Meet George! He's an incredible storyteller with a big body of work and an even bigger heart! Listen as he tells Jose how writing literally saved his life, and how 2Pac helped him find his writer's voice.

Episode 15 - Story time with Lizette

Sep 27th, 2019 13m 49s

Lizette is back for another minisode! Even-though this is a shorter episode, it is filled with a great discussion about language, voice, and the role langauge plays in forming other people's perception of us. We also read poems chosen by Alfred

Episode 14 - Lizette is Back!

Sep 6th, 2019 27m 41s

Guess who's back?! Lizette returns on this episode to catch us up on what she's been up to since her last time on the show over a year ago. Alfredo and Lizette spend this episode catching up and talking about some of the challenges (and rewards

Episode 13- Candace and Raven

Aug 23rd, 2019 58m 50s

Meet Candace and Raven: two amazing people doing some amazing work in the name of re-entry and rehabilitation, as well as grassroots work around prison abolition and advocacy for recently-released men and women. Candace and Raven now join the e

Episode 12 - Anthony McDuffy talks about the Prison Tunnel

Aug 9th, 2019 22m 11s

In this episode, Tobias has a deep conversation with his buddy Anthony McDuffy who, at the time of this recording, had just been out of prison for a couple weeks. The conversation is semi-brief (by our standards), but definitely meaningful! I h

Episode 11 - Valentine's Day Shout Outs!

Feb 14th, 2019 13m 31s

On this special minisode of Sentence(s), we get some very special Valentine's Day shout outs from some of the men at Lancaster State Prison! These heart-warming and heartfelt messages will have you feeling all warm and fuzzy, and I'm happy to s

Episode 10 - Happy Holidays

Dec 22nd, 2018 1h 6m

In the last episode of 2018, men from Lancaster State Prison call in to wish their loved ones happy holidays. Tobias, who was recently released after serving 28 plus years, also has some fun surprising the callers. This episode may get a little

Episode-09 - Travielle and Hope

Nov 7th, 2018 49m 9s

Join us as Travielle shares his journey with restorative justice inside and outside prison, his story about how me made it through some of the toughest times in jail, and how writing helped him discover some very important lessons. We also get

Episode-08 - Free David Diaz

Jul 20th, 2018 1h 8m

David Diaz was just 19 years old when he was taken from his mother's home and wrongfully convicted of attempted murder. Almost 20 years later he is still serving a life sentence for something he did not do. The victim of the crime has always de

Episode-07 - The Past is Not Past

Jul 13th, 2018 33m 42s

In this episode, José and Alfred catch up and talk about the Words Uncaged/Unlock Tomorrow event and literary journal, as well as discuss a poem by currently incarcerated Jeff Stein. We invite you to listen in on this discussion and reflect on

Episode-06 - Tin and Billy

Jun 14th, 2018 1h 9m

In this episode, we get the chance to sit down with Tin and Billy: two friends who each served separate life-sentences, and were eventually paroled only to end up in a detention center together. Their story is one that touches on some of the in

Episode-05 - Espacio "Minisode"

Jun 4th, 2018 11m 38s

This is our first recording out of Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights. Here we just do a quick rundown of what our podcast is about and what we have in store for the next few episodes. We're excited to be recording live out of Espacio 1839 every fir

Episode-04 - Revolutionary Scholars

Apr 6th, 2018 1h 3m

In this very special episode, we get the chance to talk with Lily, Rosa, Denny, and Diego from Cal State University, Northridge! Aside from being amazing human beings, these four MA students helped establish a resource campus center for formerl

Episode-03 - "To Imagine Angels" John Purugganan

Mar 26th, 2018 47m 25s

In this very special episode, we read our first of many pieces from our incarcerated friends from Lancaster. This first piece is called "To Imagine Angels" written by John Purugganan. Join us as we try to unpack some of the complexities of this

Episode-02 - Storytellers Part Two

Mar 10th, 2018 47m 34s

In episode 2, we share the rest of our interview with our friends Saliha and Dug. Our discussion moves away from the Words Uncaged project, and branches out into how our individual experiences with education shaped our interactions with the jus

Episode-01 - Storytellers Part One

Feb 16th, 2018 34m 42s

Welcome to our first episode, where we talk about how and why we choose to work with incarcerated men and women, as well as discuss our goals for this podcast. Enjoy!

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