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The Prison Show is a unique radio chat fest discussing the Texas criminal justice system, that has aired on Houston’s Pacifica radio station KPFT 90.1fm weekly since March 1980. Join us as we talk about Cops, Courts, Jails, Prisons, Probation, Parole, and just Life in general! The program airs Friday night at 9 p.m. - central time

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Carrie Feibel of NPR affiliate KUHF did this oustanding report on The Prison Show, which aired nationally on January 16, 2012.

Pen-Pals and more! Adam Lovell of Write A Prisoner .com will be joining us to discuss prison pen-pals, jobs, housing and more... You won't want to miss it! Check out their site: www.writeaprisoner.com

Being a "First Friday" we'll go to phone calls at 9:30 as usual, but first, due to recent events in my personal life and a great article in the New York Times about Texas Prison Funerals, we'll discuss what happens when an inmate... more

Join us as we discuss the rollercoaster ride of 2011

Join us tonight for a staff bull session as we have an open show of discussion and Holiday wishes. Lynda Green will be in to wish the Veterans well, and someone from the KPFT staff will stop by to share something special!

Join us as the Ladies take over the show and discuss life with an incarcerated partner!

Just days after they were on the show last month, Michael Jewel and Joan Covici attended a meeting with the Ombudsman's Office. They'll be back this week to recap the discussion there and tell us what they learned!

We will go to phone calls early after a Double-Proxy Wedding!

We are pleased to welcome long-time activist Joan Covici and her husband Michael Jewell into the studio to discuss their new project Con-Care Services! Join Us!

It seems there's an increase in scams trying to dupe inmates out of money they don't have. Attorney Brian McGiverin of the Texas Civil Rights Project along with Attorney Bill Habern will join us to discuss the latest. We'll also discuss some... more

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