Amplified Voices

About Amplified Voices

Amplified Voices is a podcast that lifts the voices of people and families impacted by the criminal legal system. Hosts Jason and Amber speak with real people in real communities to help them step into the power of their lived experience. Together, they explore shared humanity and real solutions for positive change.

Publisher

Amber & Jason - Criminal Legal Reform Advocates with Lived Experience

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Jul 2020

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 62 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Brook Davis: Diversion & Expungement - A Second Chance or Not? - Season 6, Episode 7

   Host Amber and Jason interview Brook Davis, an educator and veteran, about how expunged records can still hinder employment opportunities, revealing systemic flaws.

2. 

   24 Aug 2026

   Ryan Myers: Clearing the Board Isn't Justice - Season 6, Episode 6

   Send us a text. Please provide contact information if you'd like a response. A single accusation can redraw your entire life, especially when the system is under pressure to “clear the books.” In this conversation, Amber and Jason are joined by Ryan from Connecticut, who walks us through a path that starts with a New Haven childhood filled with sports, community programs, and a deep love of reading, then collides with policing tactics, media narratives, and courtroom dynamics that can make i...

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   2 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Shauna Jones - Born into the System - Season 6 Episode 5

   Send us a text. Please provide contact information if you'd like a response. The first time Shauna Jones shares her story publicly, she starts in a place most people never imagine: being born into custody and growing up inside a life shaped by state systems. We talk about Arizona’s history, what power looks like behind prison walls, and how public narratives can erase consent and blame survivors when harm happens in custody. This conversation stays grounded in lived experience while asking b...

Inside a recent episode

Shauna Jones - Born into the System - Season 6 Episode 5

Published 2 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And this creates a constant hyper alertness and self monitoring. So even with me, I constantly have to evaluate what is the state and what is me? Yeah. So you mentioned the containment model and I really appreciate you explaining sort of What that looks like. Could you expound upon is this sort of containment model applicable to to whom? I'm glad that you asked. So just in case other folks might not know what the containment model is, it was developed in the late 1980s and 1990s. It combines supervision, treatment, and polygraph testing in like a triangle type of setting. It is designed around risk management rather than traditional rehabilitation. […]

Who has been a guest on Amplified Voices

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brook Davis
• Kevin Scott
• Laurie Jubelirer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,083

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

22 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

85

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