Recurring Nightmares on Rikers Island
The first jail on Rikers Island opened in 1932, and the complex has since expanded to include ten jails holding thousands of inmates every day. Violence among Rikers inmates is common, and there are...
View ArticleThe True Cost of Prison Phone Calls
Ashley C. Ford was just a baby when her father was sentenced to 30 years behind bars. Prison phone calls—a $1.4 billion industry in the United States—were often prohibitively expensive for her family,...
View Article'Attica' Doc from Directors Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry
A new documentary, "Attica," recounts the 1971 uprising at the Attica Correctional Facility fifty years later, investigating the enduring racism of the American prison system, as well as the urgent...
View ArticlePrison Populations Increase Despite Success of Early Release Programs
In December of 2018, the bi-partisan bill, First Step Act, was passed and called for reducing prison sentences and improving conditions within federal prisons. After months of debate regarding the...
View ArticleHow a 7-Year Prison Sentence Turns Into Over 100
WBEZ reporter Shannon Heffernan brings us the story of Anthony Gay, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on a parole violation but ended up with 97 years added to his sentence. Gay lives with...
View ArticleJanuary 6 Hearing Recap; Mass Incarceration & Bail Reform; Brad Lander on...
On today's show:Claudia Grisales, NPR Congressional correspondent, recaps what was likely the final January 6 hearing by the House Select Committee, and explains where the investigation goes from...
View Article203 - A San Quentin Wedding
Edmond Richardson is an audio producer for Uncuffed, a KALW podcast produced by people in prison. Recently, Edmond and his love, Avelina, got married inside San Quentin and Uncuffed produced this...
View Article206 - Curtis "Wall Street" Carroll - The Stock Market Wizard of San Quentin...
In 2015 we presented this story about Curtis Carroll, the Stock Market Wizard of San Quentin. Everyone in San Quentin called him Wall Street. He was teaching his fellow prisoners about stocks and had...
View ArticleHow a 7-Year Prison Sentence Turns Into Over 100
WBEZ reporter Shannon Heffernan brings us the story of Anthony Gay, who was sentenced to seven years in prison on a parole violation but ended up with 97 years added to his sentence. Gay lives with...
View ArticleReplay: Reuniting Families on Mama's Day Bail Out
Original Air Date: May 6, 2022According to the Prison Policy Initiative, over half of the women who are in federal prisons and 80% of women in jails are mothers. The National Bail Out Collective is an...
View ArticleNew Project Aims to Reimagine the U.S. Prison System
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. While, the criminal justice system and criminal justice reform have pivoted in terms of policy and practice over the last decade, there is...
View ArticleHow America Can Cut the U.S. Prison Population in Half
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. The plight of mass incarceration is the result of decades of injustice, over-aggressive policing, and a prison system that is long overdue for...
View ArticleRikers Island and Solitary
New York City Councilmember Carlina Rivera (D-2, East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill, Rose Hill) talks about the mayor's emergency order that delays implementation of...
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