“I hate mornings. There’s nothing worse than waking up from your dreams to a cell whose 6×9 confines stretch into the horizons of your future.” — Emile DeWeaver We share this special holiday reprise…
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Traditions. We all have them. Some good and, well, some not so good. Think for a minute. When you were a kid, what were your holiday traditions? Do you still follow some of them today?…
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It’s been more than 45 years since a thousand inmates at Attica Prison (Correctional Facility) in New York took control of the prison. In her 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning book, Blood in the Water: The…
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What does color of skin have to do with equal access to justice in America? The Equal Protection Clause, part of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution which took effect in 1868, provides that no…
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What do you think about corporal punishment? Did you experience it as a kid? Do you do it today, to your kids, as an adult? All 50 states allow it by law. After we published…
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Twenty-one years ago, at the age of 19, Greg Eskridge was sentenced to 65 years-to-life plus two life terms in prison. Greg’s mom, Patricia Eskridge, was in the courtroom that day to hear the judge…
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“These are difficult times, scary times in the world. I have had a number of conversations in the last few days with friends who are feeling that the future feels murky and unsettled. There’s nothing…
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We used to sit and eat dinner at the same table in the chow hall. And one day I was just sitting in there and I just started shedding tears and I hoped nobody had…
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HOST INTRO: Douglas Collier is currently serving a life sentence inside San Quentin State Prison. For years, he shared a 9×4 cell with his friend Tony, a fellow inmate. Then, Tony got sick. His arteries…
On Saturday night, Dec 5, 2015 more than 200 people filled the pews of the Catholic chapel inside San Quentin State Prison for a first-ever uncensored storytelling event behind the prison walls. Together, inmates and…
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