Ray was sentenced to 160 years in prison in Texas. While in prison, he became a jailhouse lawyer and reformed his sentence to just eight years. As a Trustee, he completed his sentence in four years, four months, and ten days.
Ray's accomplishments are many, but it should be noted that among them are winning four Federal suits against the City of Houston, including a landmark First Amendment U.S. Supreme Court Case: City of Houston V. Hill 107 S. Ct 2502, and in 2005 Ray was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Houston, Texas ACLU.
Ray retired from The Prison Show on December 31st, 2010, he remains active and regularly offers his support to the show and it’s endeavors. Read more about Ray
Marta joined the show a dozen years ago or so. She lost a husband (Jimmy Glass) to Louisiana's death row. Now retired, Marta had served as the prison issues coordinator in the Houston office of The American Civil Liberties Union.
Michelle Hicks, Telephone Coordinator
Michelle came on board and started catching our phones, adding to an already busy schedule! She is active in prison ministry, not only visiting units but also helping family members via online forums as well.
Storey was a teacher that took an interest in the criminal justice system and headed to law school. She fills in on the phones, assists with research and is active with the Texas Innocence Project.
Storey Jones, Production Assistant
Joe Donalson, Production Assistant
Joe stays busy helping others. Aside from operating his own courier service, he
also operates two half-way houses and Houston BookExpress to serve the inmate population.
At the station he handles a variety of tasks including filling in for Dewey on the
engineering board. If you follow the link to BookExpress, you will also find information
about New Beginnings, his half-way house project.
Ann came to The Prison Show a little several years ago to get married. She had been a nurse in a Texas prison and fell in love. She lost her job, was denied visitation and came looking for help. We had the proxy wedding on the air, with Ray standing in for Charles in the studio while Charles and his friends gathered around the radio to celebrate the occasion in prison. Ann now assists others as they seek to solidify and support their love separated by the bars. For more information on proxy weddings, click here.
Ann Staggs, Wedding Coordinator
Lynda Greene, Veterans Affairs
Lynda joins us regularly on the program to discuss issues critical to incarcerated veterans. Working with Disabled American Veterans, she is instrumental in assisting veterans with benefits and assistance both in and out of prison. She also organizes, maintains and presents our annual Memorial Day program.
Dewey, still preferring to be called by the name he did time under, has been with
the program for more than 20 years, making sure that the show is hitting the airwaves
and controlling the microphones.
