The Last Mile Radio Podcast
1) Rebuilding Hope After a Wrongful Conviction with Gio Romero
Gio Hernandez Romero is a UCLA student and criminal justice reform advocate who was wrongfully convicted at the age of 14 and spent 17 years in prison before being exonerated in 2023 through the Loyol...Show More
2) Building Careers Inside Prison with April Bosworth and Michelle Cirocco
April Bosworth is a graduate of The Last Mile program and now a Website Specialist at Televerde, where she previously served as a teaching assistant inside of prison helping other incarcerated women l...Show More
3) Fighting for a Fair Chance at Microsoft with Shelley Winner
Shelley Winner is the Founder of Winner’s Circle, a rehabilitative and reentry program designed to empower justice-impacted individuals through mindset training, financial literacy, and sales skills. ...Show More
4) Dr. James "JC" Cavitt: From Life Sentence To A Phd
Dr. James JC Cavitt is the Executive Director of Project Rebound at CSU Fullerton, a transformative program supporting justice-impacted students as they reenter academic life and broader society. He w...Show More
5) Homeboy Industries - Tom Vozzo
This week, Tara visits Homeboy Industries, an organization that helps gang members and formerly incarcerated people transition into productive, independent lives. Hear her captivating conversation wit...Show More
6) Franky Carillo Returns
This week, Frank Cariilo, a formerly incarcerated, and fully exonerated man who was falsely accused and wrongfully convicted, joins Tara to catch up after he ran for public office, and what life is li...Show More
7) San Quentin Trans Day of Visibility
This week, Tara interviews members of the San Quentin Trans community, including incarcerated resident Jamie Acosta, corrections officer Mandi Hauwert, and a notable actor and activist David Sea to di...Show More
8) Khalid Cannon of Put Me In!
This week, Khalid Cannon joins Tara to chat about his organization Put Me In! that helps give children of incarcerated parents better access to athletics, and all the great developmental benefits that...Show More
9) Zach Skow
This week, Tara talks with Zach Skow, founder of Marley's Mutts, about how his dogs saved his life. Hear how he turned his rock-bottom into a purpose that helps both incarcerated people and rescue dog...Show More
10) The LA Fires - Chief Royal Ramey
This week, Tara dives into the complex issues associated with the involvement of currently incarcerated people working on the front lines of California's seasonal wild fires. Chief Royal Ramey joins T...Show More