Voices Unlocked
We share unvarnished stories from inside America's federal prison system to touch hearts and change minds.
Voices Unlocked
Latest Episodes
A Former Supermax Prisoner Shows How Civic Power Can Reach Behind Bars
The DC jail has something most cities don’t: its own elected neighborhood commissioner. That means the people living inside a jail can have a formal liaison to city government, and our guest Harold Cunningham is doing exactly that as the ANC co...
When Security Trumps Care: What Prison Medicine Gets Wrong
The alarms we hear in this conversation aren’t sirens—they’re missed test results, canceled consults, and doors that won’t open after midnight. We pull back the curtain on federal prison healthcare through first‑hand accounts of delayed diagnos...
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Reclaiming 'DC Blacks' And Rethinking Youth Justice
We share how Eyone Williams is reclaiming the name "DC Blacks" and trace how his support network grew from social posts into real connections. We go on to challenge a new push to try DC kids as adults and remove judicial discretion for people u...
Creative Resistance: How Art Sustains Humanity Behind Bars
Take a journey behind prison walls where artistic expression becomes both sanctuary and act of resistance. In this captivating conversation, artist Kobi Mowatt shares his remarkable story of creating powerful visual art during his 29-year feder...
The Power of Hope: How Second Look Laws Change Lives
What happens when a person with a life sentence is suddenly offered the possibility of freedom? Rob Barton entered prison at just 16 with a 30-year-to-life sentence, facing a future he could barely comprehend. Now free after nearly three decade...
