MADISON, October 2 — Edition 114 of WLRN is here on YouTube!

Aurora Linnea kicks things off before handing it over to Cat Bradfield for the world news segment, featuring updates from Afghanistan, Argentina, and South Korea.

Then, enjoy “Wishing Well” by Jamie Wyatt, followed by a powerful interview Thistle conducted with Brianna Pressley and Elizabeth Watson of WDI USA. Brianna (State Contact for Illinois) and Elizabeth (Minnesota) share how they connected with women in prison, what motivates their advocacy, and the critical work they’re doing to support incarcerated women.

Stick around ‘til the end for Sekhmet SheOwl’s no-nonsense commentary on the urgent issue of men being housed in women’s prisons—and why it needs to be front and center in feminist activism.

Thanks for listening to WLRN! #meninwomensprisons #WLRN Below, find Margaret’s description of the cover art.

Artist’s Statement:

For WLRN’s Edition 114, I collaged some images from jails, using layering and distressing to push the colors and sense of place.

On the left side, a hand grasps one of many bars. On the right side, in a jail cell with bunks, is a white silhouette of a woman reading a book. Watching the woman from the center is a male inmate with a woman’s hairstyle. I ‘scribbled over the man since he didn’t belong there (resulting in him having a green and blue face), and I drew a red circle with a diagonal line over his face. The red circle symbol was created in 1931 as a universal symbol of ‘no’, representing something that is not allowed.

The result emphasizes the predatory sense of men who demand to be housed with women, as women serve their time in a system that ignores their safety.