https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meaningful-sentences--6008234enEducationNew Readers Press, Pro Literacy 2023 (C)https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1ed1dd76dc2958894517a3bb11bb8b3a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/meaningful-sentences--6008234Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:29:30 +0000Roberta PowerRoberta Powerrpower@proliteracy.orgNew Readers Press Educational Consultant and longtime English instructor Roberta Power speaks to incarcerated students and their teachers, seeking ways to improve corrections education and boost literacy, self esteem, personal expression, career...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-4-jeffrey-abramowitz--63658563https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63658563Sat, 11 Jan 2025 18:44:00 +0000Roberta PowerRoberta chats with Jeffrey Abramowitz, a former trial lawyer in Philadelphia who made some poor choices and found himself incarcerated in a federal prison in the US. Roberta and Jeffrey discuss the unique serving of his sentence in prison, the...1981abramowitz,canada,corrections,crime,education,jeffrey,prison,usfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-3-meaningful-sentences-in-the-atlantic-region--59706276News for You about prison gardens and how helpful they can be to reducing recidivism and giving a sense of purpose.
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Roberta also requests more written and audio submissions from the residents with respect to their Acts of Kindness stories.



]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58838626Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:30:01 +0000Roberta PowerRoberta chats with social program officer Cecilia Rossander about the programming offered at William Head Federal Institution, such as William Head On Stage (WHOs). Together they discuss how being involved in theatre and other community-based programs...
Roberta also requests more written and audio submissions from the residents with respect to their Acts of Kindness stories.



]]>1984falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-trent-gillespie-saskatchewan-penitentiary--57622883News for You to be read aloud on a future podcast.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57622883Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:30:12 +0000Roberta PowerRoberta talks to Trent Gillespie, a teacher in the maximum security unit at Saskatchewan Penitentiary. Together, they discuss his background and experience in corrections, seeking engaging resources for all students, incorporating indigenous...News for You to be read aloud on a future podcast.]]>2449corrections,education,incarcerated,indigenous,literacy,meaningful,motivational,newreaderspress,newspaper,prison,roberta,self-improvement,sentences,students,teachers,trentfalse11full