Hope & Wellness 's Podcast

Mass incarceration disproportionately affects LGBTQ, low income, and urban communities. This has resulted in an explosion of women incarcerated and unable to gain their release due to the predatory practices of the money bail system. In honor of mothers, women, and caregivers, organizations around the country are working to release women from jail by Mother's Day, May 14, 2017. Mary Hooks, co-director of the Southerners of the New Ground and the founder of the Mama's Bail Out Day campaign, joins us later in the show to discuss how national and local organizations are working to free women from modern-day bondage.