Jeanice Lee talks with Jason Heath, Executive Director of Jail Guitar Doors, providing music-based rehabilitation, reentry support, and vocational training for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Heath discusses the organization’s songwriting workshops, prison music programs, instrument donations, reentry housing, and Department of Labor-approved apprenticeships in audio engineering and digital film editing. He also shares how trauma-informed services, counseling, restorative justice, and life-skills training support long-term success. Future plans include expanded housing, a peer respite program, and new workforce opportunities. Jason shares how he has seen music help break down prison divisions and transform lives through shared storytelling. (JailGuitarDoors.org)
Original airdate: 9/27/2026
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Jeanice joined K-LOVE in 2009 and she covers Southern California, Arizona and Hawai'i, including major markets Phoenix, San Diego, Orange County, and Los Angeles.
