NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM today
announced the launch of "Last Mile, Second Chances," an exclusive
new show about formerly incarcerated women moving back into society
and how communities can help in the transition. The show airs
on SiriusXM's Urban View channel 126
at 9:00 am ET.
Hosted by justice reform advocate Topeka K. Sam, the compelling
weekly show focuses on women personally affected by the
penitentiary system sharing their experiences, traumas, and stories
and tackles the topics of disenfranchisement, paying restitution,
and the larger issue of incarceration and its ripple effects on
women's lives and that of their families.
"I am thrilled to host 'Last Mile, Second Chances' and help
women turn the page on their past and start fresh," said Topeka K.
Sam. "It's important for women moving back into society to
have a place where they can learn the new ways of navigating the
world – from how to apply for a job, get housing, or even going
back to school - and SiriusXM's 'Last Mile, Second Chances' will
offer just that."
"'Last Mile, Second Chances' fits in perfectly with Urban View's mission of empowering our listeners
to participate and foster change in their communities," said
Karen Hunter, Urban View host and Programming Consultant,
SiriusXM. "At some point formerly incarcerated women return
to society, which brings up the question, 'What will they do
now?' We know the transition is difficult but SiriusXM's
'Last Mile, Second Chances' can help."
Upcoming guests on "Last Mile, Second Chances" include advocates
Susan Rosenberg and Laura Whitehorn; New York
University doctoral student Michelle
Jones; author and activist Sibil Fox
Richardson; Director of U.S. Prison Programs for the
National Religious Campaign Against Torture Johnny Perez; Soros
Justice Fellow James Kilgore; and The Federal Defenders of
New York's Director of Mitigation
and Client Services Vivianne
Guevara.
Having served three years in a federal prison, host Topeka K.
Sam witnessed firsthand the epidemic and disparity of incarceration
on women. The shock of learning some of the most gruesome
details leading these women to jail – and their loud cries at night
as they missed their children – prompted her to become their voice
once she was free.
Topeka K. Sam is the Founder and Executive
Director of The Ladies of Hope Ministries whose
mission it is to help disenfranchised and marginalized women and
girls transition back into society through spiritual empowerment,
education, entrepreneurship and advocacy. She is also the founder
of Hope House NYC, a safe housing space for women and girls.
Topeka serves on the board of directors for Grassroots
Leadership. She is a Beyond the Bars 2015
Fellow and a 2016 Justice-In-Education
Scholar both from Columbia
University, a 2017 Soros Justice Advocacy
Fellow working on Probation and Parole Accountability, a
2018 Unlocked Futures Inaugural Cohort Member and a founding
member of The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly
Incarcerated Women and Girls. Topeka attended Morgan State University; she lives in the
Bronx, New York.
SiriusXM subscribers can hear Urban
View programming via SiriusXM On Demand, through
the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices,
as well as online at www.siriusxm.com/player.
SiriusXM's 200+ channels – including SiriusXM's Urban View channel – are also available for
streaming to SiriusXM subscribers nationwide with Amazon
Alexa. Go to www.SiriusXM.com/AmazonAlexa to
learn more.
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