Uncuffed
Stories from inside California prisonsUncuffed is KALW's award-winning radio training program and podcast in California prisons.
Our podcast: Uncuffed
Our DJ program: The Uncuffed Playlist
Reentry stories: On the Other Side of the Wall
All other stories from Uncuffed can be found on the page below.
"Uncuffed is vulnerable and personal. If you can see the humanity in us, you can see the humanity in everyone."
Learn more and support the program at WeAreUncuffed.org.
Uncuffed is supported by the California Arts Council, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, The Unlikely Collaborators Foundation, and by individual community members.
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A new Valentine's Day Uncuffed My Mixtape, where Eric Allen shares his favorite song. -
UncuffedUncuffed producer Rahim Bradshaw reflects on year living with a foster family in rural Alabama, and how the relationship with his foster dad changed his life. -
UncuffedUncuffed producer Michael Callahan shares how he found hope and refuge in a prison church, just days after he arrived at the institution. -
UncuffedUncuffed producer Jeremy Strain shares why a favorite childhood song still speaks to him, decades later. -
UncuffedUncuffed producer Fonuamana Fuahala shares this new story about the lasting legacy of friendship, and how we honor the childhood relationships that shape our lives. -
UncuffedHaena Worthing, an Uncuffed producer at the California Institution for Women, remembers the day her daughter was born -
UncuffedUncuffed producer Derrell "Sadiq" Davis shares the story about an incarcerated father who worries his newborn son will follow in his family’s footsteps. Can he break the cycle?
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UncuffedWhat happens when you find out your dad isn't who he says he is? A new story about family from Uncuffed and San Quentin producer Jorge Lopez. -
UncuffedA new story from the California Institution for Women and Uncuffed producer Koi Bagnerise about a boxer and the people who inspired her to redirect her emotions. -
UncuffedUncuffed's 2025 class at Solano State Prison just finished their training with the program. Get to know them through special songs that have shaped their lives.
