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Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children
Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children
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In 1968, police arrested five Black girls dressed in oversized military fatigues in Montgomery. The girls were runaways, escaping from a state-run... more

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Vote now! UNREFORMED Nominated For Webby Award

Hi listeners! This is Josie Duffy Rice. We wanted to give you some good news and ask once more for... more

09 Apr 2024 · 2 minutes
UNREFORMED Nominated for Signal Listener's Choice Awards - Vote now!

Unreformed has been nominated for two Signal Listener's Choice Award. Voting is open through October 5, 2023, you can vote... more

29 Sep 2023 · 1 minute
Episode 8: Searching for Justice

In the final episode, we look at where Lonnie, Mary, Johnny, Jennie, Johnny Mack, and Denny are fifty years after... more

08 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
Unreformed presents "5-4: Tanner v. United States."

Hey folks, Josie here! We wanted to share a show that we think you might like. It's called 5-4, and it's... more

07 Mar 2023 · 48 minutes
Episode 7: The Aftermath

Many people who were incarcerated at Mt. Meigs as children ended up spending their entire lives tethered to the criminal... more

01 Mar 2023 · 35 minutes
Episode 6: Scallawags and Carpetbaggers

Denny Abbott enlists the help of lawyer Ira Dement to sue the state of Alabama. What ensues is a years-long... more

21 Feb 2023 · 41 minutes
Episode 5: When Mary Met Denny

Mary Stephens and four other girls escape Mt. Meigs and are determined to tell someone about what's happened to them.... more

15 Feb 2023 · 25 minutes
Episode 4: The Runaways

Since the 1920s, notices started appearing in the local newspapers near Mt. Meigs. They said things like "Six armed negroes... more

08 Feb 2023 · 28 minutes
Episode 3: Cornelia's Dream

By the 1960s, the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children was an early prototype of the for-profit prison. But it... more

01 Feb 2023 · 39 minutes
Episode 2: The Arrival

Survivors of Mt. Meigs share how they ended up in the juvenile justice system and what happened once they went... more

25 Jan 2023 · 49 minutes
Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children
Vote now! UNREFORMED Nominated For Webby Award
Unreformed: the Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children