andrea James, Founder & Executive Director of The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls and host of the FreeHer Podcast, breaks down how conspiracy charges, mandatory minimums, and the drug war have devastated women, families, and entire communities. This conversation connects lived experience to policy: why prisons dehumanize, what abolition actually means, and what “accountability without cages” can look like.Links mentioned/referenced in the episode:The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and GirlsFreeHer Campaign (National Council)The New Jim Crow (Michelle Alexander) (book referenced in discussion)FCI Dublin closure context (referred to in episode) ⏰ Timestamps:00:00 Intro01:56 Who Andrea James is 06:57 “Upper bunkie” + what prison looked like11:04 Sentenced while breastfeeding + the court’s callousness14:20 Conspiracy charges + mandatory minimums (why women get 10 years)18:52 “Fight for dignity” inside women’s prisons22:10 The New Jim Crow + the roots of mass incarceration25:24 Abolition ≠ no accountability27:32 Decriminalizing drugs as public health29:22 “Closest to the problem, closest to the solutions.”32:42 Language shift: “incarcerated mother” vs “inmate.”36:14 Where “FreeHer” came from + movement originFollow the FreeHer Movement on InstagramLearn more about the movement 🔗 Learn more
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