Jacob and Erik welcome home James “Jamo” Thomas, recently released after a 30-year prison term. Despite being sentenced to life without parole at age 15 in 1987, Jamo managed to help start a variety of programs while incarcerated, including The Teddy Bear Project and Writer's Block (links below). As a recently freed man, he's committed to positively impacting his community through mentorship, art, and activism.

GUESTS:
- Anna Kohn (Nonprofit Director, Recovery Park) - [email protected]
- James “Jamo” Thomas (Writer, Activist, returning citizen)

PROGRAMS MENTIONED:
- The Returning Citizen - http://thereturningcitizen.org
- Recovery Park - http://recoverypark.org
- Writer's Block - http://hamtramckfreeschool.org/incarcerated-archive/
- The New Yorker video on Writer's Block- https://vimeo.com/152024519
- Hamtramck Free School - http://hamtramckfreeschool.org/
- FAMM (Families against Mandatory Minimums)- http://famm.org/
- Chance for Life - http://chanceforlifeonline.org/
- Returning Citizen's Task Force - http://detroitmi.gov/Government/City-Council/Jane-eacute-L-Ayers/Returning-Citizens-Task-Force
- Chance for Life - http://chanceforlifeonline.org
- Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) - http://prisonarts.org
- Ciao Line (Anna Kohn's curated list of job opportunities for returning citizens in the Detroit area) - http://facebook.com/groups/ciaoline

CONTACT US:
- [email protected]

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