WBEZ Prisoncast!
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An audio journalism project for people incarcerated in Illinois & their families. From WBEZ Chicago. Check back soon for new stuff. WBEZ.org/prisoncast. prisoncast@WBEZ.org
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October 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Last week, our co-founder, @yukarikane.bsky.social, joined Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc for a discussion titled Justice 101: Freedom Behind Bars.
You can catch the full discussion here ⤵️
You can catch the full discussion here ⤵️
Justice 101: Freedom Behind Bars
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September 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Last week, our co-founder, @yukarikane.bsky.social, joined Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc for a discussion titled Justice 101: Freedom Behind Bars.
You can catch the full discussion here ⤵️
You can catch the full discussion here ⤵️
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This story, written by me and produced by @prisoncast.bsky.social, tell a story of bureaucratic barriers, arbitrary rules, and one man’s refusal to give up on earning his education. Done in partnership with @wbez.org www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
Hear one man’s 18-year journey to get his GED while locked up in Illinois prisons
Juan Hernandez was a teenager when he was sentenced to prison. He was 32 when he finally completed his high school education.
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June 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
This story, written by me and produced by @prisoncast.bsky.social, tell a story of bureaucratic barriers, arbitrary rules, and one man’s refusal to give up on earning his education. Done in partnership with @wbez.org www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
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Tune in on Father's Day: A version of this essay will air on WBEZ’s “Prisoncast!,” a statewide radio show for people incarcerated in Illinois and their families. Listen from 2-4 p.m. this Sunday on 91.5 FM or online at WBEZ.org @prisoncast.bsky.social www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
Loving my father beyond prison walls
The love I have for my father stretches across concrete and wire, reaching places untouched by the material world.
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June 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Tune in on Father's Day: A version of this essay will air on WBEZ’s “Prisoncast!,” a statewide radio show for people incarcerated in Illinois and their families. Listen from 2-4 p.m. this Sunday on 91.5 FM or online at WBEZ.org @prisoncast.bsky.social www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
What sounds do people in prison miss hearing most from the outside world?
Check out the Prisoncast! holiday special airing on @wbez.org Sunday at 2 to hear some. It’s radio for incarcerated Illinoisans and their loved ones. Learn more at WBEZ.org/prisoncast.
Check out the Prisoncast! holiday special airing on @wbez.org Sunday at 2 to hear some. It’s radio for incarcerated Illinoisans and their loved ones. Learn more at WBEZ.org/prisoncast.
Prisoncast!
Prisioncast! is a statewide radio show and journalism project serving people incarcerated in Illinois & their loved ones with news and information. Our 2024 holiday show airs Sunday, Dec. 22 from 2-4 ...
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December 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM
What sounds do people in prison miss hearing most from the outside world?
Check out the Prisoncast! holiday special airing on @wbez.org Sunday at 2 to hear some. It’s radio for incarcerated Illinoisans and their loved ones. Learn more at WBEZ.org/prisoncast.
Check out the Prisoncast! holiday special airing on @wbez.org Sunday at 2 to hear some. It’s radio for incarcerated Illinoisans and their loved ones. Learn more at WBEZ.org/prisoncast.
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Johnson appoints director of reentry to lead office to help people leaving prison - https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2024/12/05/joseph-mapp-director-reentry-incarcerated-people
Johnson appoints director of reentry to lead office to help people leaving prison
Joseph Mapp has worked as director of reentry at Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation for three years and has served on the Illinois Coalition for Higher Education in Prison since 2022.
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December 5, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Johnson appoints director of reentry to lead office to help people leaving prison - https://www.wbez.org/city-hall/2024/12/05/joseph-mapp-director-reentry-incarcerated-people
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November 23, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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…and we’re excited to partner with @opencampus.bsky.social to bring quality journalism to people incarcerated in IL! Just sent 400+ copies inside today!
I'm so excited to see this out there in the world!
Our quarterly print issue of College Inside is now out! Learn more about it and how we get information about higher education to our readers behind bars. www.opencampusmedia.org/2024/11/22/o...
November 23, 2024 at 1:32 AM
…and we’re excited to partner with @opencampus.bsky.social to bring quality journalism to people incarcerated in IL! Just sent 400+ copies inside today!