Empathy Behind Bars with Megan McDrew
Episode 42 min 25s

Empathy Behind Bars with Megan McDrew

Send us Fan Mail Walking into a prison for the first time changes your body before it changes your mind. Gates, rules, metal detectors, and then something you don’t expect: a room full of people trying to practice honesty, calm, and respect. I’m joined by Megan McDrew, founder of Empathy in Action at the Transformative Justice Center, to explain how her volunteer-based prison program brings civilians together with incarcerated men and women to build the one tool trauma most desperately needs:...

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