Mar 27, 2026
Randall Liberty is the Commissioner for Maine’s Department of Corrections, overseeing the state’s entire prison system, after previously serving as a warden, and a sheriff. He’s largely responsible for implementing the “Maine Model,” and shifting the state’s prison resources away from punitive emphases...
Mar 26, 2026
What’s prison wine taste like? How’s trade work? Where do people get the ink for prison tattoos? If someone sees you cry in the slammer, do you get beaten up? If they beat you up, can you whittle your toothbrush down and shank ‘em later? And, crucially, how is prison debate different than high school debate, if...
Mar 25, 2026
How hard is it to raise kids when you’re inside a penitentiary? How do you maintain relationships in general? In this episode, Part III of Prison Week, we head to the Maine Correctional Center’s Women Prison to interview a resident.
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Mar 24, 2026
In Part II of Prison Week, we meet prison teachers, visit the computer lab, and check out Anime in the prison library. The "Maine Model" is focused on rehabilitation and trying to get residents prepped for life on the outside. It's a method contrasted to older penitentiary models in the United States, which focus...
Mar 23, 2026
In this special, host Andrew Heaton visits the Maine Correctional Center for a day to speak with residents, corrections officers and administrators. About life in prison in general, and the "Maine Model," focused on rehabilitation specifically.
Part I of "Prison Week"
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