Ms Marjon talks with Daniel Eichinger a former Appeals and Trial Attorney in Pittsburgh, PA about the injustices in the criminal justice system in indigent (poor) communities

Topics Discussed:

• Injustices of the criminal system
• How the System Disproportionately Impacts People of Color?
• Advocating Criminal Legal Reforms

Ms Marjon talks with Lance Hicks and Beth Bailey from Detroit Peer Respite about mental health in metro Detroit

Topics Discussed:

• Decarcerating Mental Healthcare
• Abolishing Nonconsensual "Treatment"
• Taking Cops Out of Crisis Work

Ms. Marjon talks with author and therapist, Demarra West about mental health as it pertains to Trauma

Topics Discussed:

• Herstory: Demarra's Story
• Demarra's New Book (Me Too: A Therapist’s Journey to Heal, Find Liberation, & Joy)
• Trauma: The Impact on Individuals and the Community
• Support System and Healing Modalities

Ms. Marjon talks with the Program Coordinator, Tore Price from MI-CEMI. Tore shares his personal mental health story.

Topics Discussed:

• Mental Health as a Formerly Incarcerated Individual
• Dealing with Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
• Moving Forward with Mental Illness

Ms. Marjon continues her talk with the CEO/President of H.O.P.E. Ministries, Rev. Spruill, and Executive Director of Wayne County Jail Outreach Ministry, Elder Orlando Gregory, about H.O.P.E. Ministries

Topics Discussed:

- Elder Orlando's testimony

- In-depth look into H.O.P.E. Ministries

- The Impact of mass incarceration on the family

For more information, contact H.O.P.E. Ministries at https://hopeindetroit.org/ or 313.897.5503

Ms. Marjon talks with the CEO/President of H.O.P.E. Ministries Rev. Spruill, and Executive Director of Wayne County Jail Outreach Ministry, Elder Orlando Gregory, about the Prison Ministry (Shadow Step) at Macomb Prison

Topics Discussed:

- Overview and History of the Prison Mentorship program

- In-Depth look into the program

- Ways To Get Involved in prison ministry work

For more information, contact H.O.P.E. Ministries at https://hopeindetroit.org/ or 313.897.5503

Ms. Marjon talks with the Director of Policy & Advocacy, Chicago Appleseed Briana Payton, about how cash bail ended in the state of Illinois.

Topics Discussed:

- Cash Bail & Bail Reform

- Process and Strategy of Ending Cash Bail in Illinois

- Lessons Learned: Ending Cash Bail

Ms. Marjon talks with Detroit Justice Center Attorney Rubina Mustafa and Bailout Client Kendra Harrell about the cash bail system in Michigan (Kendra shares her personal bailout story

Topics Discussed:

- Cash Bail Discussion

- Kendra's Bailout Story

- Negative Impact of Cash Bail

- Life After Bailout

- Lessons Learned: Cash Bail