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A college class behind bars learns audio reporting
Segments about family and re-entry that were guided, from pitch to final production, by incarcerated Northwestern University students. A song recorde…
7 hours ago
The Catholic sister-turned-activist against the death penalty
Sister Helen Prejean has been counseling people on death row since the 1980s. To mark the 15th anniversary of Illinois abolishing the death penalty, …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Father and son, reunited -- behind bars
An incarcerated dad asks to be transferred to a more restrictive prison so he can reconnect with his son who is locked up there. We hear original mu…
2 months ago
Forgiveness and a mother's love
Lisa Daniels knows all about forgiveness. When her son Darren was murdered, she did what would be unthinkable for so many of us: She forgave her son’…
2 months, 1 week ago
Is Chicago's best pizza made inside Cook County Jail?
Making pizza, hot for delivery, inside Cook County Jail. One man's 18-year fight to get his GED. The value of education for someone serving a life se…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
How to make a prison pianist
How to learn piano with toothpaste and paper. What people locked up in Illinois want you to know about them and their lives on the inside. By request…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Parenting from behind bars
Visiting one of the few in-prison nurseries in America, where incarcerated new moms get to live with their babies. Advice on parenting behind bars fr…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Chicago mayor walks into a prison
Season 1 Episode 1
What it takes to get gussied up inside Illinois prisons. How tattoo removal can be life-changing for people inside. Bringing the sounds of the family…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Prisoncast Trailer
A podcast that asks: What do the 30,000 people locked up in Illinois state prisons most want to hear?
Executive Producer: Lauren Frost
Editors: Al Keef…
3 months, 1 week ago