ReEntry Stories

Community Voices producer Courtney Alspaugh talks with De’Ona Smith about navigating the job market after incarceration and challenging the stigma faced by people with criminal records.

Community Voices producers Heidi Arnold and Courtney Alspaugh discuss the power of community support in helping formerly incarcerated people rebuild their lives. They share personal stories about bridging prison and outside communities and advocate for employment opportunities.

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.

Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says the Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.

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.

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.

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

Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says The Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.