Support us and More Banana Podcasts! In this week’s episode, Jessy and Rebekah give you some background on the case involving Cyntoia Brown, a woman who was jailed unjustly and was, this past January, granted clemency after serving 15 years incarcerated in Tennessee. After the intro, Madiba Dennie comes to the studio! She is a lawyer, writer and podcaster extraordinaire.00:40: You can find Madiba’s podcast, Barred and Boujee, here! 01:20: Here is a timeline of events 05:00: Here is a trailer to the documentary “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story.” 08:50: Wyatt Cenac’s HBO docu-series “Problem Areas.”11:45: Here is a Vox article with a link to the Adam Ruins 12:45: It was Chuck Grassley and here is a link to that tweet. 14:45: Here is a basic overview of self-defense law, 21:30: Want to know more about FOSTA/SESTA? Listen to our episode on it here and our interview with the incredible Leigh here!23:30: Here is Mariame Kaba’s website 29:30: According to Amnesty International, 70% of the guards in federal women’s correctional facilities are male.30:00: According to this study in Science Daily, 1,400 pregnant women were incarcerated in the US in 2018.32:15: The Sentencing Project reports that more than 60% of women in state prisons have a child under the age of 18.35:20: Forbes article 37:20: An article from Rewire called “What Do Prisons Have to Do With Reproductive Rights?” 37:25: Here is Talk Poverty on the sterilization of female prisoners. Contact us! Watch us! Love us!Email: welcometomyvagina@gmail.comInstagram: @welcometomyvaginaTwitter: @welcometomyvagJessy’s awesome YouTube videos! Welcome to My Vagina HQRebekah’s blog!

Support us and More Banana Podcasts! In this week’s episode, Jessy and Rebekah give you some background on the case involving Cyntoia Brown, a woman who was jailed unjustly and was, this past January, granted clemency after serving 15 years incarcerated in Tennessee. After the intro, Madiba Dennie comes to the studio! She is a lawyer, writer and podcaster extraordinaire.00:40: You can find Madiba’s podcast, Barred and Boujee, here! 01:20: Here is a timeline of events 05:00: Here is a trailer to the documentary “Me Facing Life: Cyntoia’s Story.” 08:50: Wyatt Cenac’s HBO docu-series “Problem Areas.”11:45: Here is a Vox article with a link to the Adam Ruins 12:45: It was Chuck Grassley and here is a link to that tweet. 14:45: Here is a basic overview of self-defense law, 21:30: Want to know more about FOSTA/SESTA? Listen to our episode on it here and our interview with the incredible Leigh here!23:30: Here is Mariame Kaba’s website 29:30: According to Amnesty International, 70% of the guards in federal women’s correctional facilities are male.30:00: According to this study in Science Daily, 1,400 pregnant women were incarcerated in the US in 2018.32:15: The Sentencing Project reports that more than 60% of women in state prisons have a child under the age of 18.35:20: Forbes article 37:20: An article from Rewire called “What Do Prisons Have to Do With Reproductive Rights?” 37:25: Here is Talk Poverty on the sterilization of female prisoners. Contact us! Watch us! Love us!Email: welcometomyvagina@gmail.comInstagram: @welcometomyvaginaTwitter: @welcometomyvagJessy’s awesome YouTube videos! Welcome to My Vagina HQRebekah’s blog!