She Was Locked Up for a Stillbirth. Now Free, She Must Register as Violent Offender
We revisit the story of Cherie Mason, who was imprisoned after losing her pregnancy in Oklahoma, and is now free. Veteran rapper and wellness entrepreneur Styles P talks about the value of artistic ex...
28 Apr 202518min
St. Louis Police Struggle to Solve Killings as Families Seek Answers
We investigate the impact of the St. Louis police’s failure to solve murders, talk with rapper G. Dep about healing after turning himself in, dig into the trend of banning books inside correctional fa...
28 Apr 202522min
Effort to Provide Low-Cost Healthcare Behind Bars Stirs Controversy
We report on how a company providing low-cost health care services at jails across the U.S. is stirring controversy. In an animated essay, Rafael Rodriguez describes how a mentor behind bars saved his...
28 Apr 202522min
Getting Vote Rights Back After Prison Isn’t Easy; They’re Still Trying
We follow a Tennessee woman as she goes to court to regain her right to vote after serving time behind bars, check in with entrepreneur Topeka Sam about her efforts to help other formerly incarcerated...
28 Apr 202522min
Prison Staff Shortages’ Toll on Prisoners, Guards and Their Families
We explore the impact of prison staff shortages on incarcerated people, guards and their families. Also, comedian Donnell Rawlings talks about his military cop days and his “hustler” father, and a for...
28 Apr 202522min
How Discredited Hair Analysis Fuels Efforts to Overturn Convictions
We speak with actor Common about his work bringing music into prisons, report on incarcerated people’s fight to overturn their convictions from the now-discredited forensic science of hair analysis an...
28 Apr 202522min
How This Prison in Illinois Became One of the Deadliest in the U.S. | Inside Story
We explore violence at Thomson prison in Illinois, a deadly federal facility; sit down with actor La La Anthony to hear how she works to prepare young people for life on the outside; and see how a sim...
28 Apr 202522min
2 Strikes and You’re in Prison Forever: Life Without Parole Sentences Are on the Rise | Inside Story
Death penalty sentences may be on the decline, but many will spend their final days behind bars with another sentence - life without parole. We speak with The Wire’s Gbenga Akkinagbe, and hear how Ali...
28 Apr 202522min
