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More than 20,000 people are released from prison in Ohio every year, 1,500 in Montgomery County alone. When they return to the community, they often have trouble finding jobs, housing, education, and mental health services.The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO started a podcast called ReEntry Stories in 2019 to give returned citizens a chance to tell their stories.

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Remembering Mary Evans: WYSO journalist who amplified silenced voices

2025/06/29

WYSO remembers Mary Evans, the pioneering journalist who created "Reentry Stories." This memorial tribute celebrates her life and highlights her important work in Ohio.

S5E5: Prof says exonerees teach students how to 'survive and thrive'

2024/12/23

Rachel McMillian at the University of Illinois partners with the Ohio Innocence Project to invite exonerees to her class to educate students about wrongful incarceration.

Season 5, Episode 4: 'I lost my mother and my father while in prison'

2024/12/16

Robert McLendon spent two decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit. He says the Ohio Innocence Project and 'The Columbus Dispatch' paved the way for his release.

Season 5 Episode 3, Wrongful conviction: I thought God was not with me

2024/12/10

Hear the story of Nancy Smith, a bus driver from Ohio who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing children in her care. Smith served more than 15 years in prison.

S5E2 Wrongful conviction: If It can happen to me, it can happen to you

2024/11/29

Starting in 2006, Central Ohio native Richard Horton served more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Season 5 Episode 1: What is exoneration? w/ the Ohio Innocence Project

2024/11/22

Tara Rosnell, chair of the Ohio Innocence Project Board of Advocates, says, "Our mission is to free innocent people." In this episode, host Mary Evans interviews Rosnell.

Trailer: season five of the 'ReEntry Stories' podcast from WYSO

2024/11/21

For this season, ReEntry Stories creator Mary Evans partnered with the Ohio Innocence Project to explore critical stories of injustice in the criminal justice system.

What is a 'dark plea'? Ohio Supreme Court justice explains ahead of event

2024/09/26

To see Justice Michael Donnelly speak, RSVP to [email protected] by the end of the day on Sept. 10.

What is post-incarceration syndrome? Ohio researcher calls for recognition of mental condition

2024/09/26

Did you know what post-incarceration syndrome is? An Ohio researcher spoke with WYSO during Mental Health Awareness Month about her advocacy to have the mental illness formally recognized.

'You can't give up hope,' local man works to end wrongful convictions

2024/09/26

WYSO’s Mary Evans sat down with exoneree Dean Gillispie to discuss how regional advocates helped him win his case and how he kept hope when he was wrongfully imprisoned.

EXCLUSIVE: WYSO interviews Amanda Knox ahead of her event in Dayton

2024/09/26

Knox came to Dayton in 2024 to speak at an event for the Ohio Innocence Project, a local nonprofit whose mission is to free every innocent person convicted of a crime they didn’t commit.

ReEntry Stories: An easy, scary decision to seek community

2022/07/03

We meet Sarah Davis, who, with her husband Patrick Davis, started The Fringe Coffee House.

ReEntry Stories: Her journey to freedom through faith

2022/06/13

We meet Auria Morales, who found a helping hand at the Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, when she got out of prison a year ago.

ReEntry Stories: A woman finds salvation after incarceration

2022/06/03

We meet Lorrie Carter, the first employee of The Fringe Coffee House in Hamilton, a place where formerly incarcerated citizens can find work and the help they need to re-enter society.

ReEntry Stories: Returning from the 'fringe' of society

2022/05/25

Mary Evans interviews Patrick Davis of the Fringe Coffeehouse in Hamilton – where he and his wife are offering a range of much-needed services to formerly incarcerated citizens.