In this episode, we speak with Dr. Terry Kupers. Terry Kupers is a psychiatrist and expert on correctional mental health and the detrimental effects of solitary confinement.He is known for his expertise in the fields of psychoanalytic psychotherapy, forensic psychiatry, and community mental health. He is Professor Emeritus at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California and author of the book Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement
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Join KPFA for a powerful evening of resistance and reflection:
Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement
Thursday, September 4 | St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley | 6–9 PM
A public conversation and official launch of the national book tour for Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement (Pluto Press, 2025), featuring the book’s authors: Dr. Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, and Chris Blackwell (joining by phone from prison). The event will be hosted by Cat Brooks, activist and host of KPFA’s Law & Disorder.
With a special remote appearance by Angela Y. Davis, this gathering brings together leading voices in the fight to abolish solitary confinement and exposes the psychological, physical, and systemic harms of isolation in U.S. prisons and detention centers.
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Our Resistance in Residence Artist this week is Alie Jones. Alie Jones is a writer, artist, and Creole mermaid. She is the author of Saltwater Moonshine, a poetry collection that honors her matrilineal Creole heritage through poetry, music, and reflections of love. Alie is passionate about centering our breath work as sacred and hopes to build a legacy of awareness and expression.
She is the Director and Co-founder of Black Freighter Press, a revolutionary press committed to the exploration of liberation.
Learn more about Alie Jones at https://www.aliejones.com/
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