In states with large immigrant populations, it’s easy to find an immigration lawyer. But in Wyoming, attorney Rosie Read’s nonprofit firm, the Wyoming Immigrant Advocacy Project, is a pioneer. Reporter Héctor Alejandro Arzate sees firsthand how Rosie’s work changes lives.  Find an annotated transcript at our website here.

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Mothers Seeking Asylum Face Much More Than Documentation Challenges

This award-winning and Peabody-nominated podcast documents how locals are addressing the role of jails in their backyards. Reporters travel around the country and hear from people directly impacted by their encounter with jails and to chronicle the progress ground-up efforts have made in diversion, bail reform, recidivism, adoption of technology and other crucial aspects of the move toward decarceration at local levels.