Stories and reporting related to incarceration, reentry, prison education, and criminal justice reform in the Miami Valley and beyond. WYSO’s coverage includes firsthand accounts from people who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated, along with reporting on policy, advocacy, and local programs that affect individuals, families, and communities impacted by the prison system.
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WYSO remembers Mary Evans, the pioneering journalist who created "Reentry Stories." This memorial tribute celebrates her life and highlights her important work in Ohio. -
NYU professor Nicole Fleetwood explores how incarcerated people use art to build community, cross racial divides, and reclaim identity in her book "Marking Time." -
Mary Evans, a 42-year-old Dayton, Ohio-based journalist, activist, and prison justice advocate known for her 'ReEntry Stories' podcast series on WYSO, has died.
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Dutch POW secretly documented his WWII captivity in Japan through a hidden diary. He needed a strong spirit to survive his ordeal. A story of resilience & reconciliation. -
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. -
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.
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Starting in 2006, Central Ohio native Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. -
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.
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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. -
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 -
Nancy Smith is a former bus driver from Lorain, Ohio, who was wrongfully charged with sexually abusing children in her care. She served more than 15 years in prison. -
Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Read Horton's advice for people who find themselves in the situation that he did.
