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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 [email protected]. Listen free in prisons and jails on the Edovo app.
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"Once they heal, they can help others heal around them." We visit the Building Block program, led by peer educators incarcerated at Illinois River Correctional Center. Later, a listener request takes us to Chicago's Bud Billiken Parade.
The Joliet Treatment Center, designed to treat people with serious mental illness, repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires despite two deaths. That's according to a recent investigation by The Marshall Project, WBEZ and the Sun-Times.If you or someone you know is considering suicide or self-harm, help is available by calling or texting 9-8-8
Remembering a life-changing concert inside Stateville prison. Learning piano, using creativity and cardboard. And one listener requests the sound of pure joy: babies laughing.
A candid conversation between two men who lost their mothers while they were locked up. Tips for processing grief in an environment like prison. And, whenever you're feeling overwhelmed — follow along with this box breathing exercise.
An incarcerated scholar tells us the history of Illinois' constitutional language around the purpose of prison. Plus, people at Kewanee's low security prison each share the one thing that's helped them through their sentence.
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