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Prisoncast!

WBEZ

Prisoncast! is a show made with and for people in Illinois prisons and jails, and their loved ones on the outside. We feature stories, investigations, interviews, and sounds from beyond prison walls – all requested by our incarcerated listeners. Each episode is a bite-sized bundle of some of our favorites. Take a glimpse inside a carceral system that’s designed to be invisible. Engage us at prisoncast@wbez.org. Listen free in prisons and jails on the Edovo app.

Prisoncast! is a show made with and for people in Illinois prisons and jails, and their loved ones on the outside. We feature stories, investigations, interviews, and sounds from beyond prison walls – all requested by our incarcerated listeners. Each episode is a bite-sized bundle of some of our favorites. Take a glimpse inside a carceral system that’s designed to be invisible. Engage us at prisoncast@wbez.org. Listen free in prisons and jails on the Edovo app.

1hr 56min
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How to be a present parent, even when you're locked up.
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Meet Sister Helen Prejean, who helped end the death penalty in Illinois 15 years ago
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Two men rebuild their relationship while locked up in the same prison.
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Her son was murdered. She pleaded for leniency for his killer.
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The life-changing force of education behind bars
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One incarcerated musician's journey
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The inaugural episode of the Prisoncast! podcast
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S1E2: Parenting from behind bars

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April 17, 202618min 38sec

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 from formerly incarcerated moms with the Women's Justice Institute and Women Initiating New Directions (WIND). A meditation on letting go from one dad in an Illinois prison.

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